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My baby Lucy!!! (And besides, he's almost a year old. Too tough. Slow cooker.)
It's tough when you get attached to a roo, especially a cool roo. I understand your frustration. Really, I do. (why can I hear people laughing?)
You could always get him a few more girls to thin out the back damage.
He has 7 gals and I only ever see him with the same 3 (who suffer the bare back). I check fertility and I'm pretty sure he's not missing any, but still.
And two weeks ago I found one hen that got a little scratch. It was better the next day but I'm pretty sure it's time to do something.
(This is Lucifer by the way: )
He's gotten bigger and better plumage since these pictures(2 months ago).