Not a problem. As for the skittish problem.. yeah that's kind of a duckling thing. Ducks are more herd oriented, so if you have more than one of them they won't be super friendly, because they imprint on their ducky friends not you. But you can make them "less scared". Treats. If you start them young some of my ducklings LOVED peas! (Frozen peas soaked in a little warm water work great!) You might have to start just dropping them near them until they realize how good they are and then slowly work them towards eating out of your hand. Mine got to a point where they would race behind me following me, because I started by dropping peas. Meal worms, will work too. and bits of greens, lettuce spinach etc (all in moderation). But the HUGE thing with ducklings, is patience, and being SLOW. Move like mollasses, anything sudden startles them. It might take them a long time to eat out of your hand, just keep trying a little closer each time. If I had them in a pen outside I would just sit in it next to them, (with a book ) they'll freak out at first but they'll get used to you, mine would actually cuddle next to me and sometime climb on my (towel covered) lap.
