How to Combat Scaly Leg Mites in Chickens

This week I have been dealing with scaly leg mites.  Scaly leg mites are teeny, tiny creatures that live under the scales of chickens' feet/legs.  They pass their days happily protected in this safe environment.   As the waste these little Nasties produce accumulates, it causes the scales on the chickens' legs to lift up and sometimes fall off.  This is a common problem in chickens that free range or spend a portion of their time outside because they catch these pests from wild birds.
About 3 weeks ago I noticed my Barred Rock, Jennifer, limping slightly.  I thought that she had injured her leg but about a week after I noticed that a few of her scales on her leg were lifting up.  Poor girl.
So....how to get rid of these mites?, you ask.

Step 1:  Remove all the old bedding (pine shavings in my case) and burn it (I'm not sure if the burning part is necessary but it makes me feel better).
 Step 2:  Clean every nook and cranny of the hen house with warm water that has a few capfuls of bleach and a squirt of dawn dish detergent.  Pay special attention to the roosting pole.  (My husband made another roosting pole entirely--my old roost was a tree branch and we switched to a 2x4 with the longer end up and rounded off the edges--I thought that the mites would have more places to hide in the nooks and crannies of the tree branch over the smooth surface of the 2x4)
Step 3:  Sprinkle the coop with  a generous dusting of diatomaceous earth (DE).  DE  helps control ticks and mites by getting in between the feathers and grinding ticks and mites.   Bwaaa...ha...ha...ha!!!!!!  The DE should be food grade because the chickens will undoubtedly be eating some of it.  I purchased the DE at Tractor Supply Company for $8.99.
Step 4:   Try to catch your chickens by chasing them.
Step 5:  Try to bribe your chickens to come near you with treats so you can catch them.
Step 6:  Get a friend to help you catch your chickens so you can spray their legs with Scaly Mite Protector from Manna Pro and then massage it in.  The whole foot and let and pads of feet too.  This product is all natural.  You can use vaseline or another oil as well--the idea is to smother the mites to death.   
Step 7:  Repeat steps 4-6 EVERY DAY for 10 days or until all signs of mites are gone.
Step 8:  Reclean coop on day 10.  It takes 10 days to break the lifecycle of the mites.
I am on day two of the regimen and I will let you know the results in eight more days.