Experts warn anyone who feeds birds in their garden

So many of us love birds. They all cute they will arrive on the railing, balcony or feeder and cheerfully chatter with grains. It is a nice spectacle for children and us adults. Plus, one feels good, right?

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But the thing is that there is a number of evidence of the strongly negative consequences of feeding. Unfortunately. According to a study from the British charity association The Roayal Society Fort The Protection of Birds (hereinafter RSPB) they do this in particular Pěnkava. These are the most exposed to diseases, raging between them Trichomonosisthat is deadly for them.

Trichomonosis = feeding infection

Let us now look back into the past, specifically until 1993, when trichomonosis broke out in the UK territory and the number of finch populations has been 37 percent and this species was included on the Red List. Trichomonosis is caused by a parasite-overstening protozoa poultry.

It is transmitted through birds who feed each other so -called regurgitation during the period of reproduction, that is, the return of the swallowed food back. It is also transmitted through food or drinking water by contaminated saliva. It affects the upper part of the digestive tract. In addition to the finches of trichomonosis, she likes to parasitize on the waists, bells and more grain birds. She is said to her feeding disease.

And beware, trichomonosis do not confuse with trichomoniasis. They are two different diseases. The latter is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the first -clock and causes vagina disease.

You can still feed birds but follow hygiene

The RSPB charity does not encourage anyone to remove all the feeders and stop pouring grain with their feathered friends. It emphasizes that it is necessary to include consistent hygiene of places where birds arrive for food.

So once a week feed the feeders, railings and window sills with hot water. Do not use any chemical cleaning agents, really avoid them. By chemicals, you would have planted birds with another unwanted blow. If you observe that some bird is infected, it means that it has a snatched feathers, is inert or the saliva flows, so it has wet plumage around the beak, interrupt your hobby immediately.

Source: www.theguardian.com