When I start my ducklings I use pee pads for the first 2 weeks then I introduce pine shavings this way they know what food is and aren’t as apt to want to eat the shavings. Your going to have to keep up with removing wet poo beddings and adding fresh as needed and try and keep it as dry as...
For one thing they don’t have wet feather at that age actually washing them In soap you just washed any of the oils it may have already put on its feathers by preening. Try a different waterer you can make your self you can put this on a tray to keep the water off the bedding but these types...