Baby chicks infested with bird mites

[Shekelpal]

Diatomaceous earth works great, at times I have had the problem. Usually it is when hens are broody near or under the house, and sitting on eggs that hatch, she still sits and the mites get bad on the new ones as well as the hen. I have had mites all of a sudden take over the house before, itching like crazy, and stopped them by vigorously vacuuming and sprinkling diatomaceous earth around the house. Gone.