Chickadee with leg mites nesting in yard (1 Viewer)

[arose]

Hi! I noticed a Carolina chickadee (one of a breeding pair building a nest in my yard) has leg mites. Is there any natural treatment I can use on the nest to kill the mites before they spread to the baby birds, or to help the parent bird?

 

[Kits]

Welcome to Birdforum.

I wouldn’t interfere with the nest as it could cause the birds to abandon it.