Mystery bugs! (Video included!)

[msiler]

A routine feather check yielded some mystery bugs on our Satin Silkies.... but only the Satins! We just moved so they are a bit overcrowded while their new chicken coops are being built, but I didn’t expect to see any issues pop up this quickly! Here’s a video, even though it’s short and blurry... it was the best I could get! It helps if you rewatch it a couple times. There are at least two largish yellow colored bugs that can be seen.

I am going out today to get some DE, but in the meantime what could these be??? I do not believe they are mites, but could they be lice?

 

[Painted Calls]

They appear to be lice. Save your money, DE will do nothing.

Follow the directions and advice given in this link.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/thoughts-s-about-mites.1408596/post-23124940