Chapter 15
Did you know silkies have 5 toes?
"Well I didn't." said Fern.
The silkies have been really getting along with us- they hang out just with each ohter, and don't venture far outside. Today it was very cold though, so they stayed in the coop. Also...
"What the egg is this?!" Sandy said looking up at the sky.
"Owch!" Lacy yelled, "It's in my eye!"
"It melts, birdbrain." Chessnut said. What were we talking about? Snow. It's like rain... but white! And it is VERY cold. It came down heavy- and whoever was born this year didn't know what it was.
"I'm so scared!" Shuddered Button.
The first one to take a step outside was the older chickens who have expirienced this before. Bell'e, Jewels, Chessnut, Rosie, Carmen, Houdinni. Finally I was brave enough to take a step outside. Brrrr! COLD!
"Where's the bugs? The grass...?" Fern asked.
"Wwwhat?" said Doe.
The Doe and Ray just stood looking at us, like we were crazy. Well, I'll tell you something. Silkies are weirder than you think. They don't sleep on roosts, just in nesting boxes! I started to scratch around.
"Found the grass!" I said. Well, it was just hiding under the snow the whole time! Who knew?!?
Lacy took a bite of the snow and flapped her wings.
"This is actually good guys!" Lacy said.
After playing in the snow for a bit, Sandy and button felt bad for the silkies, because no one wanted to play with them.
"Come on, let's invite them over!" Sandy exclaimed.
It would be a very nice guesture of kindness, after all.
-Continued tomorrow!-