--- product_id: 378689962 title: "DOWN UNDER OUTDOORS Medium-Large Chicken Saddle with Adjustable Straps, Chicken Apron, Poultry Saver, Pet Supplies, Including Shoulder Cover (Pink)" price: "€ 23.60" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.ie/products/378689962-down-under-outdoors-medium-large-chicken-saddle-with-adjustable-straps store_origin: IE region: Ireland --- # Adjustable straps Feather protection Durable canvas DOWN UNDER OUTDOORS Medium-Large Chicken Saddle with Adjustable Straps, Chicken Apron, Poultry Saver, Pet Supplies, Including Shoulder Cover (Pink) **Price:** € 23.60 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🐣 Keep your hens happy and stylish with our Chicken Saddle! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** DOWN UNDER OUTDOORS Medium-Large Chicken Saddle with Adjustable Straps, Chicken Apron, Poultry Saver, Pet Supplies, Including Shoulder Cover (Pink) - **How much does it cost?** € 23.60 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ie](https://www.desertcart.ie/products/378689962-down-under-outdoors-medium-large-chicken-saddle-with-adjustable-straps) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Easy to Use:** Shoulder cover included for added feather protection. - • **Perfect Fit:** Designed for medium to large breeds with adjustable straps. - • **Feather Recovery:** Promotes healing and regrowth without isolation. - • **Rugged Durability:** Crafted from 14 oz breathable cotton canvas, double sewn for long-lasting use. - • **Ultimate Protection:** Say goodbye to ripped hens and hello to comfort! ## Overview The DOWN UNDER OUTDOORS Medium-Large Chicken Saddle is designed to protect your hens from mating damage while ensuring comfort and durability. Made from breathable cotton canvas, this saddle features adjustable straps for a perfect fit and includes a shoulder cover to safeguard feathers. Ideal for medium to large breeds, it promotes feather regrowth without the need for isolation. ## Description Product description Covered by U.S. Patent No. RE45,586 and 7882808 B2 Ever wondered why your chicken’s fertility drops off after a while? Particularly with larger breeds and rough roosters? So often, it is because the back and sides of the hens have been scratched or even ripped from the enthusiastic male. Injured hens won’t let the rooster mate them, resulting in poor fertility. As a breeder, this often goes unnoticed unless hens are regularly checked. It can be very hard to see wounds with all the feathers in the way. Our high quality chicken saddles provide protection for the girls and grip for the boys. In the past, before we realized the damage that can occur, we had birds die from having their sides ripped open. This happened despite the claws being trimmed and the spurs cut off! (We highly recommend doing this as well). Now all our birds wear a chicken saddle for the entire breeding season. Easy to put on by yourself. Our saddles are very easy to put on. They fit a large range of sizes because of their unique fastening system. We use quality non rusting copper snaps on the ends of each strap for durability, which gives maximum adjustment. There is no need to bend their wings through small loops, simply wrap the strap around their wing and fasten. When the cover flap is done up, there are no loose straps to get caught. The straps are soft and shouldn't cut into the birds wings, like elastic straps can, unless you do them up too tight. Always leave room for a couple of fingers to easily slide under the strap to reduce the chance of the straps causing any issues. Because of being able to lock each strap to the right length, the saddle does not slip from side to side, which happens if the straps just slide through a fold in the top. It is extremely rare for our saddles to come off if adjusted properly. On a rare occasion the chicken may flap their wings or appear uncomfortable with this strange thing on their back. They soon get over it (usually within an hour or two) and then you can get the benefit from it for as long as they need. Please be patient and give them time to get used to it. In our breeding season we would have about 70 hens wear them and we have never had one not get used to it. Checking for correct length. It is important to check that the straps are the right tension under their wings. If you can easily fit a finger or preferably two in under the strap, it should be fine. Protection, durability, comfort and a saddle that stays on, have been the driving forces behind our design. We breed from about 70 birds each season and have been using saddles for the last 8 years. We know what works and what doesn’t. THREE SIZES, MESH OPTIONS & REPLACEMENT SHOULDER COVERS We now have “Small” ones for bantams and young birds, our “Standard” ones for medium and large birds, our “Extra Large”, for massive birds and all options now available in 2 different colors of Mesh. We also sell replacement shoulder covers for all our saddles in all three sizes. Just click on our brand name in blue at the end of a products title and you will see our range of products. The canvas is breathable, tough and firm 14 oz cotton, that keeps its shape very well. It doesn’t easily blow up in the wind or flip out of the way. The trims are all double sewn with a strong thread and the grip cord, which gives the rooster more traction during mating, is triple sewn. The mesh is a heavy duty polyester UV stabilised shade cloth, which allows great airflow but still with great protection. A feather pecked bird that will heal and regrow its feathers with the help of a saddle, as seen in the next photo. Our saddles also help birds heal, if they have been feather pecked, preventing further damage. By fitting them at the first sign of any feather pecking, it helps stop the habit from developing. With the damaged area covered, the other birds are unable to continue pecking and so the feathers grow back to normal without having to remove and isolate the injured bird. With the saddle lifted up, you can see how the healing