Ended Broodies and Their Babies Photo Contest

[rjmyooper]

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[Saxon Nightshade]

Betty white and her chicks

 

[klb25]

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Broodies & Their Babies Photo Contest
Closes June 5th at 11:59 PM Pacific Time.
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Many of our members here have had a hen go broody, and springtime usually means broody hens and new chicks. Who doesn’t love seeing a mother hen with her chicks? We would love to see yours! Show us your best pictures of your Broody Hen and her babies for a chance to win 1 of 3 prizes.

If you'd like some tips on how to take better photos - even photos of fluffy butts can be better - then take a look at these awesome threads:

• Photography Tips from BYC's jolenesdad
• Photography Tips from BYC's mdees88

It's easy to enter, just reply to this thread with pictures of your broody hen and her babies.

To increase your chances of winning, please read the rules before entering.
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Rules:

1. All domestic poultry allowed (chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, peafowl, guinea fowl, quail, pheasants, emu, etc).
2. Four entries per member. An entry is *one* picture of your domestic broody with at least one baby.
3. Other animals may be in the photo, but the star(s) of the photo must be the broody and her babies.
4. The picture needs to have been taken by you.
5. You cannot use a photo that won an award in another BYC sponsored photo contest.
6. Basic editing such as cropping and other subtle changes are allowed.
7. Images that have been resized might be disqualified if they are too small to judge.
8. No people in the picture (no faces, fingers, hands, arms, etc.).
9. No screenshots, and no watermarks, date stamps, text, etc. on the picture.
10. ALL pictures MUST be uploaded to BYC and not hosted on other image sites, personal websites, etc.
11. Prizes are limited to one per person per contest.
12. Open to all BYC members.
13. All BYC rules apply: Terms of Service (Rules)
14. Entries will be accepted through June 5th at 11:59 PM Pacific Time.

If entries warrant, we will have two categories, landfowl & waterfowl, and prizes for both categories.
Prizes

Place	Prize
First	$50 BYC Store Gift Certificate or a 1-year PFM ($60 value) for yourself or a friend.
Second	$30 BYC Store Gift Certificate or a 6-month PFM ($35 value) for yourself or a friend.
Third	$15 BYC Store Gift Certificate or a 3-month PFM ($20 value) for yourself or a friend.

BYC Store Gift Certificates are available to winners that reside in the United States. If the winners are outside of the United States they will be awarded a PFM instead.

2020 Winners - Landfowl Category​

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@SilkieMomPoof, @Fur-N-Fowl, & @RowanTheRed

2020 Winners - Waterfowl Category​

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@Brahmachicken240 & @Quacking ducks

2019 Winners​

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@MagpieDucks, @Hope Hughes, & @Hope Hughes

2018 Winners​

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@Ravynscroft, @The Golden Egg5, & @Wolfefarmyard

2017 Winners​

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@redranger209, @dan26552, & @casportpony

2016 Winners​

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@Chicks Galore3, @A Fail, & @HopieGirl4Ever
2015 & 2013 Winners​

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@zazouse & @Contrastphoto​

Entry #2

 

[casportpony]

Great entries everyone!

 

[Pampered chicken girl]

this is my white silkie hen, Rosie Mae, with her adopted baby. She took this baby in even though she's 3 months old, not sure if this counts but it is still cute for everyone to see.

 

[Dimondel]

My eldest girl Cammie with her two newly hatched babies. My first ever broody hen and I gave her two fertilised eggs. She’s a wonderful mum.

 

[Aesha03]

Amelia and her mini. Amelia is a hen that I rescued from an animal hoarder situation with her 9 chicks, she is not particularly friendly, but she is getting less mean.

 

[Eden83_haaretz]

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What is going on there, lol? Did they all go broody in the same nest?

 

[Honora]

Yes, 4 hens went broody and sat in the same nest. I had to take some of the eggs away because one got broken, but I left them a few and hatched the rest in the incubator. Now all 4 are raising the chicks together. The Orpington is the boss mom though.

What is going on there, lol? Did they all go broody in the same nest?

 

[Eden83_haaretz]

Yes, 4 hens went broody and sat in the same nest. I had to take some of the eggs away because one got broken, but I left them a few and hatched the rest in the incubator. Now all 4 are raising the chicks together. The Orpington is the boss mom though.

Adorable!! My game hens love to go broody and were it not for their instinct to be territorial I think one could categorize them as the best moms there are, but...
Some have no problem with other hens with chicks being close by but some don't like it; so everyonce in a while our chicks get caught in the crossfire (the only thing that exasperates me of them).
I've had hens scare off hawks by flying after them, just love that some do that .