Smoke!

[OCD]

My daughter's preschool teacher has raised many, many chicks, and we decided she would keep my babies in her classroom during the week, and I would bring them home on the weekend. Last night, the light fell into the brooder and burned a hole in the bottom!

The whole room was filled with smoke, and luckily, the night janitor was close by and took care of everything. My question is: am I going to lose my babies from smoke inhalation? How long will it take for them to show respiratory symptoms?
Anyone with any experience with this sort of thing?
Thanks!!

 

[Imp]

I'm thinking that if you were going to see symptoms or repercussions, it would have happened right away.

Good luck with them

Imp

 

[OCD]

Thanks....that is what I wanted to hear! I didn't see them for a couple of days, and they grow so fast, they look different to me!!

 

[Sugar Sand Farm]

I had that happen to me in my spare room The chicks were fine ruined the brooder box though lol

 

[southdakota]

This just happened to me, the light rope broke and the heat lamp fell into the hover brooder.
The whole chicken house was filled with smoke so thick I could not see.
I don't have any small chicks, some three month old bantams and three adult black copper marans
I can't turn them out in the chicken yard, and the chicken house smells very very much like smoke.
Will they be okay in there?
Or should I move them to a dog kennel in the garage and let the chicken house air out for a few days?
I opened all the windows, the door, and put a fan in the door to suck fresh air in.
These birds have never been out of the chicken house because it is so cold here right now.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

brenda in south dakota

 

[southdakota]

None of the birds seem distressed..