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Ianto was sitting at the table going over the list one more time when a strange noise had him glancing up, Ton wandering past with a fluffy black thing under his arm that suddenly moved to reveal a head on the end of a long neck, a red beady eye that regarded him as Ton looked in the fridge and grunted, pulling out a couple of sandwiches left over on a red plate, then wandering back out of the room.

The black blob had been left behind on the counter and Ianto stared at it wondering how mong before ….

"FOGGY!" To roared with horror as he raced back in, plucking up his latest treasure to croon and apologise before wandering out again.

Ianto leaned back in his hair and removed his glasses, placing them on the table before rubbing his eyes and sighing. Gods, was he getting too old for this? Jack walked into the kitchen backwards, looking back at the boy who had passed him still talking to Foggy.

"Ianto?"

"Yes Cariad?" Ianto let his hands fall into his lap.

"Tiger …. Does Ton have a fucking chicken under his arm?"

"Apparently the little thing is called Foggy and no … I did not agree to it and do not know where it came from or how long we have had a chicken in our house." Ianto said slowly with extreme patience, "And no. It is likely not house trained."

"A chicken thing" Jack repeated, "I mean … Babs never had one of those, right?"

"No."

"So … why is it called Foggy"

"Haven't got the foggiest" Ianto said as he put his glasses back on his face and resumed the check list for the return of his son.

Jack decided he had to know.

"Ton?"

Ton looked up from the coffee table where the chicken was currently perched on the edge, it's head canted as it regarded the baby and Jack felt an urge to kick it out through the doorway with horror but managed to swallow it down, "Tonny love, chickens have mites and things."

"What?" Ton asked with shock.

"I think …er…Foggy needs dirt for a dirt bath sand thing, chickens like outside. Maybe he…or she… wants a little house? We could build one?" Jack offered and Ianto made a noise in the other room that Jack knew was one of warning. He thought he as fixing it, what?

"A chicken run?" Ton rose and reached for Jack with glee, "Then Foggy can have some wives. Oh Daddy! I can get so many more!"

Oh.

Right.

That's why Ianto made that noise.

Ton saw a loophole.