ISABELLE LEGHORNS IN USA!

bantamrooster said:

What's the story on them?

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These chicks are from my split x spit pen, those splits being of the dark brown variety, therefor light brown x dark brown carrying the lavender gene, producing 25% isabels. And apparently even isabels can have some variation in down color.

I banded two that look like this




and one that looks like this.



At only a few days old they are already getting hard to tell apart.

Picture day!

And this is the thread to submit pictures for next year's calendar!!!!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1111133/2017-byc-calendar-your-pictures-needed

I better go take some more pictures this weekend!

Is this one calendar worthy?

cjwaldon said:

Is this one calendar worthy?

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It's a nice sharp picture -- your picts are always good! -- It looks like the chicken is sneezing (is he?) --- If it were me, then I would go for one that is more representative of the bird as a whole -as if you were introducing them to the world, because a lot of people don't know about the coloration. .

BTW - what nice white earlobes!!!

Hope others will weigh in... I think that they all get posted and then the BYC community votes on the choices.

If you can submit more than one -- that that could sure be one of them -- some folks love 'novelty' pictures.

ChicKat said:

It's a nice sharp picture -- your picts are always good! -- It looks like the chicken is sneezing (is he?) --- If it were me, then I would go for one that is more representative of the bird as a whole -as if you were introducing them to the world, because a lot of people don't know about the coloration. .

BTW - what nice white earlobes!!!

Hope others will weigh in... I think that they all get posted and then the BYC community votes on the choices.

If you can submit more than one -- that that could sure be one of them -- some folks love 'novelty' pictures.

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Thanks for the insight! That's why I ask. I know what it is! So it's hard to see how others might interpret it. She just got a drink and flicked the extra water droplets around. It's been hot here, I look t the photo and think "Ah now that's refreshing!" But she's got a wonky comb, and her inner eye lids are closed so it does make the photo look a bit off.

I don't think we got to vote last year, did we? I submitted this picture and it didn't even get a second look, and that's fine. I'm just baffled about how/why some of the selections make it to the calendar. IMO a blurry photo should never be chosen no matter how cute it might be otherwise. There were photos much better than mine, fantastic photos that got a lot of ovations, that didn't make the cut.

cjwaldon said:

Thanks for the insight! That's why I ask. I know what it is! So it's hard to see how others might interpret it. She just got a drink and flicked the extra water droplets around. It's been hot here, I look t the photo and think "Ah now that's refreshing!" But she's got a wonky comb, and her inner eye lids are closed so it does make the photo look a bit off.

I don't think we got to vote last year, did we? I submitted this picture and it didn't even get a second look, and that's fine. I'm just baffled about how/why some of the selections make it to the calendar. IMO a blurry photo should never be chosen no matter how cute it might be otherwise. There were photos much better than mine, fantastic photos that got a lot of ovations, that didn't make the cut.

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That photo is too cool!! If you have photo contests near your home you should enter it -- it is really worthy of an award (I participated in a few photo-contest)--- judged some for 4H but that is a different level...... That photo has it all.....

later I will go search this forum on 'vote' and 'calendar'. ---


I guess they have to take into consideration things beyond what is the best photo, I suppose trying to get as much diversity as possible for the 12-months...maybe something a bit thematic -- like a snow pict. for winter. Yep, I don't know either -- I think I didn't end up buying one last year because December, Jan and Feb were so filled with turmoil last year....and the beginning of this year....

cjwaldon said:

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Update on one of these. He caught my eye today so I caught him and took a few pics.