Project Dakota: Rising of the dead
"That's the last of the corn mix. They'll be on straight grain soon, which they hate. Chickens are picky eaters for animals that will literally peck their own siblings to death."
I smiled, watching as Lena and Abby, who had finished their game of tag, were now chasing a few of the less-discerning chickens that had been let loose in a fenced-off run. They were shrieking with laughter, their faces flushed with joy and effort. They were having so much fun, a pure, uncomplicated happiness that was a rare and beautiful commodity in our world. I could lose myself in watching them, in absorbing a fraction of their unburdened joy.
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