About

Why a duck

Shyt Byrd was started by an ironworker. Fifteen-plus years of connecting iron across the Puget Sound, a structural steel company to run, and a closet full of crew shirts nobody ever wanted to wear. The duck was the answer: a tattooed rubber duck with zero patience and a big heart, printed on gear that says something without a paragraph.

Three gears, one bird

Jobsite. Trades humor for the people who build things. 5 AM starts, lunch-truck politics, the new guy.

Gym. Discipline over hype. The job is heavy; lift anyway. Strong back, strong mind.

Straight Talk. Men in the trades don't talk about how they're actually doing. Our Check On Your Crew line exists to start that conversation on the jobsite, and we mean it: if it's heavy, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It's free, it's confidential, and it's open 24/7.

How it's made

Web orders are printed to order in the USA and ship in 2–5 business days. No warehouse, no overstock, no landfill full of last season. Crew orders for companies are decorated in Washington State on blanks from the major US suppliers.

Crew Gear

Run a crew? We'll put your logo on the sleeve and our duck on the front, 24 pieces and up, plus safety-week kits for Construction Safety Week and Suicide Prevention Week. See pricing and get a quote →

Say hi

Post your gear and tag @shyt.byrd. Real jobsite photos beat our mockups every time, and we repost the good ones.