Are these lice or mites?

[1chip2chicks3cheeks]

Hello everyone! We took the saddles off our girls today and there were these tiny bugs on them. They look like they might be lice, rather than mites, but I’m having a hard time identifying them. Does anyone know? Thanks!

 

[AidKD]

They look more like lice to me.

 

[Punkybrewster]

Lice

 

[Folly's place]

Yes, lice. Time to treat them all!
Mary

 

[1chip2chicks3cheeks]

Thank you everyone! We’ve never had a mite/lice problem so this is a new area of chicken keeping for us