Smoke and Chickens. Should I move my hens inside?

[RoosterWhisperer]

If everyone here is washingtonian, like this post!

 

[Sunshine_Chick]

Thankfully, the air quality is no longer Dangerous, only Very Unhealthy. On the other hand, one of my chickens is making a sound that she does not normally make. Kind of raspy. The smoke has cleared up a little as well. Supposedly, it's clear skies :
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Oh dear thats not much improvement at all. Thanks for the pictures I dislike that hazy glow and pray every Spring not again! As for your chicken I don't know how to advise. I only have 3 so I'd bring them in, but don't know what your housing is like, nor your numbers. Wonder if save-a-chick or nutri-drench would help them over the hump? Well, I am sending you positive thoughts while I keep an eye to all the potential hurricanes rolling off the Cape.

 

[Starburst]

Oh dear thats not much improvement at all. Thanks for the pictures I dislike that hazy glow and pray every Spring not again! As for your chicken I don't know how to advise. I only have 3 so I'd bring them in, but don't know what your housing is like, nor your numbers. Wonder if save-a-chick or nutri-drench would help them over the hump? Well, I am sending you positive thoughts while I keep an eye to all the potential hurricanes rolling off the Cape.

Thank you so much for these suggestions! I only have 8, so I can bring them inside if need be. Hope the hurricanes hold off!

 

[Sunshine_Chick]

Thank you so much for these suggestions! I only have 8, so I can bring them inside if need be. Hope the hurricanes hold off!

Thanks I'm in no danger with the 4 disturbances now, but the 2 just rolling off are concerning. I don't have a coop & my 3 each have their own dog crate to sleep in. Now reading all these posts I am realizing just how fortunate I am - they're used to their small enclosure. No more drooling over y'alls gorgeous coops any longer.

 

[RoosterWhisperer]

Thank you so much for these suggestions! I only have 8, so I can bring them inside if need be. Hope the hurricanes hold off!

My young roo roo, robin, also has raspy breathing, so he may have a heart thing going on.
But otherwise he seems pretty healthy, except when he would get his meds, he gets so mad his face turns purple-ish red.

 

[MickWithChicks]

Hopefully I can bring a little comfort from experience, having made it to the other side of what you're going through now.

We went through the same thing for 3 straight months here on the East Coast of Australia back in November through February. The fires were much larger and lasted a long time. Bringing in 30-odd chickens and a couple of turkeys wasn't an option -- especially for 3 months! They were all fine and I haven't observed any notable long-term effects. We just kept them confined to their run and changed water more frequently.

 

[RoosterWhisperer]

Thankfully, the air quality is no longer Dangerous, only Very Unhealthy. On the other hand, one of my chickens is making a sound that she does not normally make. Kind of raspy. The smoke has cleared up a little as well. Supposedly, it's clear skies :
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Oh, my...
Our sky looked just like that yesterday, but today its foggy with smoke.

 

[Starburst]

Oh, my...
Our sky looked just like that yesterday, but today its foggy with smoke.

Today, it’s a little more smokey. Hopefully it’ll clear up soon. Now I have two raspy chickens.

 

[RoosterWhisperer]

We had to give one of our roosters a puff of inhaler, later I am going to give my boy a puff or two.
Are you watching the game?
Im making zuppa Toscana soup tonight.

 

[Starburst]

We had to give one of our roosters a puff of inhaler, later I am going to give my boy a puff or two.
Are you watching the game?
Im making zuppa Toscana soup tonight.

An inhaler? Wow. I've never heard of that before!
And what game?