Cage

What type of paint should hubby re-paint an old bird cage with?

I mentioned to him that he should use a lead-free paint as birds chew on the cage and the lead is ingested, bird gets sick. He tended to disagree with that. I want to know your opinion. Lead or unleaded.

Public Comments

1. Lead in paint helps birds become resistant to buckshot……. it’s a desensitizing process Actually you will be hard pressed to find paint w/lead in it. Lead based paint was outlawed in the US somewhere around 1978.
2. I would use a water based low odor spray paint. It needs to cure for a week or so before you put your birds in the cage. It is true that finding a paint with lead in it made in the US is almost impossible. The spray paint you get at most home improvement stores will not contain lead if it is a brand name like Rustoleum, etc.
3. if you are in oz i'd go with WATTEL KILL RUST, it comes in various colours and comes in spray cans or brushable. I have never had any problems with the birds when using it. leave it to dry for several days then put the birds back in the cage and sit down with a beer or 2 and gloat on a good job