It was a bit strange to control in the start and it took me some time to understand how the game worked, but once I did I really liked the idea. It just feels very unpolished at this state imo. It could use clearer audiovisual feedback, for example when there are chicks in the dark (took me some time to realize I had to always go with an explorer first in order to see anything that was happening). Maybe a few more instructions in the beginning wouldn't hurt either.
Other than that, I found the art pretty cute and the soundtrack fits the vibes very well.
Congrats on finishing the jam though! I'll be curious to replay it in the future in case you keep working on it.