He'd seen way too many randomly-cantankerous beasts to really believe that entirely. The face he made was one of worry.

"Desperation, I'd hope, that will never occur. Building a structure like this is still hard work." He erased one last detail, and rewrote a quick equation before jotting down the completed measurement.

"...Regardless, this is complete. This will hold and be large enough to house a great number of these..." He let it hang. What were these called? They looked nothing like ostriches.