How to Clean a Bird-Bath Bowl

Chirping birds in your yard add a sense of serenity. A bird bath attracts birds but requires regular cleaning. Algae, bird droppings and other organic matter accumulate inside the bowl, posing a danger to the birds that drink and bathe in the water. Clean the bird-bath bowl once a week to ensure the birds in your yard have a place to go for clean water.

Garden hose
Chlorine bleach
Stiff-bristle scrub brush

Instructions

- 1
  Empty the dirty water and any other contents from the bird-bath bowl. Rinse out the bowl with water from the garden hose.
- 2
  Fill the bowl three-quarters full with a mixture of one part chlorine bleach and 10 parts water.
- 3
  Scrub the inside of the bird-bath bowl with a stiff-bristle scrub brush. Scrub all along the outer edge where the birds perch as well.
- 4
  Discard the bleach mixture from the bowl. Rinse out the bowl well with water from the garden hose before refilling it.

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