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

[TheChickenGirl16]

You're welcome!

Done!

No, it will still qualify. Have you seen these cropping/template examples?

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Cropping Examples.​

New for this year! Photos in the portrait format will be accepted if they can be cropped. Below are examples of photos that can and cannot be cropped to fit the template.


This photo was used in the 2021 Calendar.


This can be cropped because all of the rooster is in the template.

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This photo was used in the 2022 Calendar.


This can be cropped because all of the chick is in the template.

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This cannot be cropped because the comb & wattles extend past the edge of the template:

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This cannot be cropped because the comb & toes extend past the edge of the template:

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This is an image we might consider if it's well-focused, well-composed, and aesthetically pleasing.

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Hope this helps!

Yes! It sure does!
Thank you so much for all of the effort you put into such a wonderful project


@urlocalcrazychickenlady, this is really helpful. It answers our questions

 

[Fluster Cluck Acres]

Entry #4
Rumor, a Wyandotte mix with a wild looking comb!

 

[Maty]

Spoiler: Members Who May Enter Four More Entries

@Barkerbunch4
@Beau plus penny
@casportpony
@CassieDunphy
@catfood3
@Cynthia12
@fancy-feathers
@gimmie birdies
@GodLovesU
@Granny Berry
@Klatimer
@MaulsbyFarm
@Mwayne
@paloozaparty
@Project Blue
@Turd bird

It appears that the entries you entered have been disqualified, so you all may enter four more entries. To check the status of your entries, please refer to this spreadsheet.

Rules are here and here.

This contest ends on August 31st, 2025, at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. So get your entries in for a chance to have your picture in the 2026 calendar!

Hello casportpony, I just looked at the spreadsheet and was so happy to see my babies qualified I also saw that I forgot to tell you the breed, sorry about that, they are Japanese Bantam, or Seramas, thank you and everyone involved in this wonderful project

 

[muskiecast]

 

[muskiecast]

 

[Iowashots]

My white leghorn hen Vinny in the tub.

 

[casportpony]

Spoiler: Members Who May Enter Four More Entries

@Barkerbunch4
@Beau plus penny
@casportpony
@CassieDunphy
@catfood3
@ckuehn
@Cynthia12
@fancy-feathers
@gimmie birdies
@GodLovesU
@Granny Berry
@Klatimer
@Mwayne
@paloozaparty
@Project Blue
@Turd bird

It appears that the entries you entered have been disqualified, so you all may enter four more entries. To check the status of your entries, please refer to this spreadsheet.

Rules are here and here.

This contest ends on August 31st, 2025, at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. So get your entries in for a chance to have your picture in the 2026 calendar!

 

[mararva]

Ameraucana pullet, Medianoche, watching over her flockmates.

 

[casportpony]

Spoiler: Members Who May Enter Three More Entries

@_mayygun
@-Laura
@50-45-1
@6-Hens-and-Me
@AmeraucanaHank
@arianna7
@Auntiejessi3
@Barnumsbackyardbirds
@Bernie Bones
@BigBlueHen53
@Buckeye Amy
@CabritaChicks
@Claire65
@Cluckadudealoo
@Cozy_Thylacine
@Dominique King
@Donald Francis
@Donjeff
@drstratton
@KayD22
@kmerritt59
@Kurczaklover
@LZapoli
@mararva
@MaulsbyFarm
@Molly Bee
@Newbie102
@Pollmadoll
@RaggedMama
@RobG7aChattTN
@Sc_chickengirl
@SimpleJenn
@Somewhere_In_The_Clouds
@sorrisi60
@SRobinson930

You all have one qualified entry, so may enter three more entries. To check the status of your entries, please refer to this spreadsheet.

Rules are here and here.

This contest ends on August 31st, 2025, at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. So get your entries in for a chance to have your picture in the 2026 calendar!

 

[mararva]

Ameraucana pullet, Wednesday, is usually wary that I might try to wrangle her back into the coop.