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

[atomic]

Here is my fourth entry, my chocolate Orpington pullet Brownie. She literally never poses so I’m proud of this shot. However it’s been such crap weather here I may replace it with a more sunny photo, but if not at least I have all my slots lol.

 

[Natwest]

My chicken Noelle

 

[Natwest]

Is this just hens or can I submit roosters too?

 

[Natwest]

My chicken penguin

 

[Natwest]

My chick Cornbread

 

[casportpony]

Mama Ember with newly hatched chicks:

This is the original, un-cropped version… I don’t know how it looks in the template…. ??

It fits like this

 

[StinkyAcres]

Entry #3

 

[casportpony]

Entry 5 moony the rooster (guess who named him mega hard edition)
Can you please crop the hand out if needed? Thank you and tell me if it doesn't work.

 

[casportpony]

Entry One: Mitzi, EE

Not sure if portrait pictures that can be cropped are allowed this year? This one’s 3024 x 4000.

Great question, and thanks for asking! Earlier in this thread I wrote:
"Whether something fit the template was proving to be too subjective, so we decided not to disqualify any entries based on how well they fit the template.

If you want to see how your entries look in the template, you can see them here:
2026 Calendar Side by Side

Entries will be disqualified if:

• There is a person or body part that cannot be cropped out
• The picture is a screenshot
• It's not a chicken
• The picture is too small

You can see the status of your entries here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iSG1_UfjRJYRxwCaKpFNXjNs-EYKJtN3mdEjKO9icVI/edit?usp=sharing"

This is what you picture might look like:

 

[casportpony]

Is this just hens or can I submit roosters too?

Thanks for asking! You can enter roosters, hens, cockerels, pullets, chicks, hens & chicks, and entire flocks!