THE ORIGINAL RUBBER DUCKS NFT COLLECTION

Rubber Duckz is the original collection: 2,000 individual, hand-drawn, one-of-one artworks. Genesis is another name for that first collection, not a separate collection. BYORD means Build Your Own Rubber Duck: the second collection, where holders compose a character using illustrated traits. Its maximum supply is 5,000. Explore BYORD →

Each eligible Rubber Duckz NFT gives its current owner the right to claim one BYORD for free, paying only gas. The claim can be used once per Rubber Duckz NFT. The right follows the NFT to its current owner, but transferring it does not reset a claim that has already been used. Free claims do not count toward the public mint allowance. Explore claim →

The official BYORD creator reads the current price, mint status and transaction limit from the verified contract before approval. The collection has a maximum supply of 5,000. Your wallet shows the exact ETH amount and network gas before you confirm anything. Explore mint →

BYORD starts as an unhatched egg. In the Incubator, choose your egg and build its character by selecting traits across nine categories. You can change the design before the final review. Hatch makes the design permanent: each BYORD can Hatch only once, and a hatched BYORD cannot be edited again. Open the Incubator →

Exactly 200 of the 5,000 BYORD NFTs—4% of the total supply—receive one Golden assignment. There are 25 Golden trait designs and exactly eight assignments for each design. Future Golden results are determined after mint, so neither collectors nor the team can know a future winning token ID in advance. Existing published Golden status is preserved. Explore your eggs →

The editor has nine categories: Background, Skin, Beak, Eyes, Clothing, Face, Head, Glasses and Accessories. The current catalog contains 559 selectable artwork layers and 566 menu choices when the seven None options are included. That total includes the 83-trait The Doys expansion. The 25 Golden trait designs remain separate, with exactly eight assignments per design across the complete collection. Explore the traits →

The Incubator verifies eligibility using Ethereum records and the wallet currently connected. Claiming requires that wallet to hold a Rubber Duckz NFT whose claim has not been used. Editing requires it to hold an unhatched BYORD. An already-used claim, an already-hatched BYORD, a different connected account or the public mint limit can make an action unavailable. For help with a specific NFT, contact the Rubber Duckz team with its token ID and your public wallet address. Get help →

The collection grew from the rubber ducks collected by Alice Espinel, MagicMan’s mother. A bath-time gift for her son became a collection, with patients also giving her ducks as thank-you gifts. Alice helped people connect with medical expertise through her work at Best Doctors in Boston. After her death from pulmonary fibrosis, MagicMan kept the ducks. A conversation with PapaDuck inspired individual artworks preserving their spirit. Read the story →

Rubber Duckz donated $50,000 to Boston Children’s Hospital on February 15, 2022, in memory of Alice Espinel. The hospital formally acknowledged the contribution and the community’s fundraising support. The donation is part of the project’s documented history and reflects the commitment to giving back that has been central to Rubber Duckz from the beginning. Read the story →

The archive documents Times Square appearances during NFT.NYC in June 2022, community meetups, the Genesis merch drop, tattoos and Duckz around the world. The current site preserves 379 drawing films and a 46-photo community album. The Legacy page separates documented milestones from ideas shown on the original map, so historical ambitions are not presented as current promises. Explore the archive →

The original Genesis merch drop is sold out and preserved as an archive, including the hoodie, cap, T-shirt and complete pack. Historical prices and shipping policies document that original drop; they are not a current sale or a promise of future availability. View merch →

The guide itself cannot connect your wallet, sign messages, transfer funds or verify ownership. The official BYORD creator can request a wallet connection and prepare claim, mint or Hatch transactions; your wallet displays the exact action before approval. Never share your recovery phrase, private key or password in chat or with the team. Contact the team →