I have never used a chicken saddle so I'm not sure how long it will take for them to adjust. The staring may go on for days, but the chickens may be tempted to scratch around with some treats or something. Feathers may not grow back until molt time, so potentially this time next year! So if they could get used to the saddles and get used to being together again that would be ideal, but I don't know how realistic this is.
