Buy: Baby Ducklings

Leo looked at the smallest one—a runt with a slightly lopsided waddle. It looked up, fixed its black-bead eyes on him, and let out a tiny, defiant squeak.

Leo stood over the tub, his hands stuffed deep into his pockets to stop them from shaking. He’d spent three weeks building a coop in the backyard, scrolling through forums about brooders, and debating the merits of Pekins versus Cayugas. But standing there, watching twenty fuzzy yellow clouds tumble over each other, the research felt thin. "First time?" the clerk asked, leaning on a shovel. buy baby ducklings

The air in the old hardware store smelled like sawdust and sweet cedar shavings. In the back corner, under the warm glow of a heat lamp, a galvanized tub erupted with a frantic, rhythmic peep-peep-peeping . Leo looked at the smallest one—a runt with

"I'll take three," Leo said, his heart doing a little waddle of its own. He’d spent three weeks building a coop in