I Rescued A Bird Table From A Skip.the Wood Its Made From Seems To Be Untreated.

[sandyRoe]

Would it be OK to give it a coat of wood preserver, the sort you'd put on fences, or could that be harmful to the birds?

[murraymints]

would only use a water based treatment if any..not the oil/creosote type

[sandyRoe]

Thanks, Minty. I'll leave it au naturel. There's no sense attracting birds with food and then poisoning them with toxic paint.

[murraymints]

the water based ones should be ok....bit of a bother getting them painted and dry in this weather though...