Ended Official BYC 2023 Summer Fair Contest—Standard-Bred Chicken Show

[TwoCrows]

Winners Announced Here!

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Official BYC 2023 Summer Fair
Standard-Bred Chicken Show
Ends on August 20th, 2022​

This year we are pleased to announce that we will two main divisions. One for
APA or ABA-recognized chickens, and one for non-recognized chickens (Easter Eggers, mixed breed, etc.)

If entries warrant, we will have several categories:

APA or ABA recognized

• Overall
• Bantam Hen
• BantamRooster
• Large Fowl Hen
• Large Fowl Rooster

These entries will be judged according to the basic principles of the Standard; e.g. quality of feather, clarity of colour, balance of shape, correctness of comb, and how well they represent their breed.

Non-recognized

• Overall
• Bantam Hen
• BantamRooster
• Large Fowl Hen
• Large Fowl Rooster

Since there are no Standards of Perfection for poultry not recognized by APA or ABA, this category will be judged based on the overall condition of the birds and the quality of the photos. Clear, focused, well-lit photos of a well-posed bird in good condition will score higher.

Clear, focused images with the bird in a good pose is best—we recommend at least one clear side profile, along with some closeups, such as the bird held with its wings spread or an image from the front to show leg stance. We ask that you limit the number of pictures per entry to five to make things easier on our judges.

The Standard-Bred Chicken Show is a judged photo contest.

Overall APA or ABA Recognized 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

BYC Store Gift Certificates are available to winners that reside in the United States. If the winners are outside of the United States, they will be awarded the PFM instead.

APA or ABA-recognized Bantam Hen, Bantam Rooster, Large Fowl Hen, & Large Fowl Rooster Prizes:

• 3-month PFM! to at least three winners!

Non Recognized Prizes

• 3-month PFM! to at least three winners!

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

1. Four entries per member. An entry is 1-5 pictures of a your chicken. One entry per post, please.
2. Include one photo that shows the entire left or right side of the bird (head, beak, feet, and tail).
3. In your entry, please include the following:
   • Breed
   • Color
   • Sex
   • Age
4. Images that have been resized might be disqualified if they are too small to judge.
5. No screenshots, watermarks, date stamps, text, etc., on the photo. No collages.
6. The photo must have been taken by you.
7. You cannot use a photo that won an award in another BYC-sponsored contest.
8. ALL photos MUST be uploaded to BYC and not hosted on other image sites, personal websites, etc.
9. Prizes are limited to one per person for the overall categories.
10. All BYC rules apply: Terms of Service (Rules)

Entries will be accepted until August 20th, 2023, at 11:59 PM Pacific Time.
Prizes for the Top Four APA or ABA-recognized

2022 Winners​

Overall

From left to right, photos by:
@Amer, @Show Sebright, @Fluffy Lambs, @lv9777

Best Bantam Rooster

From left to right, photos by:
@Show Sebright, @Amer, @Decoyman, @Fluffy Lambs

Best Bantam Hen

From left to right, photos by:
@Amer, @Show Sebright, @Fluffy Lambs, @Fluffy Lambs

Best Large Fowl Rooster

From left to right, photos by:
@kurby22, @MysteryChicken, @Liz Birdlover, @3KillerBs

Best Largfowl Hen

From left to right, photos by:
@Amer, @lv9777, @EverythingDucks, @HorseGirlAbby

2021 Winners​

 

[Somewhere_In_The_Clouds]

Almost 8 month old Sussex pullet, Buff.

Choosing chickens is actually way harder then I thought
Edit: Large fowl btw, not bantam.

 

[Perris]

Breed: Leghorn
Colour: Isabella
Sex: Male
Age: 1 year and 1 month (hatched 4 June 2022)

He has started moulting so there are a few gaps here and there.
Edited to add one more photo of him - he's a tree hugger and he flies

 

[Perris]

Breed: Welsumer
Colour: Silver Duckwing
Sex: Female
Age: 2 years and 7 months when taken (now 4 and moulting!)

 

[Chicken poppy]

Here is my lovebug, Peep. He is a black and white Japanese Bantam rooster. He has a son and some daughters i will try posting a photo of, too. He’s almost two years old.

 

[TwoCrows]

Now, for the moment you've all been waiting for! The judges have finished judging, and we have our winners!
@Auntiejessi3, @Bananaplinko, @Bertram, @Chicken poppy, @Fluffy Lambs,, @HorseGirlAbby, @krystin07, @Paz, @Sc_chickengirl, @Show Sebright, @Somewhere_In_The_Clouds, @squirrelgirl01, @Yard farmer

APA or ABA Overall Winners ​

First Place - @Bertram

Breed-Belgian Bearded D'uccle
Color-Millie Fleur
Sex-Hen
Age-4 years

Second Place - @Fluffy Lambs

Name: Miles, and then I started calling him Cochin Buddy
Breed: Bantam Cochin
Color: Blue
Age: at least 2 years, I think
Gender: male/rooster

Three-way tie for third!​

Third Place - @Auntiejessi3

Klaus
Black
English Orpington
1 yr 2 months

Third Place - @Show Sebright

Japanese Bantam
Black
1 year?
Female

Third Place - @Sc_chickengirl

Entry 1
Name: Jewel
Breed: Golden Sebright
Color: Golden laced
Sex: Hen
Age: Not sure. I would guess her around a year though.

