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I have never had any problems with ducklings, or chicks, eating pine shavings or wood chips. Also, the local farm stores only use pine shavings for bedding in their bins for both ducklings and chicks. I don't know if chopped straw would be safer.

That's pretty labor intensive. You must have been really dedicated, and tired... I mainly use (free) wood chips for bedding and it's working out for me. Are the pellets you bought basically compressed wood? I have never tried them.

I don't personally care for straw. It gets wet and slippery. I use wood chips now, because I find it works better AND I can get wood chips for free at the local landfill. Having said that, if you already have straw, why not use it and just replace it if it gets wet and slippery.

This is based on my vast experience of raising ducks, twice. But successfully both times. Yes, some type of bedding is needed so they can walk around. If they slip and slide while walking around the booder, it's not good. Also, ducks make everything wet, so I had more success with pine...