Rooster Overmating.

[Sadness Child]

So, I have noticed that 1 of my hens has here feathers gone on her back, and a couple more have some feathers that are going missing. I have deducted that it is my Buckeye Rooster (Tony) who is causing the issues. The rooster is 1 year old, and has almost always had a problem with overbreeding. There are only 2 chickens that do not have noticeable feather loss, and I only see the rooster mate with them very rarely. Tony has some pretty big spurs, but I do not know if they are causing the problems. I would love help with this problem.

Here are some pictures of Tony

 

[chickentrains]

hen saddles

 

[Sadness Child]

hen saddles

I have been using hen saddles since I have noticed the problems.

 

[chickentrains]

I have been using hen saddles since I have noticed the problems.

an still he's ripping off feathers?

 

[Sadness Child]

an still he's ripping off feathers?

When I take them off he starts ripping the feathers off in about a month.

 

[Sadness Child]

And I would rather not have to stress out my chickens when I put the saddle on them, because my chickens get really stressed when they are held.

 

[chickentrains]

When I take them off he starts ripping the feathers off in about a month.

then keep the saddles on, or get more hens for him

 

[Shadrach]

At one year old he is only just a rooster. This mating business takes a lot of practice.
While feather breakage may look worrying it is fairly normal. Most hens here have some broken feathers through mating. It doesn't bother them nearly as much as it seems to bother some keepers.
It's unlikely to be his spurs that are breaking the feathers; he's hardly got any yet. It's usual the feet dragging down the hens back with untidy dismounting, especially if the hen doesn't crouch low enough and for long enough.
What you do need to check for is scrapes on the hens skin underneath the feathers. These are far more serious and easily missed. In general it's not a bad idea to file just the point off a roosters spurs. There is no need to cut anything.
He will get better at mating but as I wrote, it takes a while.
I'm not a fan of hen saddles. In general, unless very carefully watched, they are unhygienic and can get caught on objects thus trapping the hen.
I know it's a popular myth, but getting more hens rarely solves the problem.
Roosters have their main squeeze as the saying goes, or if you prefer a couple of favourite hens they will mate with in preference to any others. It really doesn't matter how many hens your rooster has if he only loves his favourites.

 

[LaFleche]

And file the pointy claws as well, as the roosters often cause more feather damage with heir pointy nails than with their spurs.

 

[aart]

@Shadrach covered it all.
...and some birds just have weak/brittle feathers that are more prone to breaking.