Ended Contest #7 Broodies & their babies! 10th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-Long

[OneMountainAcres]

Winners announced here!

Winners!
1st Place: @MagpieDucks
2nd Place: @Hope Hughes
3rd Place: @Hope Hughes

Broodies & their babies!
10th Annual Easter Hatch-a-long!

2017 Winner @redranger209


Who doesn’t love seeing a mother hen with her chicks?
Show us your best pictures of your Broody Hen and her babies.
2 Picture entries per contestant
The winner will be chosen by a panel of judges
To submit your entries, follow rules below and
post your photos in this thread!




1st: hen saddle, donated by @Auroradream26







2nd: Chicken Strainer, donated by @penny1960

3rd: 6 month PFM
Please visit the Membership Benefits Page


*Winners of 1st or 2nd place that are outside the US will receive a 6 month PFM*

2016 winner @Chicks Galore3

Deadline for entry is April 28th 2019 at midnight PST!



Contest Rules:
Open to all BYC members
(winners outside the continental US will receive a 6 month PFM instead of listed prize)
Must be your picture of your hen and chicks
Photo cannot have been entered in other contests
Maximum of 2 entries per person
No fake editing or Captions - Only hens doing what comes naturally
We want to see the world through your eyes, not through the excessive use of editing tools.
However, basic cropping and poop removal is allowed.
To submit your entries, simply post your images in this thread
Deadline for entry is April 28th 2019 at midnight PST
Winners chosen by a panel of judges, judge’s decisions will be final.
BYC Administration reserves the right to disqualify entries/posts not following the rules
All BYC Rules Apply Terms of Service (Rules)
Void where prohibited




If you have not joined in the Easter Hatch-a-long, join us here :
10th Annual Easter Hatch-a-long



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[Jbently28]

This is Tia, my little bantam cochin mama. She went broody and hatched out 6 little buff orpington babies. But somehow along the way, she managed to sneak one of our Khaki Campbell x Welsh Harlequin duck eggs. I had to pull her chicks as they hatched so she would remain sitting while not knowing exactly how far along the little duck egg was. To my surprise, this little duckling hatched a whole 2 weeks after its nest siblings. She had been a wonderful little mama to her duck baby. Although, I think she may be a little confused as to why it floats.

 

[MagpieDucks]

Bronzy, (Golden Laced Wyandotte) and ducklings.

 

[HeartsDelight]

Holly and Ivy are my Serama girls. They co-brooded, hatched, and raised a clutch of 6 chicks together. Kiddos are 3 weeks old now.

 

[WVduckchick]

Seramas

 

[Hope Hughes]

#1

Momma Pepper(First hatchings for her!) and her 8 babies!!

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

No, it doesn't have to be just chickens Broody ducks, broody turkeys, any broodies and their babies are welcome!

YAY!
My phone doesn't take great pics but Im excited about my broody Calls and their 'lings.. Its a first for them and me.. Ive had many broody chickens but never ducks..

 

[Tannerpauldean]

I had a lone mallard duckling that hatched out and had no other companions, so I gave him over to my Indian Runner, who has always been good with ducklings. Here she is leading him around the yard, encouraging him to do what she does:

And here they are preening together. He does EVERYTHING the Indian Runner does - it is so cute!

 

[MagpieDucks]

Buffy and her chicks!

 

[Hope Hughes]

#2

*an oldie, but goodie*
Smalls, a Bantam Cochin! Best broodies/mommas every!!