Ideas for BYC's 2024 Contests!

[Lacy Duckwing]

I was hoping we could come up with a catchier name, but we can go with that.

Maybe some of the other people on this thread has some ideas for a catchier name.

 

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Maybe some of the other people on this thread has some ideas for a catchier name.

"The Big Screen classics- Black and White Poultry Photography contest"
(Say that ten times fast )
(idk. I was kinda thinking "black and white poultry", like, the ol' "black and white" movies)

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

How about a contest for black, white, or black-and-white poultry?

Maybe there could be a category for black and white photos of black and white poultry

 

[casportpony]

Your flower garden photo contest!

BYC's Springtacular Flower Photos

 

[casportpony]

Here are our ideas so far:

@casportpony	black, white, or black-and-white poultry	https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/ideas-for-bycs-2024-contests.1607596/post-27512136
@Certified Chicken Lover	poultry playing in the rain	https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/ideas-for-bycs-2024-contests.1607596/post-27394546
@Certified Chicken Lover	poultry cleaning their feathers	https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/ideas-for-bycs-2024-contests.1607596/post-27420023
@ChickyWhicky	chickens being where chickens shouldn't be	https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/ideas-for-bycs-2024-contests.1607596/post-27394610
@featherhead007	“best rooster “	https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/ideas-for-bycs-2024-contests.1607596/post-27394529
@featherhead007	hiding in spring flowers ?	https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/ideas-for-bycs-2024-contests.1607596/post-27394599
@featherhead007	“strange places we find our chickens “	https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/ideas-for-bycs-2024-contests.1607596/post-27394663
@Galaxy_rules	Chicken themed fiction story writing contest! Maximum 500 words.	https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/ideas-for-bycs-2024-contests.1607596/post-27395307
@GirlsHuntToo	story writing contest - a seen from your coop - a conversation between some of your chickens	https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/ideas-for-bycs-2024-contests.1607596/post-27394410
@GirlsHuntToo	Your flower garden photo contest	https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/ideas-for-bycs-2024-contests.1607596/post-27394560
@GirlsHuntToo	draw a chicken contest	https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/ideas-for-bycs-2024-contests.1607596/post-27397296
@GirlsHuntToo	Drawing animals	https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/ideas-for-bycs-2024-contests.1607596/post-27431473
@HorseGirlAbby	black and white photos of black and white poultry	https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/ideas-for-bycs-2024-contests.1607596/post-27514784
@JacinLarkwell	"Goofiest Looking Mix" would be fun. Could expand it to male and female for chickens, waterfowl and other too	https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/ideas-for-bycs-2024-contests.1607596/post-27394534
@Lacy Duckwing	poultry cleaning their feather & poultry in odd positions	https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/ideas-for-bycs-2024-contests.1607596/post-27509340
@mrskenmore	version with best chicken name- a pic of the chicken with their name underneath	https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/ideas-for-bycs-2024-contests.1607596/post-27431414
@mrskenmore	best flock innovation contest - Things you made/invented/built to improve coop life (could be related to coop build, feeders and waters, dust bath bins or food items that you baked etc.)	https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/ideas-for-bycs-2024-contests.1607596/post-27431419
@Poultrybonkers	poultry in odd positions	https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/ideas-for-bycs-2024-contests.1607596/post-27509084
@Sally PB	Crafts/items made from chicken feathers or shed spurs	https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/ideas-for-bycs-2024-contests.1607596/post-27394530
@Sally PB	Crafts depicting/modeling chickens (paintings, drawings, stuffed animals, pottery, etc.)	https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/ideas-for-bycs-2024-contests.1607596/post-27394530
@Sally PB	Flash fiction (100 words? 250?), perhaps including prompt words (words that must be in the story)	https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/ideas-for-bycs-2024-contests.1607596/post-27394530
@Shabby Chic-Hens	“name that chicken” contest	https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/ideas-for-bycs-2024-contests.1607596/post-27396485
@Shabby Chic-Hens	Barnyard Mix show. Like a pure-bred pullet show, but only for barnyard mixes	https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/ideas-for-bycs-2024-contests.1607596/post-27514673
@Spudlo	Unlikely chicken friends . Chickens with other pets .	https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/ideas-for-bycs-2024-contests.1607596/post-27502514

 

[featherhead007]

How about Black and White Poultry instead of 'Fowl?'

