2014 BYC Calendar - Your Pictures Needed!

[Nifty-Chicken]

Winners Shown here!​

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UPDATE: We'll be closing this to new submission at the end of the day Monday 9/30



We need your BEST Chicken Pics!!!​

Ok, am I the only one feeling weird about starting this thread?!? I mean, wasn't it 2013 New Year's just a few weeks ago!?!?

We're getting getting started a bit earlier this time to make sure everyone gets a chance to enter their pics into the contest! We're not sure when we're going to close off the submissions, but we'll definitely keep everyone posted in this thread once we determine a submission deadline.

Submit your pictures to this next year's calendar:


1) Find a HIGH RESOLUTION picture that is very clear, clean, and doesn't have people in it.
2) Reply and upload your picture to this thread.
3) No watermarks, text, etc. on the image
4) By submitting your pictures you agree that you are granting BYC license to edit and use the images in the calendar, promotions, and for other BYC purposes, etc.
5) Limit of 2 submissions per user, so choose your very best pictures!!

Remember, make sure you have a clear high resolution image (at LEAST 3,000 pixels wide and 2,000 pixels tall... but even higher resolution is better)! Our system will create a thumbnail of your image, but the full sized image is still maintained and kept on our system.


Here is an image of our 2011 calendar pics:

Looking forward to your wonderful picture submissions!!!

A few notes:

1. We've been known to send a free calendar to those who get their pics chosen... so, maybe it will happen again this year.
   
2. Remember, only 2 submissions per member, and make sure you upload VERY HIGH RESOLUTION images that we can use for print!
3. Regarding copyright & license: We are very sensitive and careful about respecting copyright of other peeps' work. We want to make sure we have explicit permission to use the photo for the calendar and for other BYC related uses. You retain your ownership of the image and can use it however you want. You're simply granting BYC use of the image for BYC related purposes.

Regarding contest timing, judging, etc:

Once we get a lot of submissions we'll begin the judging process. Here's how the judging process will probably work:

1. Our team will go through and filter out all the submissions that don't meet the requirements for the calendar (takes about a week after the deadline for submissions)
2. We'll gather all the links to the images together and we'll have our entire community go through and rate the pictures (I'm guessing it will probably be around 100+ pictures and take a week)
3. Once all the pictures are rated, our team will review the top submissions and choose the 13+ images that will end up in the calendar. (about a week)
4. Then the images go into the design and printing process and head into our store (about 3-5 weeks)
5. We hope to have the calendars in our store by the end of October!

 

[Knock Kneed Hen]

Here's Clover, a Swedish Flower Hen:

Here's Mitzi the Spitzi:

 

[Fancychooklady]

Zeus now

Zeus, Buff Sussex.
spring in the air

 

[adcgroup]

This is Lucky.

I was going through the eggs a hen had been sitting on and found one that had been severely smashed on two sides. I cast it aside assuming the worst and went on about my business. Afterwards, I picked the egg up to give my girls a "science lesson" about developing chicks and when I peeled back a part of the membrane, the chick inside moved! Duct tape was all I had, so we taped the egg up and put it in the incubator. Several days later, "Lucky" kicked the end off and marched out! You can see a little bit of the "who are you looking at" attitude that he has to this day!

 

[chickencrazy429]

Alriiiiight... My very VERY best two favorite pictures.....

 

[lilypad]

Aurora, my Salmon Faverolles

 

[Jenikate]

Some of my recent babies

I uploaded these pics a few weeks back. I know the originals are the correct size but how can I tell what the uploaded size is? Do I need to use a photo storage link for the originals?

 

[SiggAndChicks]

Here are 2 great pics of our 100lb German Shepherd puppy (he was 15mo in these pics, chicks were about a week old). He loves his girls and prides himself on protecting his flock

in this pic, the chick had climbed himself up on Sigg's bed with him and then I'm not sure what he was thinking Are you my mom? Wow, you're huge! Are you gonna eat me? Shortly after I took the pic, Sigg leaned in for a kiss and knocked the little guy over. Too cute! This chicken is now 20 weeks old and follows Sigg around outside. Friends for life, I guess

 

[SuburbSpurs]

Links to full sized image:
http://i930.photobucket.com/albums/ad148/XxRavenwishxX/IMG_1270_zps85e69fed.jpg
http://i930.photobucket.com/albums/ad148/XxRavenwishxX/IMG_1327_zps698a446a.jpg

 

[The Sheriff]