A: Yes, using a Create Mod Deployer set to "use" with a timer. However, the game code (written in Fabric API 0.90) randomizes the "Hot" check every 45 seconds. You need a player nearby to re-calibrate the duck's body temperature manually.
If you are looking for actual ducks within Minecraft gameplay, they are not currently a "hot" vanilla feature but are popular in the modding community: Mo' Creatures duck quack prep minecraft hot
Craft the plank, the furnace glows, Coal and cobble, ember throws. Armor clinks, but don’t get caught— Quack again: the server’s hot. A: Yes, using a Create Mod Deployer set