Ended 14th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along—Cutest Baby Fowl Photo Contest—Win a Brinsea Incubator!

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My second entry.

 

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My third entry.

 

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My fourth entry.

 

[Jesitxmarie]

Entry #4

 

[Azlyna]

#4 Dirt Bath

Everyone's had that moment where they thought, "Oh no! I killed all my chicks!" when they started dust bathing, right?

 

[TuckerHomestead]

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14th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along
Cutest Baby Fowl Photo Contest
Win a Brinsea Incubator!
Ends April 23rd, 2023​

Welcome to the 14th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along—Cutest Baby Fowl Photo Contest. We are looking for the cutest baby fowl out there! The First place prize is a Brinsea Mini II Advance fully digital 7-egg incubator!

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Mini II Advance fully digital 7 egg incubator
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Prize Description:

The popular Mini Advance incubator has been improved to include a room temperature alarm in addition to the existing incubator temperature alarm and the convenience of an external water top-up.

The Mini II Advance is still menu driven and extremely easy to use: just program the length of incubation for your specie and the micro-controller holds the correct temperature, turning and length of incubation with no further input. The display counts down each day to tell you when eggs are due to hatch and turning will stop automatically 2 days prior to hatching. All you need do is top up periodically with water. Ideal for learners, hobbyists and teachers wanting to hatch eggs in the classroom.

Although small the Mini II Advance offers advanced features which make it attractive to any breeder:

• 7 egg capacity (12 small eggs with optional insert)
• Temperature factory preset at 99.5 F (37.5°C) but fully adjustable
• High and low temperature alarms including the new room temperature alarm
• Periodic Egg Cooling feature
• Fan assisted air circulation
• Humidity provided by water trays with new convenient external water top-up; not suitable for automatic humidity control.
• Automatic egg turning - turning interval and turning angle programmable
• Count down to hatch day with autoturn stop
• Clear dome for excellent visibility
• Biomaster™ anti-microbial plastic construction - robust and easy to clean
• 3-year warranty

Find out more about the Biomaster™ anti-microbial plastics.

For automatic humidity control see the Mini II EX.

Maximum egg capacities (approximate):
Quail 12
Pheasant 12
Hen 7
Duck 7

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It's easy to enter, just reply to this thread with up to 4 pictures of your Cutest Baby Fowl, and you will be entered for a chance to win one of the amazing prizes listed below.

Prizes

Place	Prize
1st	An awesome Brinsea Mini II Advance fully digital 7-egg incubator
2nd	$50 BYC Store Gift Certificate, or a 12-month PFM ($60 value) for themselves or a friend
3rd	$30 BYC Store Gift Certificate or a 6-month PFM ($35 value) for themselves or a friend.
4th	$15 BYC Store Gift Certificate or a 3-month PFM ($20 value) for themselves or a friend.
5th	1-month PFM for themselves or a friend.

The Brinsea Prize is available to members in the contiguous United States (lower 48, Not Alaska or Hawaii), and the BYC Store Gift Certificates are available to winners in the United States. If the winners are outside the United States, they will be awarded the PFM instead.


It's easy to enter, reply to this thread & attach (upload) your domestic baby fowl pictures!

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

Rules:

1. An entry is *one* picture of your domestic baby fowl.
2. A member can have up four entries (only one entry per post, please).
3. All domestic baby fowl allowed (chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, peafowl, guinea fowl, quail, pheasants, emu, etc.).
4. Baby fowl must be less than one-month-old
5. Other fowl and animals may be in the photo, but the star(s) of the photo must be the baby fowl.
6. Images that have been resized might be disqualified if they are too small to judge.
7. No screenshots, watermarks, date stamps, text, etc., on the picture. No collages.
8. The picture needs to have been taken by you.
9. You cannot use a photo that won an award in another BYC-sponsored contest.
10. High-quality images are recommended. Basic editing, such as cropping and other subtle changes, are allowed.
11. ALL pictures MUST be uploaded to BYC and not hosted on other image sites, personal websites, etc.
12. Prizes are limited to one per person per contest.
13. Open to all BYC members.
14. All BYC rules apply: Terms of Service (Rules)
15. Entries will be accepted through April 23rd, 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

Past Cutest Baby Fowl Winners
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2022 Winners

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From left to right, photos by: @MGG, @AIMEELEIGH, @JustBabyMargo, @Little Baby Bean, & @SundownAviaries

2021 Winners

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From left to right, photos by: @WVduckchick, @Krysea79, @The Phantom, @BaltimoreWoolCo, @BudandBranch, @Dunkin Ducks, @Graphichick, & @BenlynFarm

2020 Winners

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From left to right, photos by: @Baby Chickens2020, @The Phantom, @dandiducks, @crittercaretech

2019 Winner​	2018 Winner​	2017 Winner​	2016 Winner​
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From left to right, photos by: @The Golden Egg5, @dandiducks, @aridchickens, @Cindy07

2015 Winner	2014 Winner	2013 Winner
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From left to right, photos by: @MightyDucksVT, @mrschofield, @QuirkySue

Past Cutest Baby Fowl Photo Contests

Year	Thread
2022	13th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along—Cutest Baby Fowl Photo Contest—Win a Brinsea Incubator!
2021	12th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along—Cutest Baby Fowl Photo Contest—Win a Brinsea Incubator!
2020	11th Annual EHAL - Contest #3: Cutest Baby Fowl - Win a Brinsea Incubator!
2019	Contest #3 Cutest Baby Fowl! - 10th Annual BYC Easter Hatchalong
2018	Contest #7 Cutest Baby Fowl - 9th Annual BYC Easter Hatchalong
2017	Contest #3 Cutest Baby Fowl - 8th Annual BYC Easter Hatchalong
2016	Contest 5: Cutest Baby Fowl - 7th Annual BYC Easter Hatch A Long
2015	Contest #7 Cutest Baby Fowl - 6th Annual BYC Easter Hatchalong
2014	Ended/Winner Announced - Contest #4 Brinsea’s Cutest Baby Fowl Photo Contest 5th Annual BYC Easter H
2013	2013 Easter Hatch-a-long Contest #4 - Cutest Baby Fowl Picture
2013	2013 Easter Hatch-a-long Contest #12 "Cutest Easter Chick/s Contest!"

If you have not joined the fun in the 14th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along thread, please drop by and say hello here!

14th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along ​

Entry #2 … This picture was not meant to be a photo prop on purpose This is really how my 4yo and 6yo like to entertain the new baby chicks

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Welp, This was a pretty inflammatory way to respond to an honest mistake.

"Honest mistake" ...You didn't know you didn't take it? And it wasn't intentioned to be inflammatory, I was just being direct.

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

#4 Dirt Bath
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Everyone's had that moment where they thought, "Oh no! I killed all my chicks!" when they started dust bathing, right?

Have any of them started sun bathing yet? If not, wait until they do! When my Mom first saw a chicken start sun bathing, she thought the hen had "literally" dropped dead.

 

[jbenson]

Hoping it’s a bit warmer tomorrow so I can “play with” my babies and take a few more possible entires. Been trying to keep them cozy warm in my outdoor brooder with a weird wintery snap this week.

 

[That crazy duck lady]

Peanut, our 5 day old call duckling