- 1). Give your duckling a place of its own within your house. Use a small dog carrier or storage box. Make sure it has some sort of roof, to make the duckling feel secure. Put an old blanket in the box for the duckling to nest in.
- 2). Set a lamp or heating pad on the roof of the box to keep the little duck warm until it gets used to its new surroundings. Leave the warming device on for seven to 10 days.
- 3). Put out a shallow dish with water and mix the duck feed with a small amount of water. Put the food in another bowl for the duck to eat by itself, but spread a little on its beak to give it that idea that this is food.
- 4). Bathe the duckling once a week. Put it in a sink with a couple inches of water and let it bathe itself. After the duck is a couple of weeks old and has started developing its adult feathers, you can put it in more water.
- 5). Diaper the duck to keep it from making a mess on your floors. Use baby diapers until the duck is too big for them, and then switch to an expandable harness, available at pet stores.
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