Ended 2025 BYC Calendar Photo Contest—We Need Your Pictures!

[casportpony]

First chick (Speckled Sussex) proves he reached puberty today by crowing. He has been trying for two weeks but today he finally crowed in the late morning. Still not exactly dot on but much better.

One of the three Araucana chicks we have. She seems like the queen of the coop. Love her feathered face. We have her hatching brother too. He looks like he will have barring. No cheek feather though. We have one in our brooder who is going to be white as well but again no facial feathers

Nice looking birds. Unfortunately, they cannot be cropped. Feel free to enter replacements.

Cute!

 

[casportpony]

So excited, here are my babies!

First picture, Lavendar orp & buff
Second, Blue copper marans
Third, Easter Egger
Fourth, Buff orp, Dominque, RIR
Fifth, RIR

Cute picture, but it's too small to judge. Do you have the original, full-sized version?

This one is also too small, but it cannot be cropped, so feel free to enter a replacement.

This one is big enough, but it cannot be cropped, so feel free to enter a replacement.

Cool shot, but too small to judge. Do you have the original, full-sized version?

Another cool shot, but too small to judge. Do you have the original, full-sized version?

 

[casportpony]

Here's mine!!!
This is Nimbus the white frizzle

I wasn't sure if you were supposed to post all of the entries on different posts, but here is #2

#3

#4
This is Loxus the black langshan

And I meant to put this on before, but 2 is a welsummer, 3 is a speckled sussex

Nice looking birds!

 

[casportpony]

My Tiny Devil, or Devi, attempting to look innocent

#1

Another photo of my devil
#2

She's pretty!

 

[casportpony]

Elizabeth Taylor (Egyptian Fayoumis-10 weeks old) surveying her kingdom and Zsa Zsa Gabor (Buff Brahma-10 weeks) standing guard!

Nice looking hens!

 

[casportpony]

NOT AN ENTRY

Had to buy a new ph an decided to see how the 20wk olds look in 50mp.. The white is Teenie, I had to share this cos of her comb.. The statue of liberty has nothing on this chik.. lol The other is all 5 from the same batch. 1 mum, 1 dad.. no 2 turn out the same..
I'll see if I can get a good shot tomorrow and maybe enter the contest, it's winter an we're getting constant rain so they've all been locked in almost constantly for the past 3 weeks an mumma is still living in the kitchen with pneumonia..

Nice looking hens!

#1
This is Independent-Leaner aka Indē -Lena.. Indē for short.
She's crippled but a determined will to live, it's incredible!

She's a 14 wk old hy-line by RiR/shaver cross and according to her sisters, is due to start laying in a week or two.

I've tried splints to straighten her legs/toes which was working for a while but without anyone to help hold her I couldn't continue. Unsure if she will be able to lay eggs because of the angle of her hips means her short life may have to come to a close soon.
Her will to live and determination has been so strong I couldn't make the decision. When she hatched her sisters held her up to eat. They sold at 10 wks old.
Sadly, it's getting to that time of having to "be cruel to be kind", I don't know if I should let her try and lay an egg or just let her go. (Anyone else who has had a chick like Indē that has any advice would be greatly appreciated) She's still growing but without help to strap her legs, I feel that she's doomed.

Indē lives in the kitchen in a crate so she can't hurt herself, but because of the constant rain she can't go outside often where she slips too much an trips over but she gets to hobble around the kitchen and talk to her mumma who's currently in another crate slowly recovering from pneumonia.

Pics taken with 2024 OPPO A38 50mp uncropped. Added 3 choices as a single entry, take your pick

Pretty girl!

 

[casportpony]

Entry #1

Entry #2

Entry #3

Entry #4

Adorable pictures!

 

[Barnette]

Nice looking bird! It is the wrong format, so it would have to be cropped:
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Do you have another picture to enter?

Okay, I'll find another pic. Thanks!

 

[casportpony]

Okay, I'll find another pic. Thanks!

 

[Barnette]

Ugh all the ones on my computer are too small lol. I'll have to go get some new ones