Do thunderstorms wake chickens up at night?

[PeepsAreForMe]

Here in NJ we've had some crazy crazy thunderstorms. Last night was exceptionally scary, with lots of lightening, and sky-tearing thunder. Not to mention torrential downpours! Do these wake up chickens? Does it scare the bejesus out of them like it does me??? I have never checked on them in the middle of the night, just do my headcount at dusk and make sure they are safe and sound.

 

[sumi]

I'm pretty sure it woke them up as well. My chickens run for the coop when we have thunder storms. Rain they don't mind so much, but they hate thunder.

 

[RedDrgn]

Probably. They tend to wake me up!

I doubt it bothers them too much. Day time storms certainly don't seem to phase them. They just seek shelter from the rain and occasionally will stand at alert if there's a particularly loud crash of thunder. Otherwise, they go about their chicken business as if nothing's happening. I'm presuming the same occurs at night; they sit on their perch with eyes wide open wondering what all of the ruckus is about.