URGENT - Smoke inhalation with chickens

[Happy Chooks]

We have a fire burning pretty close to us. The smoke smell outside isn't bad right now, but it's blowing our way and it's raining ashes. (The bombers are still flying over)

I hate to lock up the chickens in the coop when it's 101 outside. So how much smoke can they take? At what point do I lock them up?

 

[phalenbeck]

A fan? that seems all one can do. Good luck.

 

[WingingIt]

We had a fire in the pasture next to us last month that burned for probably an hour to an hour and a half right next door before it was under control. Our chickens were out in their run the whole time (because we were fighting the fire) and they were fine.

 

[Happy Chooks]

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Thanks! That makes me feel better. I keep going out to check on them, and the smoke smell isn't bad yet. I imagine tonight it might be. It's a ways from us (so I'm not worried about having to leave) but the smoke is blowing our direction.