A woman in a TikTok video said a lightning strike “literally exploded” her chicken coop, leaving a trench-like scorch mark across her property. The creator, who goes by Jewel on the platform, shared footage of the aftermath, expressing shock at the damage.
The video shows a severely damaged wooden coop with a green metal roof. Splintered planks and debris are scattered across the grass. A path of disturbed earth, resembling a shallow trench, leads from the ruined structure toward a red shed in the distance.
Jewel, who appears in the video, can be heard exclaiming, “Oh my god,” twice as she surveys the scene. On-screen text on the video reads, “When you’ve had the worst month ever and think it’s finally over and then lightning strikes your chicken coop and literally explodes it with your chickens in it.”
The creator said she was heading outside to lock up the chickens when the strike happened
In the video, Jewel provides a closer look at the destruction. She states, “Look at this,” before adding, “It blew up,” and repeating the phrase for emphasis. The footage appears to show the full extent of the structural damage to the coop.
The video’s caption offers a surprising update on the coop’s inhabitants. It says, “All my chickens are alive somehow.” The caption also provides context for the timing of the event, stating, “I was literally on my way outside to lock them up for the night and this happened.”
The creator used the hashtags #lightningstrike, #chickensoftiktok, and #chickencoop on the post. The video has drawn comments from other users sharing their own reactions and similar experiences.
Viewers shared reactions and similar lightning stories in the comments
The comment section on the video included remarks about the unexpected outcome for the chickens. One comment read, “Next batch of eggs gonna come out hard boiled.” Another user wrote, “which one of those chickens said may the lord strike me dead if im lying.”
Some commenters connected the incident to their own lives. One person shared a personal story, writing, “Lightning is genuinely weird sometimes. When I was a kid it hit our MINI donkey. Poor Francesca was right by the house, just minding her own business.”
Other comments referenced popular culture and the creator’s apparent string of bad luck. One comment said, “what in the stardew Valley ass kinda night happened here,” while another simply stated, “Type shit I thought had happened.” The post also received a comment that read, “Popcorn chicken,” followed by sad-face emojis.
