Molting or depluming mites?

Ekemp

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Hello! My girls are all just shy of 1 year old, and some of them molted quite a lot this winter. It seems like a couple still have these bare spots above their tail, and I am just hoping for reassurance that it's normal. I've read about depluming mites, and I have a hard time telling the difference in appearance. I don't see any little critters, clumps at the base of their feathers, or anything else indicating pests. No roosters either.

Thank you!
 

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