Should we be worried?

[LeastinID]

Sunny was a favorite target of our (former) rooster.
He was a lot bigger than her and quite vigorous.
She was wearing a saddle, but it didn't provide much protection for her wings.
Should we do something about the exposed areas?

 

[FunClucks]

I have a few with that problem right now, and am also rooster-less at the moment. My understanding is the feathers will grow back during the next molt. Because they were worn away / broken off instead of pulled out, they won't grow back before then.

My solution for next time is to use these saddles with shoulder pads. Love the saddles, hopefully I'll find the shoulder pads before our next round of cockerels reach maturity. I lost them somewhere in my house I think.

Other than that, I don't know if her missing those feathers is a problem. Hopefully others will chime in.

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