Bugs on hen...not usual type

[WilliamC]

I have an 8 year old Buff Orpington. Overall good health for her age, some doughy crop issues at times, bad hip. Finishing up her molt, new feathers about 90% filled in. Her skin is pink, clean and her vent and oil glands clean. No signs on her anywhere of any scabs, lice or mites. Except her legs which I think she has scaly mites and I will be starting treatment for that this week.

When I hold her she snuggles in and I scratch her thighs and her "belly". When I lift her off I see these tiny winged bugs. Maybe 4 or 5 at the most. But each day when I have her out holding her
I THINK it might be from the Coastal Bermuda hay I have in her nesting box and they are crawling on her underside to stay warm. I do clean it daily and change it weekly.
I would like to make sure they are nothing harmful so I am posting pictures of the critters.

Thanks!

 

[picklestheduck]

I have an 8 year old Buff Orpington. Overall good health for her age, some doughy crop issues at times, bad hip. Finishing up her molt, new feathers about 90% filled in. Her skin is pink, clean and her vent and oil glands clean. No signs on her anywhere of any scabs, lice or mites. Except her legs which I think she has scaly mites and I will be starting treatment for that this week.

When I hold her she snuggles in and I scratch her thighs and her "belly". When I lift her off I see these tiny winged bugs. Maybe 4 or 5 at the most. But each day when I have her out holding her
I THINK it might be from the Coastal Bermuda hay I have in her nesting box and they are crawling on her underside to stay warm. I do clean it daily and change it weekly.
I would like to make sure they are nothing harmful so I am posting pictures of the critters.

Thanks!

that is very odd, never seen them before. Are any other birds seeming to have them?

 

[DLA]

Some kind of fly, I was thinking maybe like a snipe fly but I'm really not sure. You could try https://www.insectidentification.org/flying-insects.php see if they can help. If you do find out what it is please post that as I'm curious now.

 

[WilliamC]

that is very odd, never seen them before. Are any other birds seeming to have them?

No, so far no.