We got you covered!

 

[casportpony]

Would anyone like to do a contest like this? Instead of being for hatch-along participants, it would be open to all members and it wold be a random draw.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...l-byc-easter-hatch-a-long-participant.865691/

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

Would anyone like to do a contest like this? Instead of being for hatch-along participants, it would be open to all members and it wold be a random draw.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...l-byc-easter-hatch-a-long-participant.865691/

It looks like it would be a lot of fun, but it would probably require quite a bit of planning. And I'm not sure that the main prizes should be hatching eggs, because a lot of people (like me) are chicken math victims and can't hold any more chickens right now.

 

[notabitail]

Are there ever contests with physical prizes (not just PFMs or BYC store credit)? If not, maybe there should be a couple contests with physical prizes.

 

[casportpony]

It looks like it would be a lot of fun, but it would probably require quite a bit of planning. And I'm not sure that the main prizes should be hatching eggs, because a lot of people (like me) are chicken math victims and can't hold any more chickens right now.

Good point. It's been years since we had hatching eggs as a prize. The people who offered them as prizes are not around anymore, so we probably won't be offering them as prizes.

Are there ever contests with physical prizes (not just PFMs or BYC store credit)? If not, maybe there should be a couple contests with physical prizes.

We could do contests with physical prizes if we had members willing to donate them and pay for the shipping like @CluckNDoodle & @SnapdragonQ, @N F C, @OneMountainAcres, @Pensmaster, & @featherhead007 did for these:

What Do You Meme? Family Edition - The Hilarious Family Game for Meme Lovers

The Prize:
Treats for your barred fluffy butt!
Manna Pro Harvest Delight Chicken Treats - 2.5 Pounds

The prizes are available to winners that reside in the United States. If the winners are outside of the United States, they will be awarded a 1-month PFM instead.

The Prize:
Eggs: 50 Delightful Egg Recipes Paperback


The prizes are available to winners that reside in the United States. If the winners are outside of the United States, they will be awarded a 1-month PFM instead.

First Place Winner
Will receive a beautiful egg apron made by BYC's very own @SnapdragonQ
Check out her other egg aprons available here!

Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Place Winners
Will receive their choice of one handcrafted keychain

The Prizes:
There will be 3 random winners in this contest! Each winner will receive one
Handmade Glitter Epoxy Pen

The prizes are available to winners that reside in the United States. If the winners are outside of the United States, they will be awarded a 1-month PFM instead.

The Prizes:
There will be 3 random winners in this contest! Each winner will receive one
Veggies Skewer Fruit Holder

The Prizes
The first-place prize is a handmade hen saddle made and donated by @OneMountainAcres

The second-place prize is this beautiful quartz rooster.
Donated by @CluckNDoodle

The third-place prize is this beautiful Edgar Hunt retro 8x12 inch tin sign.
Donated by @N F C

The prizes are available to winners that reside in the United States. If the winners are outside of the United States they will be awarded a PFM instead.

The Prizes!
The first-place prize is this beautifully handcrafted pen (one pen) made by BYC's @Pensmaster. This pen was made from the oak trees on his property! ​

The second-place prize is this adorable beaded chick keyring.
Donated by @CluckNDoodle

The third-place prize is one of these vinyl car decals.
Donated by @OneMountainAcres ​

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The prizes are available to winners that reside in the United States. If the winners are outside of the United States they will be awarded a PFM instead.​

The prize is one of these beautiful handmade pillows donated by BYC's @featherhead007