I have found http://www.pestcontrolproducts.co.uk/prod/125/bactokill-airborne-micro-organism-killer so would this also be safe, im sure there is others aswell

 

In nursing school I learned that airborne illnesses are only contagious if you are within three feet of someone when they sneeze, that an airborne bacteria or virus can't travel more than three feet through the air.
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With humans this may be true especially if it is a virus (which most tiels are not prone to) such as a cold. Birds also don't exhale air around them that is moist or the distance that a human does.

With birds airbourne illnesses are more likely a result of dried feces and/or dander from the bird that gets airborne from movement. This is one of the reason why you also want a separate room for quarentining a new bird. BUT I would like to point out that quarentining not only is a protection for the existing birds it is also a protection for the new bird. Sometimes there could be dorment problems in an existing flock that the owner is not aware of but could harm/affect the new bird.

 

Should tell that to this person: http://www.talkcockatiels.com/showthread.php?p=153429#post153429

I am not bothering to tell anyone to quarantine anymore.. this is the second time I have said you must quarantine and both times both people have ignored it and decided to do what they want to do and not think about the new and current birds.

 

That makes sense...I thought maybe there was something different with birds than with humans! Thanks!

 

It gets frustrating I know but even if the people that you tell to quarantine don't the rest of us do hear and understand and do take the precautions. So keep doing what you're doing, don't give up!

 

I know Roxy....

I learned from personal experience that quarentine works both ways and is also protection for the new bird.

If a person has a new bird dying it could or it could not be a problem with the bird, and if it happens more than once then their existing birds are the problem and have something going on. I learned this when on a couple of occassions I lost new birds. Come to find out I had a giardia problem, and didn't know it because none of my existing birds was showing any of the classic signs of girdia. I had the new birds quarentined in another room...BUT I also had central air and cross-contamination occurred from the dust from dried feces being airborne and distributed thru the air ducts.

Another breeder friend of mine was occasionally losing new birds that were quarentined (again shared air) to pssiticosis. The first thought is to blame the person you got the birds from. Come to find out she had some existing birds that were carriers.

Forunitely in south Florida our weather is mild year round, and I have learned that the best place to quarentine is way out in the corner of the yard, in a protected (roofed) cage away from all the other birds.

 

Would having a purifier in the same room as my current birds help to prevent any diseases travel through the air? My babies are of the utmost importance to me and I don't want to lose anyone of them because of something I could prevent.

 

I think you should read other threads like this one http://www.talkcockatiels.com/showthread.php?t=18126 and it says " I wanted to take graystar for a car ride but guess i will wait till he is quantined"
If its having a small home than what does that say about me then