Smoke and Chickens. Should I move my hens inside?

What would you do with dangerous air quality?


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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. :hmm 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. :fl
 
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. :fl
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!
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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. :hmm 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.
 
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.
 

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