Congratulations! Chicks are so fun, yesterday I sat on the feedstore floor and drooled over them.
I'll try to write but I don't have a computer available right now and my phone is a bit tricky- I'll write it out and type it tonight.
Chapter 12
"They're hatching! THEY'RE HATCHING!!!!" Petunia screams from the nesting box.
"Ok, ok," I mutter and stride over. One of the eggs is wiggling and peeping. All of a sudden a small crack appears in the egg.
"A pip!" I smile at her. She's so excited...
Chapter 11
It finally dawns on me.
"Petunia?" She nods and hugs me again.
"What happened to you?" She says, still grinning widely. I'm filled with a happiness I have not felt for some time. Settling down in the straw together, I start telling her the story that was my life.
"Well, I was...
Chapter 10
The man sets out some food every morning, near the edge of the woods. Sometimes it's a tomato, or grapes, or on the really cold days warm oatmeal. He sits, watching us. Never goes towards us. He always has a little half-smile on his face. I sense that he is a benevloent sort of...