*Kills husband for laughing at the title.*
In all seriousness now...
This morning my sister opened up our coop and was distressed to see smoke pouring out. (Not a lot, could see through to the back of the coop).
We have ventilation in the coop, but it is a small 4' X 4' x 4' coop. with 2' extention side boxes.
Last night, it was very cold and we turned on our heat lamp like we always do when it is cold.
Well, sometime this morning/last night (I truly think it was this morning), the lamp was knocked down and landed face first into the shavings.
The laminate floor and lampshade are the only things, I think, protected the whole coop from igniting. The effect we saw was more like charcoal. Not enough O2 got into the lampshade to cause the flames to get bigger than glowing embers.
My concern is smoke inhalation. After examining each of the girls, I could see no visible issues, no one is sneezing or coughing, and their respirations seemed normal and not laboured.
What other signs should I look for and how should I treat them?
Ella
In all seriousness now...
This morning my sister opened up our coop and was distressed to see smoke pouring out. (Not a lot, could see through to the back of the coop).
We have ventilation in the coop, but it is a small 4' X 4' x 4' coop. with 2' extention side boxes.
Last night, it was very cold and we turned on our heat lamp like we always do when it is cold.
Well, sometime this morning/last night (I truly think it was this morning), the lamp was knocked down and landed face first into the shavings.
The laminate floor and lampshade are the only things, I think, protected the whole coop from igniting. The effect we saw was more like charcoal. Not enough O2 got into the lampshade to cause the flames to get bigger than glowing embers.
My concern is smoke inhalation. After examining each of the girls, I could see no visible issues, no one is sneezing or coughing, and their respirations seemed normal and not laboured.
What other signs should I look for and how should I treat them?
Ella