2010 HomeMade Brooder Contest - Win $20 BYC Store Gift Cert. Ends 5/9

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Okay everybody, we'll be ending this contest to new submissions on 5/9!
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We've been meaning to do this for a LONG time, so we hope there are a TON of submissions just waiting to be entered!

Get those digital cameras out and scan those brooder plans you wrote on the back of your chick starter receipt.   Throw them together with a great write up and you could be a winner!   (okay... everyone on BYC is a winner... you'd just be an brooder page contest winner!) 

Contest Details:

This is a contest to see who can create the "best" brooder page for BYC.  The winner of the contest will get a $20 Gift Certificate for the BYC Store!

You'll be using the BYC Page Creation Tool to design your pages.

Here is what could be included in your page:
1)  A write up of how you built your brooder along with any information you think would be helpful to other people who may want to build a similar units.
2)  Any designs / plans you used to build your brooder.
3)  Pictures of your brooder as it was being constructed.
4)  Finished pictures of your brooder.
5)  What you would change, do differently next time, or add to your completed brooder.
6)  A parts list with prices

If you want your page to win, make sure it has as many of the elements above in as much detail as possible!  Here are some additional hints to help you win the contest:

1)  Follow the format of some of the coop and incubator pages coop pages.
2)  The more details and pictures the better!
3)  Pictures - We all love lots of pictures, but PLEASE follow these guidelines:  Pictures on the page should be no wider than 800 pixels.  If you want to add a larger picture (we all love detailed pictures) please post a thumbnail link or regular link to the picture instead of the huge picture itself.

NEW RULE:  ALL pictures MUST be uploaded to the BYC Image Upload Tool.   
It is super easy to use and will help ensure that the pages always have the correct images and that they load quickly.

If you have any questions about how to use the BYC Page Tool, read the following thread and post questions here: http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=11399

If you have questions about the contest reply to this post.

We expect to add all of the brooders submitted to the new homemade chicken brooder section but the best will win the contest. 

TO ENTER THE CONTEST:

1)  Create a cool page
2)  Reply to this thread with a link to your brooder page on BYC!
3)  Have Fun!

NOTE: If you're one of those modest types and want to add your brooder to the site but don't want to enter the contest, that is fine.  Please still add a link to your page in this thread... the more designs the better the community will be!

A few items to help everyone create BYC Pages quickly and easily:

BYC Page Instructions: http://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=2-Personal_Pages
Upload pics to BYC: http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=52145
Create a BYC Page in 20 seconds: http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=75877


NOTE: We want all types of brooders.   Small, big, simple, complex, wood, plastic, etc.   Everyone has different budgets, time, and use cases, so we want to capture them all!

Depends on how many submissions we get and how quickly.   We usually like to have at least 10 before we even consider closing the contest.

Come on peeps... if you can post on the forum you should be able to create a BYC Page!   If you get stuck we have lots of peeps that can help you!