how do you keep your bird bath clean but still make it usable for all animals?

our bird bath at home gets really dirty and leaves get into it and then in the summer, the mosquitoes lay their eggs and yada yada yada but how do you keep it clean without putting NASTY chemicles in it. i sure wouldnt want to kill the animals/birds please help!?

keeping concrete bird bath clean…?

we have a pedestal bird bath made of concrete. because we fill it up with the hose, using city water, it gets really disgusting pretty fast. there’s a lovely layer of brown algae on the bottom! scrubbing doesn’t get it out, either. i can’t use bleach because that would permeate the [...]

How to keep Bird Baths clean?

What’s the best and safest way to keep algae out of bird baths?

My outdoor fountain that I put a bit of bleach in to help keep it clean, its harming my plants, solution?

I have an outdoor fountain that I put a bit of bleach in to help keep it clean. The problem is that the plants I have around it are being harmed, is there a solution to keep it clean that won’t harm the plants or the birds who have a tendency to use it for [...]

What can I put in the water of my bird bath/fountain to help them and it to keep clean?

How-to Clean and Maintain Bird Baths – tip from gardeningclub.com

How-to clean and care for your bird bath. Presented by Gardening How-To editor Amy Sitze. National Home Gardening Club (NHGC), www.gardeningclub.com