Ended 2013 Easter Hatch-a-long Contest #6 "Broodies and Their Babies!!!"

[Happy Chooks]

Winner announced here!

Contest #6

Broodies and their babies!





Who doesn’t love seeing a mother hen with her chicks? Show us your best pictures of your Broody Hen and her babies.

The winner will be chosen by a panel of judges

The Prize:
One Dozen “Rarest of the Rare” day old chicks
donated by Greenfire Farms



Possible breeds for the winner: Red Orpingtons, Partridge Barthuners, Double Blue Laced Barnevelders, Bielefelders, New Bloodline Cream Legbars, Blue Partridge Brahmas

*Breed choice will be made by Greenfire Farms depending on availability

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Rules:
Open to all BYC members in the Continental U.S.
Maximum of 2 entries per member
No fake editing or Captions - Only hens doing what comes naturally
Must be your picture of your hen and chicks
Deadline for entry is April 6th at midnight PST



If you have not joined in the Easter Hatch-a-long, join us here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/741090/the-4th-annual-byc-easter-hatch-a-long/0_50

 

[Happy Chooks]

To clarify, there is no limit on when the picture was taken, it just has to be your picture of your hen with her chicks. It's a bit early in the year to expect people to have broodies for this year.

 

[michaelf]

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[chickee]

First time Broody, Black Laced Red Wyandotte hen with one of her BLRW chicks

 

[michaelf]

 

[chickee]

First time broody, bantam splash laced red Wyandotte hen with the 3 LF Easter Egger chicks she hatched

 

[mama2my4]

here is mine

Mama silkie with baby LF Langshan

 

[mstricer]

Here's my white EE and her babies. She raised all these babies for over nine months.

 

[Sahwithchicks]

My mutt mama with a blue copper maran baby she hatched

 

[angelobutter]

hen with "her chick" she had no idea they were ducks- scared her to death when they all went to play in puddles!