I think most people that own chickens have heard of chicken saddles. Chicken saddles are fabric “vests” you can put on hens that are suffering from overly, ummm, romantic roosters. The rooster’s ...

It was my wife, Margaret, who first noticed the poor hen's back. The chicken had an ugly, raw back, stripped of feathers. The culprit: our rooster, apparently too enthusiastic in its mating behavior.