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https://www.ducks.org/conservation/waterfowl-research-science/understanding-waterfowl-the-amazing-molt That's usually what I do to my calls even the ones that are kept in the run that way the girls can get away from the boys when they are being too rough.

Also.. I might add, I don't know where you live but where I am you are actually supposed to have a license to keep mallards. It is actually against the law to take eggs from wild mallard nests or to interfere with them in any way. If you own "domestic" mallards They're supposed to be banded and...

Clipping wings isn't the worst thing in the world in my opinion. With my call ducks if I have them in an area that does not have a covered run I clip their wings. I prefer to do both sides evenly so they can still get off the ground just a little bit they just can't get a lot of lift. And...

This if you want to keep them there and protect them. You can always clip wings to keep them grounded long enough for them to not want to take off and leave. But then you'll need to for sure to protect them from predators. A secure place for them to be locked in at night at minimum. Or just...

If you have been feeding and housing them and they are used to people being close to them, then no they will not survive on their own in the wild for very long most likely.