DorothyBlancheandRose
Chirping
- May 17, 2020
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Hello Chicken Friends! I live in Oregon and right now half of our beautiful state is on fire. I live about 8 miles from a huge wildfire and the smoke is overwhelming. It is so thick I can only see a couple blocks. My chickens are (obviously) outside. Should I be concerned???? Should I figure out a way to keep them inside? I am not sure if anyone has experience with chickens getting sick or dying due to wildfire smoke in the air, but I am just concerned for their health. They are so far eating, drinking, and behaving normally. I know many more animals are outside in the smoke (livestock, horses, pigs, wild birds, etc) but just wondering if anyone has concrete info on if this could cause their death or severe illness? We are hoping for a change in the wind tomorrow, which may help the air, but for now it is really bad out there.
Side Note: Thank you to the firefighters up and down the west coast for putting their lives on the line to save ours.
Side Note: Thank you to the firefighters up and down the west coast for putting their lives on the line to save ours.