Open Contest 2026 BYC Calendar Photo Contest - We Need Your Pictures!

[casportpony]

Spoiler: Who Replied Tag List

@12Steph97, @500Chickens, @6-Hens-and-Me, @african chickens, @AIMEELEIGH, @AinaWGSD, @alinas2010, @AmeraucanaHank, @AmericanDwarfChicken, @AMURPHY227, @Antiocheggers, @Apechat, @Appielover, @AshVau22, @atomic, @azurbanclucker, @Baby Chickens2020, @BackyardinWales, @BDutch, @BigBlueHen53, @Birdlove2011, @BY Bob, @CaiMooneyham, @Candyjablonski, @casportpony, @catfood3, @CCsGarden, @CCsRanch, @Ch1cken Tender, @Chianneak, @Chicken Tender 61, @ChickMamaCRM, @ChickQueen77, @Chicks123456789, @chooki, @Clukcluks, @Cmp211, @Coletafarm, @CombNWattles, @Debbie292d, @DenaRenee, @Donald Francis, @Doodlemom63, @Dragonfly5707, @FamilyOfSeven, @fancy-feathers, @Fluster Cluck Acres, @FunnyBunny89, @Georgeie, @Gill-b, @gimmie birdies, @Golden Comet Mama, @GracePoultry, @Grandma The Chicken, @GuineaMania, @Heartsopenwide, @Heidrun, @HomesteaderWife, @HoneyMoran, @Ikslo, @jdelg, @Jsnick, @KayRaucci, @kittyvamp1884, @Klatimer, @Kyng, @Lacy Duckwing, @LadyEmmaGrey, @Laurasb65, @lindaDH, @Livia Ammon, @lovesfarms, @Mamilo, @mammasue, @MARTFAMCHICKENS, @Molly Bee, @mrskenmore, @Mwayne, @My Very First 6 Chickens, @MysteryChicken, @Natwest, @NorthwoodsChick, @Paz, @Perris, @Piopio2020, @Poultrybonkers, @RebelFord81, @redinator, @rural mouse, @saving grace, @Sc_chickengirl, @Sir Sacabambaspis, @SkyAJK, @StinkyAcres, @SunnySid3Up, @SunnyT13, @Sylvester017, @TexasBlues, @TheChickenGirl16, @Themellowyellows, @TicaCielo, @TOMTE, @Traffie Chickens

Update!

There seems to be some confusion about rule #12, so I've reworded it. It now says "All pictures MUST be uploaded to BYC".

Rule number 12 used to say "All pictures MUST be uploaded to BYC and not hosted on other image sites, personal websites, etc." That did not mean that you could not enter a picture that was posted on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc., it just meant that we want you to do one of these:

or

This rule is in place because some people post their pictures on Facebook or use photo storage sites like Google and Photobucket, and in the past, we've seen photos disappear. Like this one from the 2013 Calendar Contest:

That looks like this:

That link leads to a Facebook photo server that is no longer active, so we cannot view the image.

That was inserted by using this:

Hope that makes sense!

 

[Doodlemom63]

Spoiler: Who Replied Tag List

@12Steph97, @500Chickens, @6-Hens-and-Me, @african chickens, @AIMEELEIGH, @AinaWGSD, @alinas2010, @AmeraucanaHank, @AmericanDwarfChicken, @AMURPHY227, @Antiocheggers, @Apechat, @Appielover, @AshVau22, @atomic, @azurbanclucker, @Baby Chickens2020, @BackyardinWales, @BDutch, @BigBlueHen53, @Birdlove2011, @BY Bob, @CaiMooneyham, @Candyjablonski, @casportpony, @catfood3, @CCsGarden, @CCsRanch, @Ch1cken Tender, @Chianneak, @Chicken Tender 61, @ChickMamaCRM, @ChickQueen77, @Chicks123456789, @chooki, @Clukcluks, @Cmp211, @Coletafarm, @CombNWattles, @Debbie292d, @DenaRenee, @Donald Francis, @Doodlemom63, @Dragonfly5707, @FamilyOfSeven, @fancy-feathers, @Fluster Cluck Acres, @FunnyBunny89, @Georgeie, @Gill-b, @gimmie birdies, @Golden Comet Mama, @GracePoultry, @Grandma The Chicken, @GuineaMania, @Heartsopenwide, @Heidrun, @HomesteaderWife, @HoneyMoran, @Ikslo, @jdelg, @Jsnick, @KayRaucci, @kittyvamp1884, @Klatimer, @Kyng, @Lacy Duckwing, @LadyEmmaGrey, @Laurasb65, @lindaDH, @Livia Ammon, @lovesfarms, @Mamilo, @mammasue, @MARTFAMCHICKENS, @Molly Bee, @mrskenmore, @Mwayne, @My Very First 6 Chickens, @MysteryChicken, @Natwest, @NorthwoodsChick, @Paz, @Perris, @Piopio2020, @Poultrybonkers, @RebelFord81, @redinator, @rural mouse, @saving grace, @Sc_chickengirl, @Sir Sacabambaspis, @SkyAJK, @StinkyAcres, @SunnySid3Up, @SunnyT13, @Sylvester017, @TexasBlues, @TheChickenGirl16, @Themellowyellows, @TicaCielo, @TOMTE, @Traffie Chickens

Update!

