Ended 6th Annual BYC New Year's Day 2015 Hatch-A-Long contest winners

[ronott1]

Here are the NYD 2015 Hatch contests and winners:

Contests:

1. Best Hatch Rate
First Prize: Pita Pinta, Arkansas Blue and\or Partridge Penedesenca Hatching eggs (Courtesy of @ronott1 )
Second Prize: BYC 2015 Calendar

participants will need to be setting a minimum of 6 eggs​

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These can be under broodies or in your incubators. Send @ronott1 a pm letting him know how many you will have cooking. We'll need that info​

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by the 3rd of Jan at the latest​

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to be included in the contest. When the hatch is over,​

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you'll take a pic and post it to show us how many​

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you actually hatched.​

The picture must be of sufficient quality to count all the chicks.​

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In the event of a tie, the one who hatches the most chicks wins.​

First place: @sunshinechick83 94%
Second place: @Bazy 86%

2. Best Hatch a Long Participant
Prize: BYC Calendar
@Amberjem

Open to hatch a long members except Hatch a long administrators. Send a PM to @ronott1 after the hatch is over with the name and reason for the nomination. Winner will be announced during the first week after the hatch.

3. Cutest Chick Hatched
Prize: needle felted chicken from @blackgoat Click to see sample work and look at the owl
Winner picks breed
Open to all hatch a long members except Hatch a long Administrators. Post baby pictures from this NYD hatch in this thread and we will vote on them. One picture per member and no digital editing. Entries accepted until January 8th.
@valleychicks


4. Number of eggs set for Hatch a Long Contest closed!
Prize: chicken wood cuts courtesy of @Cynthia12
Winner: @michaelf with a guess of 2247. The total reported egg set is 2360

Click here and post your guess for the total number of eggs set. Do not go back and edit the number and only enter once. The contest is open from now until Midnight Sunday 12\14. Winner will be announced by Tuesday. Open to all BYC Members.

5. Farthest shipped eggs that hatch
Prize: a book of stamps courtesy of @Peep_Show

For Farthest Shipped Egg - Successful Hatch
Folks with shipped eggs, your city/state and the egg shipper's city/state will be needed for the Farthest Shipped Egg Hatched contest. Provide the info when you PM Ron @ronott1 with your egg counts, please.
Winner: @blackgoat

6. Worst hatch rate
Prize: Minature egg basket courtesy of @Peep_Show

For this contest during this hatch,​

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participants will need to be setting a minimum of 6 eggs, with confirmation picture posted to this thread​

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These can be under broodies or in your incubators.Tell us how many you set and then let us know how many hatched(or did not hatch....) We'll need that info​

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by the 3rd of Jan at the latest​

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to be included in the contest. The picture must be of sufficient quality to count all the chicks.​

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In the event of a tie, the one who set the most chicks wins.​

Winner: @Nomibear


7. Best Hatch Rate using a Broody
Prize: 6 NH hatching eggs plus 6+ Sex link hatching eggs courtesy of @tommysgirl

This contest is for eggs hatched under a broody hen. Send @ronott1 a pm letting him know how many you will have cooking. We'll need that info​

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by the 3rd of Jan at the latest​

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to be included in the contest. When the hatch is over,​

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you'll take a pic and post it to show us how many​

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you actually hatched.​

The picture must be of sufficient quality to count all the chicks.​

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In the event of a tie, the one who hatches the most chicks wins.​

8. Random Post contest #I Closed
Prize: 1 dozen Mystery eggs donated by @michaelf
Winner: @Cynthia12

Open to hatch a long members except Hatch a long administrators. A post number has been selected. The first hatch a long member to post on or after the number is the winner! A backup post number has been selected to be awarded if the winner declines the prize.

9. First of any poultry fully hatched (local time) on New Year's Day by newest BYC member
Prize: Golden Feather
Picture required to be posted immediately after hatching.

10. First of any poultry fully hatched (local time) on New Year's Day (Picture required to be posted immediately after hatching.)
Prize: $15 Amazon gift card (electronic)
Please see note above for the first duckling hatched. The same applies for this contest. Winner: @Peep_Show

 

[sunshinechick83]

Holy Cow we had the best hatch rate?!? e :yiipchick

I need the emoticon that faints!

 

[tommysgirl]

Ron, did no one win my prize?

 

[ronott1]

Ron, did no one win my prize?

The best broody hatch I see in my records is @valleychicks with a 77% broody hatch rate.

Anyone have a better broody hatch rate?

 

[valleychicks]

The best broody hatch I see in my records is @valleychicks with a 77% broody hatch rate.

Anyone have a better broody hatch rate?

ronott1, I thought you said Chickee had 100%. Was Chickee using a broody?

 

[ronott1]

ronott1, I thought you said Chickee had 100%. Was Chickee using a broody?

Sorry, chickee had 100 percent for her incubator but 0 for broodie--something like a 50% hatch rate total.

I had to verify.

 

[valleychicks]

Sorry, chickee had 100 percent for her incubator but 0 for broodie--something like a 50% hatch rate total.

I had to verify.

Oh...Ok. Can you list the percent hatch for those that used broody hens?

 

[ronott1]

Oh...Ok. Can you list the percent hatch for those that used broody hens?

This is what I have:

 

[valleychicks]

This is what I have:

Oh ok. I thought there were more that used a broody. What happens next?

 

[ronott1]

Oh ok. I thought there were more that used a broody. What happens next?

@tommysgirl

will get your prize to you!



You did very well this hatch a long!