When my chickens had mites I always washed with Jason Lavender or Tea Tree body wash. I think this helped limit their biting of me, but wasn't completely foolproof. I did this for YEARS. Layers of DE in the coop finally did it for me--all horizontal surfaces, fully sweeping out the hard...
I tried DE for YEARS with no success, UNTIL our feed store told me to lay it on THICKLY, like a layer of snow. This actually worked! But I applied it every time I cleaned the coop every or every other day. I went from using 1 50lb bag of DE a year to 1 bag every 1 or 2 months! My coop is about...
I've been using directly on my chickens. Stick fleas are awful and I'm beside myself. Been treating the hens and directly applying to combs, wattles and wherever I see fleas attached. The fleas drop off, but within a few days I see some back on each bird. Not sure if its the same fleas or newer...