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No snake or rat issues here. I have not completed the vent or pelvis check yet. I plan to today! Is this the same examination procedure as the link provided above?

Thank you for sharing this article! Glad to hear its a non invasive procedure :yesss:

Thanks for the insight! Ill be sure to check. I've never done this before. How far will I need to insert my finger(s) into their vent?

We've had zero preditor issues in the nearly three years we've had chickens (kock on wood). We are incredibly active around the yard and with our chickens, so I assume we would have found some evidence at some point if that were the case (like you mentioned). If anyone else has had their...

Cyrus, our bantam rooster has always been gentle with the girls. He has never been overly aggressive with them or shown signs of sickness. The pullets were raised by us since hatching and never showd signs of sickness. Neither were quanrentined before introduction (unless you include the 12...

That is a great question! Ive updated my original post to include that these girls are confined to a run and coop with nesting boxes. Despit having basically no where to hide them, i have looked in every corner/crevice feasible and still no eggs. Could the stress of the new pullets or rooster...

Right now I have 13 hens. 7 that hatched in spring of 2022, and 6 that hatched in spring of 2023. 4 of my original 7 hatchlings from 2023 stopped laying this past May after introducing the 6 new pullets and a 1yo Bantam Rooster (who is very nice to our girls) around the beginning of May. They...