The grimace is noted, but it’s not quite enough to confirm any possibility just yet. At the very least, he has not eliminated the chance that Russell is involved with the numbers.

Matters at hand still requiring attention, he’ll turn to walk with Russell to get to a better place to stand to see the chicken. “Yeah, I was surprised too. They don’t actually fly, but they can use their wings to help jump to branches. Same way some can get on top of chicken coops.” He’ll point it out more directly as he talks.

Then, he speaks to a solution to consult with Russell, “The branch it’s on is too high to bend. I was thinking of climbing up, but if it falls it could get hurt.” It would be feasible to get the chicken to transfer to a long pole, but he has no idea where to find one long enough here. That chicken is high up.