April Fools 2014 - BYC Sponsored Study: Increase Chicken Broodiness By Up To 48% With Aluminum Foil

[bibkel]

OMG you got me! and I was gonna pay my kids $20 to do the work! agrhh!!!

I have been fooled. Sheesh.

I feel silly....

 

[speckledhen]

Oh, that Rob. I'm not even a moderator now and he still sucks me into his games every year.

 

[LindaMurphy]

LOL you got me good. Now I need to go take down the shared post from my Facebook.

I'll have to remember this next year. Thanks for making me laugh at myself, along with everyone else.

 

[Velvet Sparrow]

A better way for hens that are thinking about going broody is to have them wear little tinfoil hats to reflect the thoughts back into their heads and keep non-broody thoughts from other hens from interfering. More efficient than lining the entire nest box with foil.

 

[bibkel]

A better way for hens that are thinking about going broody is to have them wear little tinfoil hats to reflect the thoughts back into their heads and keep non-broody thoughts from other hens from interfering. More efficient than lining the entire nest box with foil.

a chick helmet. Does it matter if it is shaped like a cowboy hat, a fedora, beret', or can I use the sailor hat?

 

[dracoe19]

Good god I COMPLETELY fell for this! I'm glad I'm not the only one that got overly excited for this....lol

 

[speckledhen]

A better way for hens that are thinking about going broody is to have them wear little tinfoil hats to reflect the thoughts back into their heads and keep non-broody thoughts from other hens from interfering. More efficient than lining the entire nest box with foil.

Hiya, Velvet! I remember speaking with you years and years ago, I think on your site, and admiring your Jack. BRs are still my favorite.

 

[MyPetNugget]

WHAT?!!! I really beleived it and put out the foil!

But lots of people were saying that it was true so I really did think.....

 

[PaulandDoris]

So glad I did not look into this one

 

[WindStep]

Yes, a VERY happy April Fools to all of our friends, old and new!

It's really hard to come up with new ideas every year, but we hope y'all had a good time with this one.

A huge "Thank You!" to everyone that helped keep this going throughout the day!

We love our community and are grateful we can all have fun together!

Here are previous year's April Fools Day Fun on BYC:

• 2007 - BYC Expanding - BackYardCows.com
• 2008 - BYC Hacked!
• 2009 - Server Upgrade Good News / Bad News: Post Counts Lost
• 2010 - New BYC Store Product - The EggCell!
• 2011 - NEW BYC Program & Partnership - Sell Your Extra Eggs!
• 2012 - New Forum Section - Exotic Backyard Animals
• 2013 - Big Announcement: BYC & Mark Zuckerberg / Facebook Partnership - BeakBook

It was every thing but fun I kept getting messages like... STOP SAYING IT IS FAKE!