What pests are these creatures?

[Henfla]

The egg was still a bit wet, and there was many small insects crawling on that egg. I checked all the chickens under the wings etc, but didn't find anything on them. They are so small it was hard to make them visible on the photo

I have diatomaceous earth, so the chickens are taking a dust bath in that now.

 

[nuthatched]

Scoop out the Diotomaeceous Earth and throw it away. it will not help and can cause respiratory issues in your chickens delicate system.
Get some permethrine poultry dust or livestock spray, clean your coop completely, apply products and get entirely new bedding and litter.

 

[Henfla]

Scoop out the Diotomaeceous Earth and throw it away. it will not help and can cause respiratory issues in your chickens delicate system.
Get some permethrine poultry dust or livestock spray, clean your coop completely, apply products and get entirely new bedding and litter.

But are these lice or red mites? I live in Norway and here we get a prescription from the vet on something called exzolt if it is chicken mites. More effective than cleaning since they hide in the walls.

 

[StinkyAcres]

Mites are hard to find on chickens. I would treat the chickens as well as the coop. I don't think they're lice.

 

[Henfla]

Mites are hard to find on chickens. I would treat the chickens as well as the coop. I don't think they're lice.

So red mites can be this pale?

 

[StinkyAcres]

So red mites can be this pale?

I'm not sure. I've only dealt with Northern Fowl Mites. If you didn't mention that they were moving I would have said they were calcium deposits!

 

[StinkyAcres]

So red mites can be this pale?

I just found this: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...te-bugs-on-hatching-egg.1200897/post-19017229

Apparently red mites are white before they feed on blood.

 

[Henfla]

I just found this: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...te-bugs-on-hatching-egg.1200897/post-19017229

Apparently red mites are white before they feed on blood.

Oh ok. But I tried to put one in a container so I could give it to the vet, and then it jumped or flew out. I have read that mites do not jump or fly. Will try to catch one if I can find one later.