Hi guys. A lot of great pictures so far. Let me give some advice so you can increase your chances. The advices are from personal experience and have nothing to do with the current competition and the rules set.
1. Avoid crop, changing the proportion of the picture. (leave that to the designer)...
No. No feathers on the legs guys. Sorry that the picture is not showing the whole chick. I'm really curious about the breed of this beauty. It is the only one that hatched from five eggs that friend of a friend of a friend of mine gave me.