It helps that Bobbin has become a local celebrity, while Thread is her broody self. Thanks in part to his leaving bent nails for her to purloin in exchange for treats.

Sam pokes his head into the coop to see what else might be in Bobbin's box, then peers around for Eddie, hefting a sack of feed off his shoulder to hand over. "Gift from the folks up the way. They were saying they wanted to make sure the girls are fat and happy come spring. And I wanted to check in since I haven't in a while, between the snow n' the monsters n'...whatever the hell that was the other day with the dreams." He's not going to tell Eddie that he was a cute kid, but, well, he was a pretty cute kid. "Got the fence up at home though. Figure the next step's settin' up somewhere to keep a chicken or two, when you got some hatching."