I have 9 hens in molt and they are all picking at each other's tails where the feathers are missing. I can't isolate them all from each other and they do not free range because of abundant predators (hawks, foxes, etc.). Normally, they are all well behaved toward each other, but now it's picking time because of the exposed pink flesh on their backs.
I would like to purchase some chicken saddles rather than make them myself. I looked on eBay by searching for "chicken saddles" and only saw taxidermed saddle and skins from chickens - yuck! I Googled for chicken saddles, but it must be a needle in a haystack kind of search.
Does anyone know where I might mail order (with quick shipping) chicken saddles to protect my hens form each other's picking?
~Donald
I would like to purchase some chicken saddles rather than make them myself. I looked on eBay by searching for "chicken saddles" and only saw taxidermed saddle and skins from chickens - yuck! I Googled for chicken saddles, but it must be a needle in a haystack kind of search.
Does anyone know where I might mail order (with quick shipping) chicken saddles to protect my hens form each other's picking?
~Donald