Chicken Coop Fire!!!

[equinehugger3]

To make a super long story short, the heating light in my coop fell down, and set the coop on fire. We were able to get our freaked out chickens out and into the house. They all smell likie ashes, and my brahmas ( I have 2 of them) are CONSTANTLY making this humming/clucking sound... My "head hen" keeps on pacing and looking out the sliding glass window at our smoldering coop, like she's worried. My other cochin-mix is just quietly sitting there. Is there anything I can do to calm them down? The brahmas are very freaked out... I already threw snow all over the charred smoking spot to stop it.... Thanks!

 

[moonlyghtegirl]

So sorry to hear about your coop. Hell of a time to lose it. Good luck with your new house chickens.

 

[Imp]

Oh! I'm so sorry. Well, at least you got the chickens out.
The chickens should calm down with time.

Sorry again
Imp

 

[Louieandthecrew]

I don't have anything to say, but I'm glad the chickens are all safe!

 

[Chicken.Lytle]

I have no experience with this whatsoever, but I will try to offer some ideas....

If you have a small number of chickens, maybe you could put them in a box and perhaps cover it with a towel like a parakeet in a birdcage.

If you have a large number of them and they are tipplers, maybe you could spike their water.

If they have some kind of comfort object, like a blanket of teddy bear, maybe you could put it nearby.

If they are tired but uncomfortable, maybe you could provide a cozy place for them to snooze.

Good luck. Glad you saved the flock.

 

[chuckzoo]

So sorry to hear about your coop.

Give them something to keep them busy, some treats - maybe hang up a head of cabbage.

There is some powder you can give to calm them. Check out this website;

http://www.justbirdstuff.com/AviCalm-Calming-Formula-for-Birds-p-16477.html

 

[JoAnn_WI_4-H_Mom]

I hope there are no residual affects from the smoke they inhaled.

Good luck, and glad they are ok so far.

 

[wegotchickens]

Sorry for your misfortune!
Give the birds a little time. They'll calm down.

 

[equinehugger3]

Thank you all so much! On the bright side, I'll get the new chicken coop I was hoping for this spring!!!!

 

[happyhens44]

Oh im sorry, and thats nice that your getting a new coop