Stay Chill

Can't Be Too Careful

In Liam's family farm, Luna was slowly warming up to the chickens and she handed out a cob of corn, holding it up in the air from the chicken's reach. A few of them started hopping, desperately wanting the corn pieces, and a few were successful. After a while, Luna grew a little bored doing that, and she just sat it on the ground for the chickens to eat for themselves, and they were all enjoying the big corn on a cob like it was their favorite food.

"See Luna?" said Sam. "These are very cute birds."

"Heh. Yeah, I believe you sam." Luna chuckled. She even looked at a few chicks that were cheeping and looking around to and fro without a care in the world. They all looked so adorable, looking puffy with their yellow baby feathers, and nests with more than one chick huddled together for warmth in this cold day in January. "Aww, look at these little dudes."

"I wouldn't really pick any of them up if I were you." Sam sang. "Chickens can be... peckish, if you know what I mean."

Luna didn't understand at first, but then, she realized that a parents love for their offspring can be a deadly weapon if one is not careful, or at least, it can hurt when it comes to some birds.

"Gotcha Sam." said the hero, then kept her hands away from the chicks so she wouldn't have to face an angry hen's wrath.

"Well, I guess that's done." said Sam. "Let's look at the ducks again and see how there are holding up." Both the girls went to the small pond that was completely frozen in this kind of weather, and there were about a few mallards, three wood ducks, and a couple of geese as well. Of course, there was more than these ducks around here.

One mallard hen was taking care of small ducklings that had black and yellow baby feathers, and chirping without a care in the world. "Let's try and break the ice in that pond over here."

"Good call." The rocker girl hopped thr fence that melt the dicks and waterfowl inside from escaping, and she inspected the ice pond that the water birds like to swim in. It wasn't a gigantic, frozen lake as high as Superior, so it wouldn't be too difficult to break. "Let's see..."

She readied her right foot and carefully gave it the hardest stomp she ever did in her life. The ice was broken and some ducks began swimming again.

It was a very nice sight to see, just some cute ducks swimming and trying to be as happy as can he like little children would do.

"Okay, time to feed them." Said Sam. She and Luna prepared the duck feed and they scattered the seeds on front of them, and there were some bread pieces as an extra. Throwing and tossing the duck food to these birds, the ducklings were in a frenzy and the geese were honking with joy as they were eating.

"I wonder if they are troubled by the cold out here." Sam thought to herself.

"Not to worry." Said Liam. "They have their own shack and we have plenty o' blankets to make them as warm as they need to be."

"Nice."

"Can I hold one of these baby ducks?" Asked Luna.

"Of course. Just don't hold one for too long, or the daddy duck will probably demand you put em down."

Luna did exactly that and picked up a small duckling that looked more black than yellow put of all his siblings. "Aww, it's okay. Don't be scared now." She cooed it. The young duckling was getting comfortable in Luna's hands and it was a rather adorable sight to see for her and Sam.

"Look, it really likes you." Sam said.

"I know."

After about thirty long seconds, Luns gently put the duckling down and it waddled back to its parents. "Those ducks are a very curious bunch." Said Liam with a smirk. Look at how some of them are crowding around ya,"