Ended BYC's 14th Annual New Year's Day Hatch-Along - 2023—Winter Photography Contest

[azurbanclucker]

Winners announced here!​

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BYC's 14th Annual New Year's Day Hatch-Along - 2023
Winter Photography Contest
Ends February 28th, 2023​

Winter means many things to many people. It might be relaxing around a warm fire covered in blankets, hot beverages to sip with friends and family, fresh powder, shredding a downhill, maybe even hanging out at the beach and taking in some sun. Show us what winter means to you! Get creative, and take home a prize! This contest is not for pictures of chickens or other poultry—if you have winter-themed photographs of your fine feathered friends, please enter them HERE.

Prizes

Place	Prize
First	$50 BYC Store Gift Certificate or a 1-year PFM ($60 value) for yourself or a friend.
Second	$30 BYC Store Gift Certificate or a 6-month PFM ($35 value) for yourself or a friend.
Third	$15 BYC Store Gift Certificate or a 3-month PFM ($20 value) for yourself or a friend.
Fourth	1-month PFM, or a BYC 2023 Calendar, or a size medium "Chillin With My Peeps" Unisex Tee, in black or blue.

BYC Store Gift Certificates, t-shirts, & calendars are available to winners in the United States. If the winners are outside the United States, they will be awarded the PFM instead.

How to enter:
It's easy to enter, just reply to this thread with pictures of your winter-themed photos.

To increase your chances of winning, please read the rules before entering.

Rules:

1. An entry is one winter-themed photo.
2. Members may enter up to four times. (Only one entry per post, please.).
3. No poultry allowed. Posts containing poultry will be moved to the appropriate contest.
4. The picture needs to have been taken by you.
5. Images that have been resized might be disqualified if they are too small to judge.
6. No screenshots, watermarks, date stamps, text, etc. on the picture. No collages.
7. High-quality images are recommended. Basic editing, such as cropping and other subtle changes are allowed.
8. ALL pictures MUST be uploaded to BYC and not hosted on other image sites, personal websites, etc.
9. Prizes are limited to one per person per contest.
10. All BYC rules apply: Terms of Service (Rules)
11. Entries will be accepted until February 28th, 2023, at 11:59 PM Pacific Time.

Photography tips from fellow BYC members:

• Photography Tips from BYC's jolenesdad
• Photography Tips from BYC's mdees88

2021 Winners

From left to right, photos by: @Exiragirls, @sueiris, @FeatheredFriends&Horses2, @Offshoreorca, & @Craigboy53

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BYC's 14th Annual New Year's Day Hatch-Along - 2023

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[azurbanclucker]

BYC's 14th Annual New Year's Day Hatch-Along - 2023 Contests
Click on a picture or link to enter the contest.​

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Chilly Coop Contest!
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[gimmie birdies]

 

[casportpony]

@Bonkerelli, don't you have some snow pictures to enter?

 

[MACCanadianCoop]

Oh sure, just trying to make me feel better about winter with bribery

 

[casportpony]

Oh sure, just trying to make me feel better about winter with bribery

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

Snow! Already? This contest is going to be fun!

 

[WingsysRoost]

Snow! Already? This contest is going to be fun!

Agreed!

Really looking forward to going through my photos and finding something to enter!

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

This looks great! All I need is some snow...

 

[Chookwagn]

Lake Stella, NZ
Frozen lake and Glamping pods w hot tubs