has begun and the regrowth is protected. Down Under Outdoors. We are a husband and wife team that breed show quality Wyandottes and Orpingtons for sale in Australia. Our main business is selling a range of products online, but our chickens take up about half of our time, as we sell hundreds of young birds at about 6 months of age each year. We have used our saddles without any problems in heavy rain falls, heavy frosts and even in the middle of summer when it regularly gets over 100 degrees in the shade. Their design has evolved over the last 8 years to the quality product we now have available. Geoff and Cath. Review: Durable protection for your hens - Very well made and provides excellent protection. We had 2 hens that seemed to be the favorites of the rooster and both had lost so many feathers that the rooster was starting to scratch their skin. We got a couple of these chicken saddles and put them on the hens at night while they were sleepy and calm. The next morning both hens seemed much more confident and active than they had been the previous weeks. They've been wearing them for a few weeks now and they are holding up great. And the hens' feathers are growing back. The instructions provided were helpful and the saddles are pretty easy to put on the hens. The snap options to accommodate different sized hens is great. We could adjust each one to fit each hen. Review: Works great, strong and well-made! - Bought this for a hen at the bottom of the pecking order who was getting harassed by the rooster as well as several dominant hens. She was losing feathers from the harassment. I received this saddle and the shipping was FAST! It was easy to figure out, but there were also instructions just in case, which was helpful. It went on the hen very easily and fit nicely. It stays on her securely even when she is very active and when she gets attention from the rooster. Actually just having it on her seems to dissuade some of the other hens from picking on her. Her feathers are starting to grow back now. She shows no discomfort or anything from wearing it and actually seems to be a little more confident since she is not being harassed so much. ABSOLUTELY worth the money. It seems to be very well made, and sturdy, and easy to clean. If I ever need to saddle another hen I'm 100% buying from this company again. Thanks so much! ## Features - NO MORE RIPPED HENS gives great protection on back and sides during mating from treading roosters - FITS STANDARD BREEDS from medium to large, adjustable comfortable straps with quality metal snaps - BUILT RUGGED TO HANDLE THE BOYS 14 oz breathable cotton canvas, double sewn for durability - SHOULDER COVER for feather protection, adjust straps then place cover under flap before closing - PROTECTION FOR FEATHER PECKED BIRDS enables healing and regrowth of feathers without isolation ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 3,344 Reviews | ## Images ![DOWN UNDER OUTDOORS Medium-Large Chicken Saddle with Adjustable Straps, Chicken Apron, Poultry Saver, Pet Supplies, Including Shoulder Cover (Pink) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91SJVI96z+L.jpg) ![DOWN UNDER OUTDOORS Medium-Large Chicken Saddle with Adjustable Straps, Chicken Apron, Poultry Saver, Pet Supplies, Including Shoulder Cover (Pink) - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/A11pTw3G7HL.jpg) ![DOWN UNDER OUTDOORS Medium-Large Chicken Saddle with Adjustable Straps, Chicken Apron, Poultry Saver, Pet Supplies, Including Shoulder Cover (Pink) - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71pSi0OM-tL.jpg) ![DOWN UNDER OUTDOORS Medium-Large Chicken Saddle with Adjustable Straps, Chicken Apron, Poultry Saver, Pet Supplies, Including Shoulder Cover (Pink) - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71DsopItVaL.jpg) ![DOWN UNDER OUTDOORS Medium-Large Chicken Saddle with Adjustable Straps, Chicken Apron, Poultry Saver, Pet Supplies, Including Shoulder Cover (Pink) - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91fiu-5tKiL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Color** options. ## Questions & Answers **Q: Do you have one for the silky chickens ?** A: We now sell sets of 4, very small PVC saddles under our brand name, that are perfect for silkies. Make sure to watch the instructional video on the lsiting for them, to learn how to put them on, because the elastic is quite tight so you need good techniue. Thanks, Geoff and Cath. Down Under Outdoors. **Q: The snap broke before i ever could put it on! What do i do about that , also my Rooster was pissed the body of jacket too long can or should i cut it** A: Hi Marsha, thank you for your question. Regarding the snap, just contact me through Amazon with your order number and I will totally refund the order so you can buy a new one, or contact Amazon customer service for a refund. Of the several thousand we have sold, that is the first report of a snap breaking ever. Regarding the length, you could shorten it, but we have never before had a report of it being too long to prevent mating. If that is the case it sounds like the saddle is too large for the bird you have it on, for breeding purposes. In a couple of weeks we will begin selling on Amazon a new saddle which is for bantams and small chickens. It is quite different in construction but will work excellently on small birds. They are made from PVC and will be sold in sets of 4. I hope one of the possible solutions I have mentioned here will be helpful for you. Thanks, Geoff and Cath. Down Under Outdoors. **Q: Will this fit a bantam hen?** A: It would depend on what breed of bantam. If it was a larger bantam like an Orpington it would probably work OK but not the smaller bantams. It will be quite large but if it was being used to help a feather pecked bird recover, that wouldn’t matter The straps can be done up remarkably short and fit surprisingly small birds. You can actually shorten the straps to a super short extra position once you understand how the adjustment works, giving you 4 different lengths. Thanks, Geoff and Cath, Down Under Outdoors. **Q: why does a saddle keep bunching up at the neck?