Thanks KaleIam, I'm going to try that. I'll even stop wearing sunglasses when I approach them, they might be intimidating the ducks as well. Hopefully they will eventually learn that I don't intend to attack them every time I get close.
About a month ago, I started my adventure into raising ducks. I bought a mix of Ancona and Harlequin Welsh from a local farm and at the time of purchase they were less than a week old. They have always been scared of me and I expected that to begin with but their fear of me has only grown since...