Toxic fumes/birds

[Happy]

Ok if you only had an inkling I was a little off before, now you will know for sure.
My new wood burning insert is finally installed and ready to go. Chimney/flue issues were a little bigger than expected but just in time for winter.
I understand I need to do a couple medium size fires to "burn off" and allow everything to cool in between and that there will be some horrible stink during this process. I have a banty rooster (Happy Gilmore) that resides in the house. To make a long story short he hatched with wry neck....by the time he was able to stand/eat/drink on his own he had no clue he was a chicken...I was far too attached to rehome him...the other banty rooster in the coop would have killed him (take your pick for which of those excuses work lol)
Anyway-I'm concerned the burn-off fumes will affect him. I know birds are particularly sensitive to certain chemicals. I can relocate his cage to a closed room in the basement for a while but anybody know if that's enough? Should he be removed from the house for a bit?

[Home Grown Poultry]

the only 100% toxic fumes to birds that I know of is teflon, ptfe, nonstick cookware, and the many other names it goes by to try and disguise what it actually is. PTFE or Teflon is also on many rough use incandescent light bulbs. when teflon reaches a certain temp it gives off its toxic fumes which is 100% deadly to birds. Globe rough use incandescent light bulbs are teflon free, I use them in my incubator and brooders. they are tough and I havent broke one or had one burn out since I got them a couple years ago.

your wood stove should be fine unless it has a nonstick cooking surface. woodstoves are awesome! yes when you light your first fire it will give off a smell, crack open a window, the smell will go away after a day or so. the biggest thing about wood stoves is making sure you burn it at the right temp, I'm sure you have 1 or more thermometers on it, pay attention to it all the time and keep it in the burn zone. its a learning curve that is learned fairly quickly. never leave a fire that hasnt stabilized unattended, dont stoke it and then run out the door.

Cheers!

[Home Grown Poultry]

Happy... I'm a little off as well, you could search my past posts on different controversial subjects and come to the same conclusion! :-D but hey I'm not crazy, crazy is majority rules man, now thats crazy!

[Maximus]

OK. So wait. It's an indoor pet? This is chick-diculous! :)

Perhaps a window at one end open and another at the other end open - flow through? Be concerned for your intake too. I would vent my home during the burn off period, chicken or no chicken.

Enjoy your burn'er! An old cast iron pot with water and your favourite essential oil does wonders for humans, maybe even roosters :)

Cheers

[Happy]

Thanks I did know about Teflon and that stuff doesn't come on the property if I can help it. I will get him in the basement and crack some windows. I get migraines from some smells so I plan on going to visit family for a few hours while hubby gets most of the stink out but "Happy" isn't usually a welcome house guest most places!
@thegawd I agree about the majority rules thing...I have no prob being "off" just usually try to ease into it!
And yes @Maximus he is a house pet. He was 1 in August and has lived in the house his entire life-doesnt know any different. He thinks he's a dog or cat. He has a cage for food/water/sleeping and an outdoor pen for good weather that's away from the outside chickens. Usually he just hangs with the dogs or spins in front of the fridge begging for his corn niblets!

[WLLady]

Lol a house chicken!! Personally i always wanted a house hippo but it would probably scare the dog into dehydration by swimming in the water dish.

Yes i would move his crate away from the fireplace. When we did our burn off on our woodstove we had to open the windows it was too much for us!!! Thankfully it was over fast.

[kenya]

Wow that's a big comb for a little chicken, good thing he is in the house, in the cold you would have to be careful of frostbite.

[baronrenfrew]

I have a short story about "Robert the (bobwhite) quail. Raised under a light bulb in a box on the kitchen counter. Bird wanders the house, goes back to the kitchen to "dump" in his box. New people come over; he lands on your shoulder and gives you "the eye". Lady goes out gardening and Robert tags along, but is terrified of birds overhead. They got more brains than folks give them credit for.

[Happy]

Baron you couldn't be more right. Happy eyes up visitors to decide if they are a threat to his "flock" (us). He will typically warm up but some He just attacks and we have to segregate him. He mostly s in his cage but refuses to do his ceacal s in there! Those he saves up and only does them first thing in morning...I don't know how he manages that but he does.
He has an aversion to red, pink and burgundy and ever since meeting someone he didn't like with brown pants on that colour seems to be added to the enemy list as well. He LOVES to cuddle and whines to be picked up. He falls asleep on a shoulder every evening watching TV. He doesn't make a noise in morning until 8am when he starts crowing and he screams for the cats to be fed at 6pm sharp (because he steals food from their plates). His early development issues have caused some permanent damage and he can't jump on furniture or fly at all (thank goodness) but there's nothing wrong with his intelligence level lol. It's funny now because hubby was dead set against him being in the house initially. Now he's his best buddy and he gets plucked off my shoulder to go sit with him and he would defend "his" house pet against anyone that would raise an eyebrow.

[Flat Rock Farm]

OMG Happy that is the cutest picture of your dog and your "house chicken" LOL