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First, I do not think the DE kills the mites, rather it operates like regular dust particles the birds get into their feathers. The mites moving about grab the dust particles that act like loose rocks for you on a steep hillside. The mites then tend to fall of the the bird. That is why it is...

Dust baths will not help as much with your current problem. The mites are not on the birds when birds dust bath. In nature the birds simply shift roosts which they cannot do in your setting.

Fresh straw means this years cut and bailed with proper storage in a barn or other overhead environment. Stay away from the city slicker straw that has been stored improperly or repackaged for small scale sale with quality assured. You have responsibility of using quality material. If bad, then...

I have no science to back up, but to start I suggest weekly. My guess is life cycle time increases with decreasing temperature. This all making me think. The mites are employing pheromone to aid them moving back and forth between chickens they feed on and areas they hang out when not feeding...

Why not use straw and simply replace it more frequently? The straw would function as a trap crop enabling removal of all mite life-stages when not on the birds. The mites move in mass from their day cover to birds at night to feed and back again by morning. Collect straw and burn and replace...

I see what appear to be lice on comb of rooster with close-up of head, and enough for me to be concerned. From what I can see of coop in images makes mites / louse management difficult. Birds confined tight in a very protected space is ideal for sustained external parasites. My treatment...