Ok. There is something you should know.
I.
Am.
A .
Sissy.

I am a sissy, with icky things.
I am super duper tough when it comes to non icky things

Well. Mostly

And as much as I love our critters, I am a sissy with them.
Well, the icky bits
Like cleaning them. And changing the gross, slimy water

I am REALLY good at cooking with the eggs though!

But with life busy and hubs and I balancing responsibilities, it was time to toughen up.

We have a gross chicken in the coop right now.

Well, a cock actually.

He has scaly leg mites.
Just think of those 3 words together for one second so we can get on the same page.

Scaly – as in flaky, tough, disgusting
Leg- as in chicken leg.  In no way is a chicken leg a pretty thing. Ever
Mites- I just threw up in my mouth a little, did you?

With scaly legs mites one needs to dip the chicken legs (yes, still attached to the chicken) into warm, soapy water

First problem: what soap does one use to dip scaly leg into?
Naturally I chose dove moisturizing body wash. It seemed to make sense.

After chicken has been dipped, you needed to rub oil (olive, veggie, etc) into the leg

Gag. Gag. Gag

Obviously I chose the veggie oil. There was NO way the chicken was using my EVOO

Then you had to “wipe the oil” from the leg

The scaly leg.
Gag

Then apply a liberal coating of petroleum  jelly.

I gloved up and spread that baby like he was going to be my dinner. His legs were so coated with the jelly this nary a leg mite should survive

Worst news?  I need to do this a couple times a week.

Great news.
I am now the chicken master.

I am breaking through my icky blocks and I WILL figure this stuff out.

And if I vomit a few times in the process, who’s to know?