We typically use a small chick feeder for the first week or two then we give them a pyrex glass bowl that is heavier and holds more so they don't knock it over as much. From my experiences ducks are a mess really no matter what you do, but you can limit some of it with waterer like miss Lydia has, we use simply a cleaned like sour cream container with a hole they can dunk heads and not get in, then once bigger we upgrade to a milk jug with an appropriate sized hole in the side and height for them when they get bigger to not have to fill water every couple hours.
We have more chickens then ducks so we have always fed them chicken feed and they have been healthy. One thing I want to mention since your getting ducklings that they will need oatmeal in their diet if they are not going to have access to bugs and grass. They can develope angel wing otherwise.
I haven't done this with their feed I use heavy bowls that they can't tip over.
Thanks s much for sending pics! VERY helpful!
