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I've been collecting rubber ducks since 2001. The first few came from drugstores and department stores, but after I received a Rubba duck for Christmas I began searching online for the other ducks listed in its accompanying brochure. I entered my fledgling duck collection in the 2003 San Diego County Fair, and to my surprise it was not the only one there. Although I came to duck collecting on my own, it's apparently not an uncommon hobby. The collection has grown since then -- that photo is roughly half my ducks.

I collect the ducks I like. There's only one rule: I only collect rubber (vinyl, latex) ducks. No hard plastic ducks, no stuffed ducks, no duck-themed items. Just ducks. Squeakers, squirters, weighted racers -- just as long as it could potentially float in the tub, I'm interested. I do not, however, exhaustively collect particular lines of ducks, such as Celebriducks, Rubba ducks, Deluxe Ducks, or Devil Duckies. I've collected a few individual ducks from these lines as they struck my fancy, but mostly I'm interested in unusual ducks that aren't from any of the major collector-oriented manufacturers. I also don't collect vintage ducks, because they are extremely ugly. (Heresy, I know. Hey, show me a cute one and I'll collect it.) DuckPlanet has a "Rubber Duck Field Guide" on their main page, if you'd like more information about types found in the "wild."

Happy browsing! Feel free to contact me with any comments or questions.

The Ducks

All (310 pages)
The entire collection.
New (37 pages)
Ducks added in the latest upload. Updated 3/5/05.
Favorites (20 pages)
A selection of my favorite ducks.
Yellow Ducks (62 pages)
All of my yellow ducks -- with some minor variations on the standard.
Colorful Ducks (54 pages)
A rainbow of ducks (minus the yellow ones).
Patterned Ducks (25 pages)
Ducks with patterns: polka dots, flowers, zebra stripes and more. I'm still waiting for a plaid duck, or a paisley duck.
Dressed-up Ducks (85 pages)
Dressed-up ducks, including occupational ducks.
Holiday Ducks (42 pages)
Ducks with a holiday theme.
Angel/Devil Ducks (11 pages)
Good ducks, evil ducks, and Devil Duckies.
Color-changing Ducks (6 pages)
Ducks that change color in warm water. Most turn a lighter shade of their base color, but some are a little more dramatic.
Glow Ducks (9 pages)
I really like glow duckies.
Logo/Advertising Ducks (14 pages)
Ducks with advertising logos on them.
Oddities (12 pages)
Ducks that don't fit anywhere else. Includes massagers, a duck mold, and a hand-painted art duck.
Derby Ducks (8 pages)
Common "duck race" ducks, along with some imitators.
Rubba Ducks (10 pages)
Rubba Ducks has put out some of the strangest ducks around, with one to fit nearly any theme imaginable. They're all based on the same body type, which gives them a distinctive look.
Celebriducks (3 pages)
I'm not a big fan of Celebriducks, to be honest -- they're 90% Celebri- and 10% duck. There have been a couple intriguing enough to collect over the years, though, and they are really well-made.
Deluxe Ducks (10 pages)
Deluxe Ducks makes interesting themed ducks -- Punk Duck, Disco Duck, etc. Unfortunately, they're all made from identical molds, and they have a rectangle on their chests painted in a color that contrasts with the body color. I collect the ones whose themes I find amusing.
First Years Ducks (16 pages)
This is a style of duck originally made by The First Years, a baby-supply company. The body style is distinctive -- short, with a round head and flat-topped wings. Over the years, many other companies have made ducks with the same frame; they're sometimes called nesting ducks, penny ducks or sweetie ducks.
Tongue Ducks (20 pages)
Tongue ducks are small, squat little ducks with open beaks. They're often sold as the "baby" ducks in duck family sets. I like them, so I've collected quite a lot of minor variations.
Small Ducks (54 pages)
Tiny ducks!