There seems to be some confusion about rule #12, so I've reworded it. It now says "All pictures MUST be uploaded to BYC".

Rule number 12 used to say "All pictures MUST be uploaded to BYC and not hosted on other image sites, personal websites, etc." That did not mean that you could not enter a picture that was posted on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc., it just meant that we want you to do one of these:
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or
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This rule is in place because some people post their pictures on Facebook or use photo storage sites like Google and Photobucket, and in the past, we've seen photos disappear. Like this one from the 2013 Calendar Contest:
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That looks like this:
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That link leads to a Facebook photo server that is no longer active, so we cannot view the image.

That was inserted by using this:
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Hope that makes sense!

Great explanation! Thank you

 

[mrskenmore]

Minerva, one of our Olive Egger hens.
entry number 3.
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ohhh she's beautiful!

 

[CaiMooneyham]

ohhh she's beautiful!

thank you!!!
i usually call her my rainbow fish!
she has so many different colors of grey when she gets out into the sunlight!
she’s a sweet girl!

 

[Doodlemom63]

ohhh she's beautiful!

Beautiful
I have a question when I click the link to view the photo, it doesn’t allow me to close it to go back to the post or BYC anywhere I have to completely close the app or page and relog in…

 

[Doodlemom63]

Spoiler: Who Replied Tag List

@12Steph97, @500Chickens, @6-Hens-and-Me, @african chickens, @AIMEELEIGH, @AinaWGSD, @alinas2010, @AmeraucanaHank, @AmericanDwarfChicken, @AMURPHY227, @Antiocheggers, @Apechat, @Appielover, @AshVau22, @atomic, @azurbanclucker, @Baby Chickens2020, @BackyardinWales, @BDutch, @BigBlueHen53, @Birdlove2011, @BY Bob, @CaiMooneyham, @Candyjablonski, @casportpony, @catfood3, @CCsGarden, @CCsRanch, @Ch1cken Tender, @Chicken Tender 61, @ChickMamaCRM, @ChickQueen77, @Chicks123456789, @chooki, @Clukcluks, @Cmp211, @Coletafarm, @CombNWattles, @Debbie292d, @DenaRenee, @Donald Francis, @Doodlemom63, @Dragonfly5707, @FamilyOfSeven, @fancy-feathers, @Fluster Cluck Acres, @FunnyBunny89, @Gill-b, @Golden Comet Mama, @GracePoultry, @Grandma The Chicken, @GuineaMania, @Heartsopenwide, @Heidrun, @HomesteaderWife, @HoneyMoran, @Ikslo, @jdelg, @Jsnick, @KayRaucci, @kittyvamp1884, @Klatimer, @Kyng, @Lacy Duckwing, @LadyEmmaGrey, @Laurasb65, @lindaDH, @Livia Ammon, @lovesfarms, @Mamilo, @mammasue, @MARTFAMCHICKENS, @Molly Bee, @mrskenmore, @Mwayne, @My Very First 6 Chickens, @MysteryChicken, @Natwest, @Paz, @Perris, @Piopio2020, @Poultrybonkers, @RebelFord81, @redinator, @rural mouse, @saving grace, @Sc_chickengirl, @Sir Sacabambaspis, @SkyAJK, @StinkyAcres, @SunnySid3Up, @SunnyT13, @Sylvester017, @TexasBlues, @TheChickenGirl16, @Themellowyellows, @TicaCielo, @TOMTE, @Traffie Chickens

For your viewing pleasure, the Gallery album has been updated:

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2026 Calendar Entries

• casportpony
• May 1, 2025
• 459
• 3

All of the entries can be viewed in a thread, too. There you can see the entry number, the member's name, the entry, and a link to the post it's in:
2026 Calendar Contest Entries - Picture Heavy

How many times can we add entries?

 

[casportpony]

How many times can we add entries?

You have entered 17 pictures so far. We will ask you to select the four you would like to have judged.

 

[mrskenmore]

thank you!!!
i usually call her my rainbow fish!
she has so many different colors of grey when she gets out into the sunlight!
she’s a sweet girl!

She looks very sweet- very photogenic!

 

[CaiMooneyham]

Beautiful
I have a question when I click the link to view the photo, it doesn’t allow me to close it to go back to the post or BYC anywhere I have to completely close the app or page and relog in…

the app NEVER worked for me.
i just leave a tab open in my browser for it and it’s never given me trouble or logged me out.

 

[HoneyMoran]

Pineapple the buff polish hen standing in a field of ripening barley at sunset . Entry #3