Fourth Place - @HorseGirlAbby

Penny, year old Welsummer hen. These photos were taken a few months ago, before she decided to peck all of her neck feathers out

APA or ABA Bantam Cock Winners​

First Place - @Fluffy Lambs

Name: Miles, and then I started calling him Cochin Buddy
Breed: Bantam Cochin
Color: Blue
Age: at least 2 years, I think
Gender: male/rooster

Second Place - @Yard farmer

• Breed ~ Old English Game bantam
• Color ~ Black breasted red
• Sex ~ Male
• Age ~ 10 months

Third Place - @krystin07

Name: Donnie
Breed: paint silkie
Color: white with black spots
Age: about 7 months in the photo (1 yr currently)
Sex: cockerel/rooster

Fourth Place = @Chicken poppy

Here is my lovebug, Peep. He is a black and white Japanese Bantam rooster. He has a son and some daughters i will try posting a photo of, too. He’s almost two years old.

APA or ABA Bantam Hen Winners​

First Place - @Bertram

Breed-Belgian Bearded D'uccle
Color-Millie Fleur
Sex-Hen
Age-4 years

Two-way tie for second!​

Second Place - @Show Sebright

Japanese Bantam
Black
1 year?
Female

Second Place - @Sc_chickengirl

Entry 1
Name: Jewel
Breed: Golden Sebright
Color: Golden laced
Sex: Hen
Age: Not sure. I would guess her around a year though.

Third Place - @Show Sebright

Bantam Cochin
Black
3 years
Female

Fourth Place - @Show Sebright

d Anver
Cuckoo
1 year
Female

APA or ABA Large Fowl Cock Winners​

First Place - @Auntiejessi3

Klaus
Black
English Orpington
1 yr 2 months

Second Place - @Somewhere_In_The_Clouds

Gold (double?) laced barnevelder cockerel, almost 8 months old. Large fowl.

Also another question (sorry!), he will be judged with the American standard? Cause I think the American standard calls for a black chest while the Australian say laced...

Third Place - @Bananaplinko

Age: 5 months
Breed: blue Americauna
gender: cockerel
name: puffo

Fourth Place - @Paz

Name: Sexless
Breed: Rhode Islands Red
Sex: cock
Age: 1.3 years old
Colour: Red?

Edit: the small scar on its comb is from Mathilda, she doesn't like anything to get close to "her chicks".

APA or ABA Large Hen Winners​

First Place - @HorseGirlAbby

Penny, year old Welsummer hen. These photos were taken a few months ago, before she decided to peck all of her neck feathers out

Second Place - @Auntiejessi3

Dahlia
Black
English Orpington
7 months in this photo

Third Place - @HorseGirlAbby

Peeper, my Mottled Java hen. She's six years old now, but a little younger in these photos.

Fourth Place - @squirrelgirl01

Entry #3

• Name: Jovi
• Breed: Polish
• Color: Golden Laced
• Sex: Hen
• Age: 5 Months
  
  
  
  

@Auntiejessi3, @Bananaplinko, @Bertram, @Chicken poppy, @Fluffy Lambs,, @HorseGirlAbby, @krystin07, @Paz, @Sc_chickengirl, @Show Sebright, @Somewhere_In_The_Clouds, @squirrelgirl01, @Yard farmer, I will be sending you instructions on how to claim your prizes momentarily!

A HUGE THANK YOU to all who participated, this wouldn't have been possible without all of your entries!!!! ​

Great job everyone, this was so much fun!!

~ Shout out to all of the judges that took the time to judge all of the contests. I know they were incredibly difficult to judge and I appreciate all of you! ~

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[Show Sebright]

Sebright
Silver Laced
2 years old
Female

 

[Auntiejessi3]

Dahlia
Black
English Orpington
7 months in this photo

 

[ChickenChick889]

Name: Henry
Breed: Mutt (according to TSC he's a Prairie Bluebell Egger but they also said he was a she and he hasn't laid any blue eggs yet )
Age: 18 weeks
Large rooster
I love this and love seeing everyone's pretty chickens! I was looking for a "look how pretty my bird is" thread to share him and found this! Henry was formerly known as Mother Clucker for the first 6 weeks of life. He was a surprise along with his 3 brothers but I love him and am constantly mesmerized by all his colors. He is a good boy and does a great job watching over the girls and watching for hawks. His hackles actually are teal outlined in copper, his chest and wings have blue, he gets a flash of purple sometimes, and of course his big green tail and all the red and orange.

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

Charlotte, year old Easter Egger hen. I have so many photos of her, because she's absolutely adorable.