weird mite things!?

[Chickenlover0810]

i have a buff orpington who i think is egg bound, we were planning on culling her soon, this mornig during chores she never went into the coop she was jsut laying under the ramp and i noticed that there was these wierd tiny litlle bugs all over her, they didnt look like the mites we had before they almost looked more like fruit fly's. any advice what they might be????
i will upload pics

 

[lbgreenfield]

Any pictures? Could it possibly be flystrike?

 

[Chickenlover0810]

right i forgot i will get right on it

 

[Chickenlover0810]

 

[Chickenlover0810]

the first and second pictures are two different bugs btw

 

[TheOddOneOut]

i have a buff orpington who i think is egg bound, we were planning on culling her soon, this mornig during chores she never went into the coop she was jsut laying under the ramp and i noticed that there was these wierd tiny litlle bugs all over her, they didnt look like the mites we had before they almost looked more like fruit fly's. any advice what they might be????
i will upload pics

If you think she’s egg bound, why don’t you try to help her instead of culling her?
She does have parasites.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

@azygous @Eggcessive @21hens-incharge

 

[21hens-incharge]

First...I am not a vet at all but.....

I would treat her for mites/lice immediately. Permethrin 10 is what I would use. I would do a full clean out of the coop and spray it too. Then every flock member needs treated as well. If one has bugs more are likely to as well.
Repeat the entire process every 7-10 days for at least 3 treatments.

Poor girls comb is not a great color. She may have an underlying condition that made her weakened allowing the (looks like lice to me) to infest her.

 

[Eggcessive]

The bug seen in the picture (2 and 3) does not look like lice or mites, but permethrin should take care of them. Treat the coop after removing bedding as well.

 

[azygous]

I advocate for every chicken keeper possessing a magnifying lens. In this case, it would answer your question as to whether the chicken has mites or lice or if they might just be tiny beetles harmlessly hanging around on the chicken.

Mites and lice have eight legs. Beetles and insects have six. Either way, poultry dusting powder with permethrin is safe for chickens and will take care of any bug riding around on your chickens.