It's a quite enjoyable and positively bizarre experience! Interestingly, on my first run, I didn't realize I could use the keyboard, so I just moved using mouse-click 'rocket jumps' and successfully reached the end with my duck friends. Great job!
You're not the first one to report this! Maybe I should've added instructions to the game idk. Or maybe it's better to just use the shooting?
Well, it could be a specific mode in certain levels, a penalty, or just a mechanic for the early game.