** A: Hi Paul. If you were able to send me a photo I could probably answer your question more accurately. Assuming you have done up the straps correctly, the only time it bunches up is if it is quite a small chicken and so the saddle can be a little wide for it at the back of the neck. It can still function perfectly, but just not look as good. I know of two people that have done them up incorrectly and they bunched up a bit then. One put the saddle on upside down and another connected the straps to the snaps to close the flap and not to the middle snaps. Consequently those photos are still available to see, which makes the saddle look terrible when it was actually user error. Amazon does not allow me to contact them to inform them they are using it wrong. In a few months I hope to launch a low cost pack of 5 saddles that is specifically for young or bantam birds. In the meantime I hope what you have bought will do the job for you. I hope my answer has been some help. As long as the saddle still stays on fine then it should do the job fine, but please send me a photo. Thanks, Geoff and Cath. Down Under Outdoors. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Durable protection for your hens *by C***Y on April 14, 2026* Very well made and provides excellent protection. We had 2 hens that seemed to be the favorites of the rooster and both had lost so many feathers that the rooster was starting to scratch their skin. We got a couple of these chicken saddles and put them on the hens at night while they were sleepy and calm. The next morning both hens seemed much more confident and active than they had been the previous weeks. They've been wearing them for a few weeks now and they are holding up great. And the hens' feathers are growing back. The instructions provided were helpful and the saddles are pretty easy to put on the hens. The snap options to accommodate different sized hens is great. We could adjust each one to fit each hen. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Works great, strong and well-made! *by J***Y on June 7, 2024* Bought this for a hen at the bottom of the pecking order who was getting harassed by the rooster as well as several dominant hens. She was losing feathers from the harassment. I received this saddle and the shipping was FAST! It was easy to figure out, but there were also instructions just in case, which was helpful. It went on the hen very easily and fit nicely. It stays on her securely even when she is very active and when she gets attention from the rooster. Actually just having it on her seems to dissuade some of the other hens from picking on her. Her feathers are starting to grow back now. She shows no discomfort or anything from wearing it and actually seems to be a little more confident since she is not being harassed so much. ABSOLUTELY worth the money. It seems to be very well made, and sturdy, and easy to clean. If I ever need to saddle another hen I'm 100% buying from this company again. Thanks so much! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Just what I needed!! *by T***G on April 6, 2024* I've had chickens for about 14 years. I used saddles about 12 years ago, but they were much different than these. Things change! I have a new flock of chickens that are about 9 months old now, and two of the hens are favorites of my two roosters. I've got 18 girls but these two seem to get more attention than the others. Unfortunately that means that their backs are basically devoid of feathers at this point. My biggest concern is that with naked skin showing, they are subject to mosquitoes, and other biting bugs, Plus being scratched or hurt by the roosters. I chose these particular Saddles because they were a mesh material. I didn't need the Wing protectors, but they came as a set. I thought they were a bit expensive, but the reviews for them were very good. I chose mesh because I live in Central Florida, and it's hot here about 8 months of the year. Plus we get a lot of rain through the summer. I figured that the mesh would allow them to stay cool and dry quickly. No solid material to make them overheat during the summer months. They were easy to put on, although the girls weren't very happy with me! Lol! One girl walked backwards for about 10 minutes, the white one, and scared everybody in the flock!! I think they thought she had lost her mind or something. And the other girl didn't even notice she had it on. Neither one notices they're wearing it at this point. The mesh material is very flexible yet very strong. They are extremely well made, and the snaps are very strong. My girls are mid to smaller size so I used it on the smaller snap size, and it fit fine. I imagine that I will get many years of use out of these. I was hoping that I could buy a two pack of the mesh, but it was only available in size small. I'm not happy at having to spend $26 for two saddles, but what can I say. As I stated earlier my decision was based on it being a mesh material, and being the only such mesh Saddles available that I can find. Overall, I think they are a very good product. They are very well made, and very sturdy. I'm sure that they're very easy to clean if necessary. And they protect the girls backs very well. Very happy with my purchase! ## Frequently Bought Together - DOWN UNDER OUTDOORS Medium-Large Chicken Saddle with Adjustable Straps, Chicken Apron, Poultry Saver, Pet Supplies, Including Shoulder Cover (Pink) - Vetericyn Plus Poultry Care Spray | Healing Aid and Skin Repair for Chicken Wounds, Pecking Injuries, Bumblefoot, Vent Prolapses, and More. 8 ounces --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.ie/products/378689962-down-under-outdoors-medium-large-chicken-saddle-with-adjustable-straps](https://www.desertcart.ie/products/378689962-down-under-outdoors-medium-large-chicken-saddle-with-adjustable-straps) --- *Product available on Desertcart Ireland* *Store origin: IE* *Last updated: 2026-06-06*