I'm glad to hear he's doing well enough to go back outside. I'm sure he was very happy to see the little hen!Hi all,
Sorry it has taken me so long to get back. I started putting the hen and Rooster out in dog kennels by the chicken coop during the day. They all have been enjoying it. The Rooster has opened his other eye up other o er half way now. So I decided to put him back in the coop this evening with my littel hen( the one that was unharmed). They where both very excited lol. But I am continuing to keep the other hen separate for now. Though she is healing up quite nicely and almost completely healed now. Not all of her feathers have come back yet. I have had this happen before and hen never got her feathers backs so the roosters would end up cutting her open when he mounted her. I ended up having to remove her. Any recommendations for chicken vest that would help prevent that?
Thank you everyone![]()
For the injured hen, once she's healed up and feathered in, you can try a hen saddle to see if that helps.
I've used them before and they seems to help protect the back fairly well. You can get them from Etsy, Ebay or Amazon. There's many different styles.
I'd just make sure to check fit a few times a week. Inspect the saddle regularly for any loose threads/stitches and of course, monitor the feathers/skin under the saddle.