Screaming after tornado.

[0fftonever1and]

We just had quite a few very bad tornadoes in my town. A large chunk of my town is destroyed, and lickily where I live didn’t get hit and my chickens are okay, but the storms here were really bad and I was at work. I have three hens, two bantams and a polish, and they are all screaming their heads off now. One is doing that very loud very fast constant bak-bak-bak-bak-bak-bak-bak sound, one is screaming really loud, like it sounds like a human scream, and the other Is making really loud 1/2 scream 1/2 bak thing. They sound Incredibly distressed and I’m worried. Any advice on what to do for my babies?

 

[sourland]

They are very likely stressed by the noise and the changes in barometric pressure. They will eventually settle down. Are you certain that there is not a predator in the area?

 

[SheaLoner]

Would containing them and covering with a blanket help?

 

[0fftonever1and]

They are very likely stressed by the noise and the changes in barometric pressure. They will eventually settle down. Are you certain that there is not a predator in the area?

Certain I’ve been watching all of the trees and around my house. I sat out there for a long time trying to give them cuddles. it was to no avail though.

 

[0fftonever1and]

Would containing them and covering with a blanket help?

I tried covering the run for a little while. They didn’t even want to be in the coop, they were all outside in the run and just making these terrible sounds. It’s subsided a little today, but still… my poor babies. I’ve been giving them extra love and pets.

 

[MROO]

Did they ever settle down? It's hard to see our little charges so upset and not be able to do much about it.