How do you clean a baby bird that has got into waste oil?

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Dawn greascutting, clean her with gloves on and with an old toothbrush. :-)

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I heard that Dawn works real well.

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All the tiem these commercial come on about cleaning ducks in waste oil. Try Dove dish washing liquid.

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The previous answer is correct. Dawn with gloves and a toothe brush. Make sure you clean the nasal passage really well and make sure the chick didn't get any in its mouth.

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Dawn dish washing liquid and a tooth brush it is the same thing they use on animals and birds they clean from oil tank disasters.

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use a light dish detergent like Palmolive, to remove the oil, this may take several time to do it , fully, hold the birds head out of the water while someone "ruffles the feathers" and removes as much as possible. the head can be cleaned with soap damp cloth. make sure the keep the bird warm, and dry it off asap after the baths so it can get warmed up , keep the bird in a covered cage to reduce the stress on it . since your also removing the bird natural oils from the feathers, you may want to call the vet to see if there is any substitute for their own feather oils, to help protect the skin, and feathers..

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Try dawn or any dish detergent and a toothbrush, and gently clean the oil of the bird.

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Believe it or not but DAWN dishwashing liquid is the best thing to use on animals. This is what they use to help ducks and other animals that get caught up in the oil tanker spills.

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Very, very carefully.
It is usually left to the wildlife professionals to rescue the infected birds and take them back to their facility, where they clean them one feather at a time in hopes to save their lives.

If you have found a baby bird in this predicament, if there's time call the Wildlife station in your area and they will help you. That's their livelihood.

If you don't have time, very carefully take a towel dipped in water and clean the waste oil off the bird's feathers. But make sure each dip into the water with the towel is clean of oil residue.

Good luck and thank you for caring about birds.

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Any dish soap would work that has a degreaser. Dawn is very gentle so you may want to use it instead. Also, use a soft bristled toothbrush to help scrape way the oil. Also, make sure you use luke warm water. it's not hot enough to hurt the baby bird, and it will help clean the oil away better. Good luck and may God bless you for saving another little creature!

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Best way that is safe and bird rescuers and sanctuaries use is Dawn dish detergent.

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dawn dish soap dilluted with warm water.

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This is difficult but not impossible. Gently but firmly hold the bird in a sink of warm water. Many ornithologists recommend Dawn dish washing liquid which is very effective against petroleum products. There will be many water changes. Have a great day.