Haha! Yeah, I was also at a point where I was solidly above the lava that it wasn't even on the meter. I was just too slow taking the capture, lol.
But yeah, good job with this game! Definitely would have been nice to have the lava rate increase, but alas! That is how the game jam do.
Oh, I also wanted to say, I thought the animations in the game were really clean. The way the helmet turned into the rocket was a really nice touch. I would say this was one of the best use of a chicken so far.