My New Neighbors

Dear Diary,

I toddled across the street to visit my new neighbors.  At 5 weeks old, they are feathering out nicely.  Steve, the man who built the wardrobe in my new bedroom, was hard at work constructing the coop.  In the meantime, they are corralled during the day so they can enjoy the sunshine, fresh bugs and dust baths.  A lot of people in my area have hens and my family did too when I was young.  it was one of my chores to collect eggs before I went to school.  Hens are very restful, their soft cluck-clucking is a true country song.