Hen Apron/Saddle, Single Strap, Small, Black

These stayed on my hens. Made very well. I bought again and would recommend.

The size small fits my bantam girls perfectly, protecting them from Randy Rooster's toenails. Solid color (brown) reduces visual interest and therefore pecking from Sisters. Super easy to put on. Couldn't be happier with these hen saddles.

The media could not be loaded.  I started with one and then realized the other hands needed them too. These are so well-made, and made in the USA. Thank you for protecting our babies with such good quality material.

I bought this Hen Saver apron in XL for one of my Light Brahmas after other hens have pulled out nearly all of her back feathers. After weeks of applying anti-pick creams to her back with no success, I decided to look into buying one of these aprons. I was skeptical at first, due to the bad reviews I've read about other hen saddles but I figured I had no choice and my poor hen needed protection. This particular hen is bigger than average hens and so I was looking for the biggest apron I could find. I ordered this one, gently put it on her and I can't believe how awesome this thing is!!Not only does it lay flat on her back, but the shape is perfect for allowing her to still reach her oil gland at the base of her tail, AND the fabric is a nice thick material.The straps are best put on by first of all having someone help you hold the hen. Gently pull one wing and ALL wing feathers through the first strap-I ran into this problem and my hen started freaking out because I didn't have all of her smaller wing feathers through the strap. Then (and this is where a second person can help you hold the hen) gently pull the second wing through the other strap, again making sure you have all wing feathers through, and it's on!My hen did pick at the straps for a couple of hours after I first put this on her, so I adjusted them to make sure one wasn't tighter than the other. Since then, she has become accepting of it and acts like it's not even on (it's been about a week now). The other hens picked at it too, at first, so I just put a light coating of anti-pick cream to the apron and everyone has left it alone.I highly recommend this apron!! This size is great for the big girls. I also purchased a size Large for one of my Black Australorps and that also fits great.Hope this review helps!

Dirk the Jerk. That's what we call him. He's like a porn star on crack. I've never seen anything like it in my life and sorry rabbits, you've got nothing on a rooster with a harem. Any hen is game but he's got one favorite and she apparently is too in need of rent money to tell him no. She doesn't have any kids yet but that's because I issue our own Plan B every morning by way of an omelet. So, getting back to the saddle, I noticed our beautiful hen was missing some of her feathers on her back which I knew meant he was being too demanding. Rather than tell her to move to a better neighborhood or issuing a hit out on Dirk (not quite ready for that experience yet) I decided to order her a saddle to help ward off his 50 Shades of Grey audition tape aspirations. As much as I have tried to condition them to being handled by humans this hen (an Australorp) has always been reticent so I waited until dusk to wrestle her into the saddle. Once she realized I wasn't going to steal her black velvet Elvis paintings she settled into my lap and let me manipulate her wings into this contraption. It took me a bit because I'm overly cautious and only had myself there; if I do it again (and I will, he's bigger, more amorous and the other gals are like "Dude, we got a boyfriend, quit buying us drinks!" He's not falling for it.) I would have someone else hold her and I'd get the saddle on her. It would probably take a minute in that case. In this first installation it took at least 5). My hen has had this saddle on, full time, since I got it 4 months ago and it hasn't budged. It will flip up occasionally if she gets into a skirmish with another hen (he's bad for her but she'll fight to keep him) but as she walks it will flip back down. It's not rubbing on her wings and seems to cause her no discomfort at all. I ordered a LARGE and it fits perfectly as well. She's an Australorp, probably 6-6.5 pounds so Baby Got Back. It hasn't failed her yet.

Hen saver indeed. Just in time for the frigid winter months, our poor Easter Egger hen suddenly had a bald spot on her back between the wings. Though not observed regularly, it is assumed due to some bullying from the other hens in the way of feather plucking. Worried that this would continue, and that unprotected skin would get frost bite, a solution had to be found. This was it. It is such a cute little apron looking thing but has a nice quality canvas to it. The elastic bands are not two separate bands sewn in, rather one long band which allows it to slide. This is important for handling the hens delicate wings. They don't exactly sit still while putting this on, so they pull and jerk while threading it on. Being the band slides, one side/opening can get quite large to help you get the wing through. Then slide it the other way and thread the other wing through. It can be done yourself, but bring a friend for quicker "install". This has been worn now for a couple months and the feathers have just about come all the way back in. The hen only fussed about it the first day, and now I can't even imagine her without it on. With these sub-zero nights coming, if she continued to lose feathers, it could have gotten really bad. This may have saved her life. Now if only there was something like this for her poor face muffs, as those have become the latest plucking target.

One of my girls had a bare and very sore back from the cockerel and I had tried everything to make it heal. Then I ordered the poultery saddle and it has been brilliant. The large size fits my medium build girl and she's very happy wearing it while her back has healed underneath. It's made of strong material and washes well. I only wish I had bought this years ago.

Great little things, helps prevent the chickens being pecked when they lose their feathers. This give the chicks time to grow their feathers back.

Good quality and fits well

Stays on well

We had an abundance of roosters over for a little while and 3 of our 12 hens were getting over-bred while waiting to get the roosters up to a decent weight. We purchased these, and it kept them off of them so they didn't get tore up. The only problem with them being is the cape covers their oil gland so they can't preen and groom themselves properly with them on. You have to take them off for a night once a week to let them groom so they don't get ragged looking.