Mites

[Jumpingtadpoles]

I'm embarrassed to even post this, but at this point it's just in case.

Last week we realized our chickens have feather mites. We are treating them, and not handling them. But we are constantly talking about "what if" Rico gets them. I've heard they are easily transferred before.
I'd rather be prepared, and know what to do. Or maybe even do a treatment on him, just in case.

What are the symptoms?
Would you treat as a precautionary measure?
What are the treatments?
And finally how easily transferred is mites, and other things our chickens may get in the future?

 

[thekarens]

FWIW my partner's finches had mites. She treated them abd my birds never had any problems. They are in the same house, but in a different room.

 

[MonicaMc]

I've never had to deal with mites, but it may be a good idea to treat all birds just in case.

I would expect that the signs of feather mites in parrots would be the same as it is in chickens, to a lesser or greater degree. That's just a guess, though!

 

[Jumpingtadpoles]

Do I use the same powder? We also have diatomaceous earth.

 

[MikeyTN]

They sell mite spray that you can directly spray on the birds to rid the mites. You can use food grade diatomaceous earth!