Ended Official 2020 BYC Halloween HAL Pumpkin Carving Contest!

[TwoCrows]

Going shopping on Sunday. .....for a pumpkin!

Get a couple of them Clucky!

 

[cluckmecoop7]

Get a couple of them Clucky!

Hmm, maybe I should!

 

[TwoCrows]

Hmm, maybe I should!

You will need one for the Carving Contest, one to feed the chickens for Poultry eating Pumpkins Contest and one for decoration!

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

This is the first year in about 22 years I don't have any of my own pumpkins. Husband convinced me to plant them in the corn field and the weeds choked them out.

 

[cluckmecoop7]

You will need one for the Carving Contest, one to feed the chickens for Poultry eating Pumpkins Contest and one for decoration!

Hahaha! You got me that time!

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

This is the first year in about 22 years I don't have any of my own pumpkins. Husband convinced me to plant them in the corn field and the weeds choked them out.

I didn't mean to make everyone sad.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

I didn't mean to make everyone sad.

Well you broke your 22 year pumpkin growing streak! That's sad!
I grew a nice pumpkin vine this year, but no pumpkins. Unlike you, this was not unusual for me, lol!

 

[SnapdragonQ]

I didn't mean to make everyone sad.

I know how that feels. At my farm up north I had great success growing all kinds of pumpkins in all kinds of color. When I moved here (VA) I had nothing but problems, was bummed, and missed my pumpkins very much. (Who knew a person could miss pumpkins??)
Finally, this year, I was able to get some to grow and make it to ripening. If you were closer I would gladly drop by and give you some. Or leave them on the porch for you.

 

[cluckmecoop7]

( I just entered the caption contest! I really hoping to win this time! )

 

[CHlCKEN]

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Welcome to BYC's 2020 Spooktacular Halloween Hatch-a-Long contest #2. We'd love to see your artistic creations entered for a chance to win a prize. Show us your pumpkin carving abilities and you could WIN!

How to enter
To submit your entries, simply post your images in this thread.


Photography Tips from BYC's jolenesdad
How to Photograph Pumpkins

Rules

• This contest is open to all BYC members, not just Halloween HAL participants.
• Maximum of 3 entries per member.
• Limit of 5 images per entry, one entry per post, please.
• PUMPKINS MUST BE CARVED
• Surface Carving is permitted.
• Pumpkin carvings can be original or carved from commercially available stencils, etc
• Painting and attached decorations are allowed but the pumpkin must be carved too.
• Bonus points for images of pumpkins taken in a dark room with pumpkin(s) lit from inside.
• No fake editing or captions, we want to see the world through your eyes, so no excessive use of editing tools. However, basic cropping is allowed.
• Do remember that PHOTO QUALITY comes into play since this is how the pumpkins will be judged
• ALL pictures MUST be uploaded to BYC and not hosted on other image sites, personal websites, etc.
• Contest Ends October 31st, 2020 Midnight Pacific time

Prizes

Place	Prize
First Place	$50 BYC Store Gift Certificate or a 1-year PFM ($60 value) for yourself or a friend.
Second Place	$30 BYC Store Gift Certificate or a 6-month PFM ($35 value) for yourself or a friend.
Third Place	$15 BYC Store Gift Certificate or a 3-month PFM ($20 value) for yourself or a friend.

Here are the winners of the 2018 Contest

First Place - @honanbm	Second Place - @CapricornFarm	Third PLace - @AnimalGeek23

Previous Pumpkin Carving Contests

Year	URL
2018	PUMPKIN CARVING CONTEST HALLOWEEN HAL 2018
2016	PUMPKIN CARVING Contest- Halloween Hatch-a-Long 2016 w/ Hosts, Mike, Sally, & BantyChooks
2015	PUMPKIN CARVING CONTEST ~ HALLOWEEN HAL 2015 CONTEST #4

This contest is open to all BYC members where the contest complies with local laws/ordinances.
All BYC rules apply: Terms of Service (Rules)

The physical prizes & BYC Store Gift Certificates are available to winners that reside in the contiguous United States (lower 48). If the winners are outside of the contiguous United States (lower 48), they will be awarded the PFM.

This contest is brought to you by our BYC Sponsors
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If you have not yet joined us at BYC's 2020 Spooktacular Halloween Hatch-a-Long, click HERE and come say hi!

Here we go! A special submission carved by Joy and her triple-J crew. Even tho it was just the Triple-J’s, we’ll say it’s made by the whole flock so everyone is included.

Here is Joy posing with the artwork. Certainly a proud look I should say

The Triple-J’s Submission, hand/beak carved.

(In all honesty, the triple-j’s went behind my back and started eating this pumpkin- but I think they were just in the Halloween spirit)