Table 3.

Feather coverage scoring system for each of the 6 body parts integrating the percentage of feather coverage loss and skin lesion of each body area.¹

Score	Feather coverage
0	Completely covered
1	>10% of feathers missing, wet or broken feathers
2	10 to 50% of feathers missing, wet or broken feathers (no blood or tissue damage)
3	>50% of feathers missing, wet or broken feathers (no blood or tissue damage)
4	10 to 50% of feathers missing, wet or broken feathers including tissue damage
5	>50% of feathers missing, wet or broken feathers including tissue damage

Scores from the 6 areas were summed together to result in a total body feather coverage score from 0 to 30, with 30 being the worst feather coverage.

¹Morrissey et al. (2014a).