PixieDust Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 We just had a huge flash of lightning, an enormous clap of thunder and torrential hail. The dog gets stressed with them but I ventured out to The Pobs and they were coming out of their house, soaked and a bit stressed. They are locked away now. I hope they are ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Awww poor little things. I'm pretty certain one of mine died from a massive thunderstorm It was a very big thunderstorm and all the chickens were alive but I checked on them after and one of them had just dropped dead. I always check on them after thunderstorms now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beantree Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 We had one Wyandotte completely stopped eating after a thunderstorm. It took 3 months to get her back to it. We started with hanging cabbage, then wet mash and eventually she ate pellets while waiting for the mash! She lost a lot of weight but is back to fat again. She might even lay this week, but she is 5 years old so we're not counting on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Mine usually announce thunder imminent. As I first found out while going out to see what the fuss was about. By then they'd gone back in their run and I was going eeeeek and running back up the garden! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 I went into the conservatory last night to check it was watertight in the hailstorm. I got in there, and have never been so frightened indoors it was so loud. I could really envisage the ceiling coming down (big girl's blouse moment) Poor chooks, I do hope everybody's birds are OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill2b Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 There was a sudden hailstorm last week, the girls were outside they sheltered under the Wendy house, I came out of the workshop when it stopped and the girls came out and started eating the hailstones. I know our 3 don't get fazed by noise they come into the workshop when I am grinding away with my angle grinder, I have to chase them out before I start welding, imagine taking them to the vet with arc eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 There was a sudden hailstorm last week, the girls were outside they sheltered under the Wendy house, I came out of the workshop when it stopped and the girls came out and started eating the hailstones.I know our 3 don't get fazed by noise they come into the workshop when I am grinding away with my angle grinder, I have to chase them out before I start welding, imagine taking them to the vet with arc eye. Mine eat the hailstones too! I really think that Cinnamon thinks all dreams have come true during a hailstorm. First time she ran around completely excited, thinking it was corn falling from fhe skies... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
