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

[rural mouse]

Focus and crew

 

[rural mouse]

PITA and....how many?

 

[Perris]

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2026 Calendar Entries

• casportpony
• May 1, 2025
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All the entries can also be viewed in a thread. 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

this one https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...t-we-need-your-pictures.1662043/post-28691876 isn't an entry; I just put it up as part of a dialogue about green legs

 

[casportpony]

this one https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...t-we-need-your-pictures.1662043/post-28691876 isn't an entry; I just put it up as part of a dialogue about green legs

I figured, so it's marked "not an entry" in the spreadsheet. We enter all pictures into the spreadsheet, as it makes data entry and judging easier. If we don't enter all of them, there is a chance that some might get left off.

 

[Kurczaklover]

Nuggets chillin' on a hot Florida afternoon!

 

[Belovedturkey]

My girl spot on a hot day.

 

[Antiocheggers]

Nuggets chillin' on a hot Florida afternoon!
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Sweet! I just bought 2 kids wading pools for my chickens so I can do the same. It's terrible hot in Florida.

 

[Kurczaklover]

Yes it is! I have one too, but I found a soaker hose barely turned on works better than the pool for mine. And I add blocks of ice to their water, too.

 

[Antiocheggers]

Yes it is! I have one too, but I found a soaker hose barely turned on works better than the pool for mine. And I add blocks of ice to their water, too.

A soaker hose ? You leave it running all day? Doesn't it make things muddy? Im freezing water with watermelon and some with sunflower seeds, worms

 

[Kurczaklover]

A soaker hose ? You leave it running all day? Doesn't it make things muddy? Im freezing water with watermelon and some with sunflower seeds, worms

I work from home, so, no, I do not leave it on all day. I will turn it on when temps hit 90, but barely on, you do not see the spray come up. off after and hours and then maybe again a few hours later. And it is set up in the shade in the grass. And I am in Florida, sandy soil.