Free Chicken Saddle Pattern for Bantams and Small Chickens

By Chicken Fans Editorial Team 25 October, 2022

A chicken saddle pattern protects the back of your hens from aggressive roosters during mating. Enthusiastic roosters can easily damage a hen’s feathers, and small bantam hens can quickly turn bald.

To counter this, a bantam chicken saddle can provide a protective shield. There are many saddles on the market, but most are for large fowl. It’s actually very easy to create your own bantam saddle with a pattern.

Remark: This is the pattern for small chickens. We have several other chicken saddle patterns for other sizes and breeds.

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Features

This sewing pattern includes the following:

Sizes: Bantam-M, Bantam-L
Difficulty: *
Fabric: old clothes
Print Size: Letter
Parts: Saddle
Binding: elastic around the wings

This pattern foresees an adjustable elastic band that can move from left to right. This makes it a much easier experience to put the saddle on.

Most Suitable Use

This chicken saddle pattern can be used for:

Bantam Chicken Breeds and Small Chickens such as Silkies, Dutch Bantam, Leghorn Bantam, Sussex Bantam, and other small breeds.
Protection of the saddle feathers on the back of a hen

Remark: there is no wing protection or tail guard in this pattern, but you can add these separately from the regular saddle pattern with wing protection and tail guard

Needed Material

To create the saddle, you will need the following:

our chicken saddle sewing pattern for bantams
some fabric from old clothes, left-overs from a quilting-supply store, or fat quarters with a print you like
essential quilting tools like scissors, rulers, needles, and pins
elastic band
a sewing machine

Remark: Avoid striking patterns with flashy colors if you’re selecting the fabric. These can pique the interest of other flock members, and they can start pecking the saddle. We recommend using a neutral color or a design that mixes with the chicken’s feathering pattern.

How to Make

Follow the instructions on how to make a chicken saddle pattern.

The step-by-step instructions for the regular saddle also apply to the bantam saddle.

Adjustments

Some possible adjustments:

You can put some extra filling to make the harness more sturdy
You can leave more fabric on the neck if you have trouble getting the elastic in
You can add wing protectors and a tail guard if needed