cooped up versus covered in ash

[Hidrainja4]

You could but up toys for you chickens when they are cooped up. I don't have bad air but winter gets bad they can be locked up for two weeks at a time. I hang bird seed bells for them to peck at it takes them several days to finnish one off. You cold put good size stick in their run/coop for them to climb on. Throw treats into straw and let them scratch for them. It all helps.

 

[Suzilla Bean]

Do any of you think running a mister would help pull stuff out of the air? We just got moved back to level 2 (woohoo!) so I'm wondering how to manage my birds now that I can go back as well.

From the EPA:

Cleanup: Avoid stirring up or sifting through ash as much as you can. Avoid actions that kick ash particles up into the air, such as dry sweeping. Before sweeping indoor and outdoor hard surfaces, mist them with water to keep dust down. Follow with wet mopping. Use a damp cloth or wet mop on lightly dusted areas. When you wet down ash, use as little water as you can.

https://www3.epa.gov/airnow/smoke_fires/protect-yourself-from-ash-factsheet.pdf

 

[black_cat]

How many do you have? I've seen that many have fared well with keeping theirs inside in a bathroom or camping tent with some short visits outside.

 

[Suzilla Bean]

I have 5 chickens which I could never keep together. The RIR would kill the silkie and the d'uccles

 

[black_cat]

I have 5 chickens which I could never keep together. The RIR would kill the silkie and the d'uccles

Oh no! How do you have them separated out now? Maybe if it gets *really* bad, you could have them separately in different tents?

 

[TheOddOneOut]

I've decided that I'm going to coop them up on "unhealthy" <150 AQI. It's hard to predict what the air quality will be. I'm going to play it by ear.

When you say "coop up" what does that mean exactly?
Mine are in my garage, I'm in Portland.

 

[Suzilla Bean]

Oh no! How do you have them separated out now? Maybe if it gets *really* bad, you could have them separately in different tents?

I have two coops and two runs.

 

[Suzilla Bean]

When you say "coop up" what does that mean exactly?
Mine are in my garage, I'm in Portland.

A literal coop.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

A literal coop.

Well, is it just their run or the actual building part?

 

[Suzilla Bean]

Two small buildings. Each is 5'X5'.