CONTEST SITE!!!!!Updated -M. McMURRAY $25 Results Posted Friday Noon ?

[Quail_Antwerp]

Congrats Arizona!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[weaveagarden]

Now, I want to send a prize to everyone who played but will need your addresses. If you are open to it, send your addresses by email and I will get right on that.

An extra special one for you wordgirl!!!!!!


If any of you ever need a chicken sexed by the way, go to either of these two. Of the ones we counted on gender, they each got all but 2 right. That is fantastic!

 

[ArizonaDesertChicks]

Thank you WeaveGarden & WordGirl! It's been a long time since I've any any type of contest and this was a tough one - for everyone.




edited for misspelling

 

[Quail_Antwerp]

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That's super nice of you!!!!!!!

So we're all winners!!!!!!

 

[weaveagarden]

I was so happy to see so many high scores. I began to wonder when McMurray had a tough time with it. There were several people who got a lot of them right.

You did a good job of spotting the few white lobes.

 

[happytxchick]

Congratulations, ArizonaDesertChicks!!

Good job, WordGirl, for being honest...many blessings to you!

Thanks for the fun, Weaveagarden! Tell Liza hello for me! ;-)

 

[weaveagarden]

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That's super nice of you!!!!!!!

So we're all winners!!!!!!

Awwwww. You know you are a winner even without a prize. But I had such a fun time. I want to thank all of you for spending some of your precious time on this.

I really want to do it next year again. Only 1 of each kind of 25 chickens. That would really be fun to do. And some rare and unusual breeds..... But no crosses in the bunch.

 

[weaveagarden]

Oh, thanks for the reminder Tex. I am going to alter the pages now to reflect the names that the girls (and a few boys) will be taking on. Check it out in a couple days all. And extra stuff to those who played the name game with me.

 

[faykokoWV]

Congrats to the winner. As I just said in the email to weavegarden, i didn't do very well, but I sure had fun and learned a lot! What a great contest.

 

[weaveagarden]

Thought I would update this and list the things I would do differently next time.

#1 - Start with chickens that I had specifically ordered. Too many of the same kind/color made IDing hard.
#2 - wait until 10-12 weeks if possible. In the short length of this contest, many of the chickens gender became more clear.
#3 - Prepare earlier. Take pictures and then post my invite to join in the fun.
#4 - Make sure that the printer is working!
#5 - Specify a particular word such as contest in the subject line, and create a rule in my email folders before the start.
#6 - Plan on it taking 10 times as long to do everything. It was a lot of work, but lots of fun.
#7 - Make arrangement with the hatchery when I order my chicks for this contest so that everything is prepared in advance..... Including having them ID the chickens.
#8 - Realize that I would have plenty of room in my BYC storage to include 3 pics of each chicken. Take better feet and standing (side view) pictures

What I would do the same:

#1 - Get my friend to help with the pictures. He did a great job and they came out very clear. And I could focus on the chickens.
#2 - Have fun!!!!!

Anyone thinking of having a contest. I encourage you. Plan on it taking some time, but do it! What a great way to meet people on BYC.

Congradulation ArizonaDesertChicks!!!!!! Good Job!