YOU SAID:
stuck a feather in his hat
INTO JAPANESE
彼の帽子に羽根を刺した
BACK INTO ENGLISH
stuck a wing in his hat
INTO JAPANESE
彼の帽子に翼が刺さった
BACK INTO ENGLISH
his wings were stuck in his hat
INTO JAPANESE
彼の羽は帽子に刺さっていた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
his wings were stuck in his hat
You've done this before, haven't you.