Does anyone have this bird bath? It's the tilted type that you can purchase heated or non-heated. The type I'm interested in attaches to the deck. I'm wondering what it is made of. For anyone who has it, do you like it? Do the birds use it? I have a bird bath hanging from a tree in my front yard but was thinking of this one for my back yard. I do like the hanging bird bath, so will just get another one of those if this one isn't that nice.

Also, I was considering getting a Water Wiggler for the bird bath. Does anyone have one of those, and do you like them?
http://alliedprecision.com/birdbath5.html

Thanks,
Carol




Carol R
Tennessee
USDA Hardiness Zone 7
Heat Zone 7

Hello Carol R,

It looks like a real nice one, if you have nowhere else to put one...or having it there on a deck would be mainly more benificial so you can see the birds better.
I only caution you to think of when you dump the dirty water on the ground below, it will accumulate all the "dirty/poo" water in one spot/area below and over time you'll have a new and lovely garden below. I suggest that if you do get it, maybe you can move it once in awhile? Also remember too, the "poo" will accumulate on your deck too around and on your deck. (Just an FYI)
Some don't mind, I'm just letting you know to keep it in mind. I'm always hosing off the paver stones around the birdbath. When I dump the dirty poo water several times a day, I try and take it to diffewrent parts of our back yard so I'm not having accumulations in any one spot and it helps keep the yard cleaner too...although we are having new "growths" of various plants in our grass area now thanks to all the little cuties with their deposits...LOL

Susan Louise
from Branford CT/ live in Lincoln NE
Zone 5

Carol, a 12-inch terra cotta saucer with a 'water wiggler' is absolutely the most used water feature in my yard. The water is a little too deep for hummers, but all the other birds just love it. It sits on the rail at the corner of the deck where I can see it from the computer chair. Another water feature is a faux stone waterfall from Lowe's. It also gets a good bit us use from the birds. However, only a couple of hummers have used it. Still, both add a lot of interest to the yard. I have a mister, which I move from one place to another and there is always action there.

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Nancy L Newfield
Casa Colibrí
Metairie, Louisiana USA
USDA Zone 9

I don't have that bird bath nor the water wiggler but I like the idea of the wiggler especially for those of us who have bird baths that don't incorporate moving water or don't have electricity to have a bath with moving water

Penny
Niagara Falls, NY
USDA zone 6a/6b
Heat zone 4
Sunset zone 39

Susan Louise, I hadn't thought about all the bird poo going to one place in the yard. I'll have to think about that! I think I'm going to go ahead and get two of the water wigglers and think about the bird bath a while. I liked the idea of them being closer to me on the deck but not so sure about the poo.

Thanks everyone for the feedback. If anyone does have this bb I'd love to know what material it is. It almost looks plastic in the picture, which I'm not sure I'd like.

Carol

Carol R
Tennessee
USDA Hardiness Zone 7
Heat Zone 7

Carol,

I have this bird bath. I wanted a heated one for the winter months. Its easy to keep clean. Just tilt it to dump yucky water, wipe clean and refill. Sometimes I use a bleach solution if necessary but its easy enough to keep up with and close enough to the house that it doesn't get too dirty. The birds do use it, never saw a hummer near it though.

I have a mister. Last year I used it alot but no birds ever flew in it. They actually stayed away from it. When I let it just drip into the bird bath, they did like that.

Pam NJ 6B

Carol,

Yes the bird bath is plastic. I have had it in the same spot for over 3 years and I don't seem to have a problem with "poop" sprouts. But than again, I don't have a very manicured backyard. My gardens are very natural looking so any unplanted plants would probably just mix in with the rest. As far as the lawn goes, it is a mix of grass, crabgrass, clover and yellowed spots (dog). So again, I probably wouldn't notice.

Pam NJ 6B

Hey Pam
You have the same kind of lawn that I have expcept the I have the added features....dandelions, plantain and creeping charlie

Penny
Niagara Falls, NY
USDA zone 6a/6b
Heat zone 4
Sunset zone 39

Pam,

Well, we don't have a pure lawn void of all of the "extra" you and Penny mentioned. I'm just seeing newer varieties added to it now from the poop...we just don't have the yellowed grass from dog pee sprinkles...


Susan Louise
from Branford CT/ live in Lincoln NE
Zone 5

slightly off topic.. i found a non toxic birdbath cleaner called microbe lift.


it works and is totally nontoxic..

better n bleach


cheerio
alice

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USDA zone 6a/6b
Heat zone 4
Sunset zone 39

Thanks Pam. This may be a stupid question, but does it look like it's plastic? Since you've had it for three years, it sounds like it holds up really well. They say not to feed dogs from plastic bowls, to use stainless steel or ceramic. I'm not sure why, but was wondering if the same would hold true for birds. Possibly it's because when you scrub dog bowls you break down the plastic. Maybe that wouldn't happen with the bird bath. Sorry for so many questions!

Your yard sounds like mine. I have two small dogs and lots of yellow spots. The part around the deck is mulched and will have flowers, though, so I would have to be careful where I planted the flowers with the bird bath.

Carol

Carol R
Tennessee
USDA Hardiness Zone 7
Heat Zone 7

Carol,

Yes it does look plstic, but its a tan color not that bright terra cotta plstic I try to avoid. It kind of blends in with th e trex deck rails...The plastic is not totally smooth, it has a roughness or slight grain to it, I guess so the birds don't slip? It is in great shape, have had it at LEAST 3 years, probably more. I have other plastic bird baths, I dont think its a problem for the birds to drink from them. I also have concrete baths, they are harder to keep clean but I like their looks better. If you want a heated one, this is a good one.

Pam NJ 6B

I've had the same one several years now. The color belnds with our deck railing. I empty it onto a bush underneath of it. I've been very happy with it. Just watch a red winged blackbird take a very long bath in it.
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Lisa

Lake Country
Southern Wisconsin
USDA Zone 5b
heat zone 4/5
sunset zone 41
http://thehummingbirdgarden.blogspot.com/

Lisa and Pam, you've convinced me. I'm going to buy it and the water wiggler! Thank you, Carol

Carol R
Tennessee
USDA Hardiness Zone 7
Heat Zone 7

I have the older version of this exact bird bath. Mine is at least 12 years old. It is heated, beige in color but does not tilt. We purchased a spare at Farm and Fleet just in case ours died. The new one is still in the basement waiting to be used. They have doubled in price over the 12 years but still a great necessity for the birds. It's wonderful!

Kay
Zone 3b
Poynette, Wi.

I also have this bird bath and it works fine. Good value, and the resident cardinals really appreciated it during the winter. Easy to clean as well...the tilt feature is nice. I have accidentally dropped the whole top over the deck edge once or twice, though...but it is stable enough when it's in place for the birds to use. And I imagine it's virtually indestructible; there is no real wear and tear on mine after seven months of use so far.

No hummer use at all, as others have reported.

Zone 7B
North Carolina Piedmont