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No, I didn't. The Chicken Chick didn't mention it and she did for the Ivermectin Option 3 treatment. The gasoline option isn't systemic like the Ivermectin is which also gave me confidence.

Her legs looked as bad as any of the pics I've seen. The only thing I did additionally was to gently rub off the scales on Day 2 & 3 since they'd already loosened up by then and easily sloughed off. Her legs have looked fine ever since, none of the others got them and I didn't clean the...

Yes. I used the gasoline we had for the lawn tractor. Try this link (I screwed up the first time). https://the-chicken-chick.com/scaly-leg-mites-in-chickens/ https://the-chicken-chick.com/scaly-leg-mites-in-chickens/

Being lazy, I also didn't clean the coop etc figuring I'd do it if any of the others got mites. They didn't.

I used The Chicken Chick's option 4 found here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/what-is-this.1355673/ I was a bit leery of using gasoline for fear of going up in flames but all went well and really easy. I used it for a Silkie with a severe case of those nasty bugs.

I'm glad you brought this up. I'm picking up a young 'roo tomorrow...

I want to have an external nest box built for the reasons mentioned above but am too inept to do it myself. Time to hire a carpenter! Could anyone steer me in the right direction to find plans? I've been lurking for a while but am far from mastering how this site works.

Is that a Clumber in your avatar? If so, we've got one too.If not, still a good-looking dog!

I've got quite a few river rocks of varying sizes in my pens. Doesn't seem to bother the chicks at all. They move them out of the way to make dust baths. They prob find bugs under them sometimes. I also spread a good, thick layer of tree trimmings around too. Cuts down on the exposed mud and...