To start with very young ducklings go ahead an put it in their water because your not going to be giving them treats till around two weeks old at least.
What breed are you getting?
Closest I came to having a handicapped bird was my old drake who couldn’t walk the last few years of his life. He could walk a very short ways but I had to carry him to his area in the morning and to the coop in the afternoon but he was such a happy boy had one girl left who he adored she is now...
Beautiful. It takes a really special person to take on a handicapped duck or any animal. Your a hero. They sure are beautiful! Can he preen at all and use his preen gland to water proof his feathers?
He can’t preen probably. How’d did his bill get like that? How does he eat? Maybe baby shampoo just on his butt feathers not a good idea to wash them all over in soap because it strips their oils they use to keep their feathers water proof. Tell us about him please.