Feather Mites Sept 5, 2007 20:52:06 GMT -5 Quote Select PostDeselect PostLink to PostMemberGive GiftBack to Top Post by danant75 on Sept 5, 2007 20:52:06 GMT -5 Split from: Horus-Crow+Killing+MRTdanant75 said:rage said:I say with all that white and little to no apperant mite dammage that this may be the indidcator of a late hatched bird...Do you guys spray your birds as soon as you trap them?What does mite damage look like?
Feather Mites Sept 5, 2007 20:53:57 GMT -5 Quote Select PostDeselect PostLink to PostMemberGive GiftBack to Top Post by Falcon Boy on Sept 5, 2007 20:53:57 GMT -5 Yes most people spray their birds with mite and lice spray, like the kind they use for parrots. mite and lice damage looks like this picture from the modern apprentice site
Feather Mites Sept 5, 2007 21:10:33 GMT -5 Quote Select PostDeselect PostLink to PostMemberGive GiftBack to Top Post by danant75 on Sept 5, 2007 21:10:33 GMT -5 Thanks for the info. I talked to a local guy that said he sprayed every bird he trapped, even if he's not planning on keeping it.
Feather Mites Sept 6, 2007 9:54:29 GMT -5 Quote Select PostDeselect PostLink to PostMemberGive GiftBack to Top Post by Joby on Sept 6, 2007 9:54:29 GMT -5 That's the way I've always done it as well. Plus, we try and treat any other minor thing that we find as well, if need be.
Feather Mites Sept 8, 2007 9:37:28 GMT -5 Quote Select PostDeselect PostLink to PostMemberGive GiftBack to Top Post by danant75 on Sept 8, 2007 9:37:28 GMT -5 I gotcha....leave the bird a little better than when you found him.