He scratched the back of his neck, looking a little sheepish, but unembarrassed as his stomach grumbled audibly at the prospect of food, "That's actually probably a good idea." He replied, "Part of the 2% bird is the metabolism. I don't exactly burn calories just standing still, but sometimes it seems like it."

Two extra limbs and a handful of extra or altered organs needed extra energy to operate. Which was something all of the Flock had figured out early on, and why most of them were snackers by nature, it just came with the territory.