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Hey Lynette, yeah...that was the storm we were in alright...It was downright scary, I live about 45 minutes from Omaha and it came through here really fast and then another front came in behind it and kind of hung here a bit, but that first front was hitting Omaha about 25 min after it hit here..it was fast and wide spread.
The strangest part was right when I came home, I rolled up my work pants and put on my sandals and made a run for the pens....and when I got down there instead of the birds all starting to head into their buildings...they were all standing, staring up in the sky like stone statues littering the pens. It was mildly creepy and unsettling...getting them to go in was a challenge..that's for sure.
(not gonna lie, I was about crapping myself at the thought of the power going off and ruining the precious eggs I've got in there right now. I've got about 11 days left now and just can't wait to get them hatched and get the incubator off again)
That same line of storms stretched clear across Kansas. I took some pictures of the clouds as they rolled in. They were awesome looking. The pictures didn't turn out very well because it was just a little too dark.
Gilavina-I know exactly what you mean about the chickens looking at the sky, only it was my dog that was doing it. I let Rooter (the chicken-sniffing Boston terrier) out when I went to take the pictures. He stopped just outside the house and stuck his nose in the air and FROZE! I've never seen him do this before. He stood there with his nose in the air for the longest time. I even went back in the house briefly, and he stayed there motionless. That's not like Rooter. If I go out, he goes out. If I go in, he goes in. I was so surprised that when I went back out he was still standing there motionless with his nose pointed into the air! Very strange. Awesome, awesome clouds. I did keep my weather radio on, and my ears alert to what was going on. Fortunately, other than some strong wind we had no damage this time.
