Tiny white bugs crawling on chick

[ella2025]

I noticed these white bugs on my 7-8week olds a few days ago. There were very few of them and they were barely noticeable. I went to TSC and bought some diatomaceous earth and Manna Pro Poultry Protector. I used it twice or 3 time dove the course of 5 days and the "mites" seemed to dissapear for a few days. This morning when I went to the coop I saw that Olive, one of my black chicks, was covered in them! Some bigger and some smaller. If anyone could please help me ID these mites? I checked under wings, base of feathers, and there's no clusters of eggs or anything. Just these yellowish white buggies.

I will get some permethrin concentrate since all I have right now is some mild preventative medicines. How do I dilute 10% permethrin to spray on my birds?

I went to the coop to check on Olive, take some pictures and spray her with Poultry Protector (because that's all I have until the permethrin arrives) after seeing a ton of bugs on her literally 2 minutes ago. Most of them were gone. They probably hid in her feathers. Anyway here are some photos of them that I did find, hopefully it's clear enough that you can see. They're the yellow dots. The tiny white specks are just dust or preened feathers.

 

[Granny Berry]

Try diatomacious earth dusting. Thoroughly clean and sanitize coop. I hate the chemical treatments!

 

[Granny Berry]

Thoroughly clean the coop, removing all bedding and debris, then dust with diatomaceous earth. Offer dust baths with a mixture of sand, dirt, and wood ash. You can also create a spray with garlic, essential oils (like eucalyptus, lavender, and peppermint), and water.

 

[ella2025]

Thoroughly clean the coop, removing all bedding and debris, then dust with diatomaceous earth. Offer dust baths with a mixture of sand, dirt, and wood ash. You can also create a spray with garlic, essential oils (like eucalyptus, lavender, and peppermint), and water.

Should I put DE in the coop too? I put it outside in their run but their coop is already quite dusty for some reason, I don't want them to get respiratory issues.