I’ve got one chicken with blood traces on both sides, and so far I’ve been thoroughly wet-sneezed all over by another.
We aren’t far from the Camp Fire, but we are far enough to be out of danger. I’ve been out every day in makeshift smoke & particulate gear to clean cages and refresh everyone’s feed and water. We’ve continued letting them all out, because their current setup is designed for full day free-run of the whole property, but limited their time out to half an hour.
I’m worried that evencthat short amount of time has gotten them in trouble.
Their cages have been carefully wrapped every day since the smoke became visible in the distance, as this isn’t our first fire in that direction. There’s nothing we could do to fully protect them from the smoke, so we limited it as best we could, and made sure ash & other particulate couldn’t drift in.
What else can I do? How can I help the ones that are having respiratory issues?
To be clear, the one that sneezed on me had been in my lap for over half an hour, inside the house, resting peacefully. She then sat up, sneezed several times (spraying my shirt and my arm), kept wiping her face on my shirt, and started open-beak breathing. She eventually returned to breathing normally, and I noticed her crop was very small. She started eating when I put her back, but she hasn’t been eating much lately. Aside from that, all the chickens (even those who have respiratory problems) have been very active, perky, etc.
We aren’t far from the Camp Fire, but we are far enough to be out of danger. I’ve been out every day in makeshift smoke & particulate gear to clean cages and refresh everyone’s feed and water. We’ve continued letting them all out, because their current setup is designed for full day free-run of the whole property, but limited their time out to half an hour.
I’m worried that evencthat short amount of time has gotten them in trouble.
Their cages have been carefully wrapped every day since the smoke became visible in the distance, as this isn’t our first fire in that direction. There’s nothing we could do to fully protect them from the smoke, so we limited it as best we could, and made sure ash & other particulate couldn’t drift in.
What else can I do? How can I help the ones that are having respiratory issues?
To be clear, the one that sneezed on me had been in my lap for over half an hour, inside the house, resting peacefully. She then sat up, sneezed several times (spraying my shirt and my arm), kept wiping her face on my shirt, and started open-beak breathing. She eventually returned to breathing normally, and I noticed her crop was very small. She started eating when I put her back, but she hasn’t been eating much lately. Aside from that, all the chickens (even those who have respiratory problems) have been very active, perky, etc.
