(Does it count to say it in your mind? If so, I said it to... him...
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And most definitely I hugged my chickens. Not every one of them, because a bunch aren't very friendly. But I definitely hugged Big Boy, and he hugged me back. I'm serious. I'll sit wherever, and he'll come running over to me, and either jump onto my leg or, if I don't let him because his feet are dirty, he'll squeeze between my knees and stretch his neck and lay his head on my leg. And he'll just sit there, cooing and making the sweetest noises, until I've gotta get up. So I did that earlier and Valentine, Blanche, and Clotilde came and hung out with us.
I <3 my rooster....
And I hugged Buzzy when I closed them up for the night. She's my BR, and my baby.