Well I treated mine in the late summer/ fall, they did shed the old, but they weren't molting at the time, but I know many birds do molt at that time. (Of course mine waited for winter to molt- go figure, super cold) Perhaps washing the legs- I actually scrubbed them with an old toothbrush and...
Mites!! I am very discouraged! I have had two chickens for about a month and a half,they are @1 year old. They have a coup that will fit 4, so there is room there for them. Then their oops in a gated 12' x 13' area that consists of a gravel path and dirt/ sand. But during the heat of the day, or...