feeder/waterer cleaner?

[chickenchalupa]

I'm looking for a something that i can clean my feeder and waterer with that won't hurt the chickens. any ideas?

 

[rizq]

I use bleach. A lot of people use vinegar, but not on metal dishes.

 

[DawnSuiter]

I have a portable sink (actually a small bucket)
It contains a bottle of Dawn dishsoap with bleach, a large scrubbing brush for doing pans, and a toothbrush.

I take it with me every couple of days and that's all I do. The toothbrush is oh so handy for around the rim, and the bigger brush does the flat surfaces.

 

[ella]

I use a spray bottle of 10/1 bleach and a green scrubbie. I have all plastic stuff.

Got rid of my galvanized 'cause I couldn't sterilize it and kept having crop issues.

 

[danielle82]

What happens if ou use vinegar on metal?

 

[rizq]

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It corodes the metal faster. Too much acid. I believe that you can use it to clean if you rinse really well, but I won't. The things are too expensive. I like them, though, because they keep the water much cooler than my plastic waterers. I clean all the animal dishes and housing with bleach. Cheap, effective, and safe if used properly.

 

[danielle82]

aha! thanks

 

[rizq]

You're welcome

 

[Renee]

I use Zep, a disinfectant, on my metal containers. I mix it up to hospital strength in a squirt bottle and once a week I spray down the containers, leave them for ten minutes, then rinse thoroughly.

 

[darkmatter]

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I never "clean", just rinse out and refill. See my BYC coop pics, been working out just fine for over 15 years. I suppose if I did have a disease problem, I would probably use a bleach solution prior to re-flocking. But I've had no such problems. I think it's something like:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hygiene_hypothesis