I don't have a picture of my newest girl wearing hers, but I just remembered I have this picture from last fall:
Both of these girls were completely barebacked when I put the saddles on them. The smaller of the two had also been scratched up since she no longer had the feathers to protect...
Yeah, after housing three hens in my spare bathroom for a month, I sort of feel diapers are a necessity. I just wish I had known about them sooner. I'll try to get pics sometime of my girl in her saddle. I think she looks really good.
My saddles and diapers came today. Unfortunately, my invalid who was living inside got better, and moved back outside 4 days ago. So I won't be able to try out the diapers until someone else needs some sick leave.
But I put one of the saddles on my girl who's been looking a little...
Just put in an order for five butterfly saddles and 3 diapers. I loved the saddles I received last year, but find I need the wing protection for at least one of my girls. And now I have 3 girls living in the house for at least another month. :P So really hoping I like the diapers as much as I...
I'm new to hen saddles, but two of my hens are wearing them now. (and two more need them, I have to order more) I've watched them, they have no trouble dust bathing. Once they get used to them, they simply ignore them. My one girl is completely bare backed, and I've read she won't grow her...
Want to say I ordered two of these, and the arrived today. They look great, and I had no trouble getting one on the hen I ordered them for. Had an interesting problem, though. My rooster is apparently scared of the saddle. He was making the worst racket, and kept running away from the hen...