Smoke and chickens

[MrChicken54]

I have found a thread discussing chickens and air quality, but I would still like to inquire for any guidance specific to my chickens. In the past 24 hours smoke has settled around my house and our air quality is 488 (very hazardous). Right now I’ve locked all of my chickens in their coops and I’d like to know if I should do something specific for them with the smoke or not worry about it. I have 42 chickens so I can’t really move them to my garage, but any help would be appreciated!!

 

[piminuse]

 

[SabongStuff]

I live in napa ca. Lots of fires. We had bad days. We had ok days. We had smoke for weeks now. My chickens Free range and spend all day outside (so do I) and they are fine. No signs of any issues.

 

[MrChicken54]

Thanks for the help!! piminuse thanks for that chart and SabongStuff thanks for that I’ll keep that in mind

 

[MistyandLuna]

I found an article from a forum, and I’m in Washington and air quality is as bad as yours. There are some things you can do since you can’t bring them inside and I found this article quite helpful! https://www.communitychickens.com/care-for-chickens-during-wildfires/

 

[Tonyroo]

When I evacuated due to the fire being close by, I locked up my chickens put tons of food and water in there cause I didn't know when I'd be back or if my place burned down. But during my 2 week mandatory vacation, I thought about how bad the air was gonna get and when I finally returned they seem frazzled but well. I'm so glad things turned out ok. But if I have to evacuate again I'm gonna leave there door open just incase they need to fly the coop from the fire. Lesson learned.

 

[MrChicken54]

I found an article from a forum, and I’m in Washington and air quality is as bad as yours. There are some things you can do since you can’t bring them inside and I found this article quite helpful! https://www.communitychickens.com/care-for-chickens-during-wildfires/

Thanks for that, that really helps!! Yeah I live in western Washington and all the smoke just appeared in like 15 hours

 

[MrChicken54]

When I evacuated due to the fire being close by, I locked up my chickens put tons of food and water in there cause I didn't know when I'd be back or if my place burned down. But during my 2 week mandatory vacation, I thought about how bad the air was gonna get and when I finally returned they seem frazzled but well. I'm so glad things turned out ok. But if I have to evacuate again I'm gonna leave there door open just incase they need to fly the coop from the fire. Lesson learned.

Glad that everything is ok!! Yeah that’s what I’ve been considering for if we have to evacuate.

 

[Hen Chatter]

Birds have a predilection to getting pneumoconiosis from smoky or polluted environments. Try to help reduce their physical stress with supplements or vinegar in their water. Anything to boost their immune status will help them. By the time they show signs of stress, they are usually really sick.

 

[Hen Chatter]

Birds have a predilection to getting pneumoconiosis from smoky or polluted environments. Try to help reduce their physical stress with supplements or vinegar in their water. Anything to boost their immune status will help them. By the time they show signs of stress, they are usually really sick.

I just asked an expert I know about this, and I was wrong above. He said: chickens accrue considerable pneumoconiosis over time as ground birds, so they can easily tolerate the air there.
I'll take his opinion over mine!