Disinfecting

[Linda montgomery]

Filthy cage, not sure what all has been in it. I want to clean to put my baby chicks in it at 5 days old for a couple days. What should I use?

 

[Ridgerunner]

Depends on what material it is made of, what it looks like, and if you can move it. Knowing none of that I'd consider a soap or detergent (maybe dishwashing or laundry detergent) and a brush. First I'd probably want to hit it with water under force. A pressure washer would be great but just a hose with a normal spray head would work. I'd want to do this away from where the cage will be used both to keep the area dry and keep the filthy stuff away.

 

[Penpal]

Like Ridgerunner wrote, first hose it down. This gets rid of so much "stuff". I then use diluted dish detergent and use the hose to move it around, then rinse. Use what you would scrub with, brush, pots and pans scrubber, even a wash cloth. Hose down to rinse. That is for the solid areas, floor, floor mat, sides if they are solid. If this is a wire crated, I would use a washcloth and diluted dish detergent then put the hose on spray to rinse. Dry in sun for a few minutes if plausible.

If you want to use a 'disinfectant' I would use my essential oil cleaner and give it a wipe down.

 

[aart]

Filthy cage, not sure what all has been in it. I want to clean to put my baby chicks in it at 5 days old for a couple days. What should I use?

If it's wood getting it wet may take days to fully dry.
Can you post pics, or at least a better description of the cage and the filth?