When I receive new birds that need to be quarantined, I worry primarily about undiagnosed infectious diseases including viral, fungal, bacterial, and parasitic infections, as well as mites. Over a thirty day quarantine period, the following essential oils and essential oil blends can be diffused to help eliminate possible infections. If birds have been diagnosed with infectious illness additional essential oils or additional treatment time may be needed.

·        YOUNG LIVING PURIFICATION: antifungal, antibacterial (not Chlamydia), may help with mite eradication when diffused with 5% Young Living Clove oil.

·        YOUNG LIVING THIEVES: antiviral, antibacterial (not Chlamydia), antifungal, anti-parasitic

·        ORIGINAL SWISS AROMATICS THYME THUJANOL: antiviral, antifungal, antibacterial including Chlamydia

·        YOUNG LIVING RAVENSARA: primarily antiviral

·        ORIGINAL SWISS AROMATICS* PALMAROSA: primarily antiviral

·        YOUNG LIVING LAURUS NOBILIS: primarily antiviral

You do not want to mix Thieves and Purification, but you may want to add the single oils Thyme, Ravensara, Palmarosa, and/or Bay Laurel to those blends. I would use Purification (with one or two of the single oils if needed) for one week, then Thieves (with singles if needed) the next week, alternating. Depending on how great a risk of infection you feel you are facing, I would diffuse for up to one hour at a time, two to three times daily, evenly spacing the sessions.

It would also be a good idea to use Young Living Thieves Household Cleaner to disinfect all the quarantine surfaces including cages.

IMPORTANT: ALWAYS TAKE TWO CONSECUTIVE DAYS OFF AFTER FIVE CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF DIFFUSING TO GIVE THE BIRDS' BODIES TIME TO PROCESS THE OILS.

*Available at www.OriginalSwissAromatics.com

Please Note: Many of the potentially dangerous oils can be recognized by their low prices; please avoid all inexpensive oils as they are most certainly not therapeutic grade and could be dangerous for your birds. For details on the essential oils we feel are safe, please see our article SAFE USE OF THERAPEUTIC GRADE ESSENTIAL OILS FOR BIRDS.

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