Cut feathers or pluck them out

Onyxflock

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I just cleaned up my hen, who had poop matted & dried hard on her butt. It was not coming off some of the feathers close to her skin, so I plucked the worst ones out. She seemed to tolerate that much better than I expected her to. But there are a lot of feathers I couldn't get really clean. Is it o.k. to pluck those out - does it hurt them? Or better to cut them off? I was worried cutting them would give her an irritating "stubble" and cause her more discomfort, since it's where she sits and lays.
Does anyone have experience with either way? She's 8 months old and I believe the feathers would grow back when she molts?
 

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