How does this look?

[Killingwithasmile]

Just got some ducks and chicks today. I'm new to having little ones. How does this setup look? How far above should the light be?

 

[azygous]

Take a thermometer and lay it directly under the light on the floor of your brooder. If it's between 80F and 90F, the light is at the correct height. If the temp is cooler than that, lower it. If the temp is much warmer, then you need to raise it.

But that's just the first step. Watch the behavior of the babies. If they are running about freely and spaced out all over the brooder, the light is just right. If they are inactive huddled tightly together under the light, the light is too high. If the chicks are squeezed against the walls of the brooder panting with beaks open, the brooder light is much, much too hot, and the brooder itself is much too small.

 

[My2butterflies]

The brooder looks good for the chicks, but the ducklings might need a slightly different setup.
Here’s a link you can check out https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/raising-and-caring-for-ducklings.750869/
I haven’t kept ducklings myself, but was reading up on them recently just in case

Congratulations on your little ones

 

[Ridgerunner]

What Azygous said.

I'd move the lamp to one end of that brooder. The idea is not to have the entire brooder one perfect temperature, that's hard to do. I want one area of the brooder to be warm enough in the coldest conditions and another area cool enough in the warmest conditions. That way, if they get too hot they'll move to a cooler area. If they are too cold they will go to the warmer area. If that is in your house where temperatures are steady that is pretty easy to do. If it is somewhere that you can get big temperature swings that can be more challenging.

How is that heat lamp attached? I tossed the clamp that came with mine and use wire or chain to hold it in place. Do not use string or plastic that can burn or melt, use wire or chain. Those clamps can fail. If you support that lamp with wire or chain you greatly reduce the chance of an accidental fire.

 

[Starburst]

I agree with what has been said above - I do think the ducklings may need a slightly different setup, though I've never had them before, so you're probably fine!
Regardless, congratulations on your new little ones!