Ended Cutest Baby Fowl Photo Contest—Win a Brinsea Maxi 24 EX Connect—16th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along

[1dermaker1]

@Slothinc, @MGG, @FarmChick63, @_-Captain BRM-_, @Baby Chickens2020, @TexasBlues, @Dr Evy, & @Shabby Chic-Hens, Congratulations!

@oldhenlikesdogs, thanks for hosting this contest!

Congratulations to all the winners and great job Judges! I would have been hard pressed to come up with the winners because so many adorable baby pics!

 

[Antiocheggers]

great job everyone!

 

[soxirella]

Congratulations to all the winners! The bar was really high.

 

[Cebarmlds]

Congratulations Winners !!!!!!!!!!!

 

[catobsessed]

The judges have finished judging, and we have our winners!
@Slothinc, @MGG, @FarmChick63, @_-Captain BRM-_, @Baby Chickens2020, @TexasBlues, @Dr Evy, & @Shabby Chic-Hens
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First Place - @Slothinc


Second Place - @MGG


Third Place - @FarmChick63


Fourth Place - @_-Captain BRM-_


Fifth Place - @Baby Chickens2020


Sixth Place - @TexasBlues


Seventh Place - @Dr Evy


Eighth Place - @Shabby Chic-Hens

@Slothinc, @MGG, @FarmChick63, @_-Captain BRM-_, @Baby Chickens2020, @TexasBlues, @Dr Evy, & @Shabby Chic-Hens, I will be sending you instructions on how to claim your prizes momentarily!

A HUGE THANK YOU to all who participated, this wouldn't have been possible without all of your entries!!!!
Great job everyone, this was so much fun!!

~ Shout out to all judges who took the time to judge this contest. I know it was incredibly difficult to judge, and I appreciate all of you! ~

And THANK YOU to our BYC Sponsors (click to view & support them)​

Oh my goodness look at all the cuties!!! Congrats to the winners!

 

[Jenbirdee]

Congratulations to all you winners. Those were very beautiful photographs.

 

[Doodlemom63]

I need to step up my game, lol. Those are some seriously cute birds

Congratulations! Beautiful photos

 

[NorthwoodsChick]

Congrats, everyone.

 

[tviss711]

Congratulations winners!! What adorable pictures and babies

 

[wolfinator]

These 2 babies are almost a month old. I got them at Rural King on 4/9 and was told they were about 4 days old, so I gave them an April 5th birthday. The Crested Runner is definitely a female, but I'm not 100% sure on the other. I'm leaning towards being a drake due to a little rapsiness in the vocals.

Being what I've learned about Crested ducks, she'll probably be placed in my bantam/special needs pen, my older drakes can be quite rough when mating. She's already had a few episodes when I first got her of not uprighting herself from her back.

Going home 4/9
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15 days later, next brooder, they outgrew 2 totes in 2 weeks. I moved them to the coop nursery since the threat of below freezing temperatures wasn't forecasted. I only use a 100w incandescent bulb and it stays between 75-90°F, covering 3/4 of tank on chilly nights.(They have a duck feeder now, but same water container.)
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This was their second time enjoying the pool, forgot phone 1st time the day before. The pool is 40" round by 12" deep. They were a little apprehensive, but after a few moments they were zipping around like pros. They get about 20-30 minutes pool time
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We miss having them inside.

I realized 2 days later that my ducks or chickens had moved a metal container I had covering a hole (honestly forgot to repair) I had discovered going under the 10x16 main coop. I found it moved several more times, but still I didn't think anything of it until a female duck was frantically trying to get through the hole which I had fixed hours earlier. It dawned on me why there was a sudden reduction in duck eggs and opened the hole back up. Sure enough she had a next of unknown quantity of eggs and not just hers. I found up to 4 of my ducks were taking turns and sharing sitting duties watching them over the next several days. They're about 8-10 in from the opening, but against the back skirting. I removed a couple panels and discovered 16-20 eggs, I took a photo and counted from it so not to disturb anything. From my estimate, I should have ducklings hatching later this week in time for Easter. The hard part will be catching them so I can try to rehome all of them, I have 24 adults and 2 babies. I was getting ready to rehome 10 of my adult drakes, keeping only 4. I lost 3 females over the last 6 months to medical issues and unusual circumstances. I'm keeping my original duck, an 8 yr old khaki Campbell, his son, my 1st Runner and my 1st Mallard/Runner drakes.
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(Access panel on right, hole they're coming through is the light at the far end.)

I don't remember if I posted this on the hidden nest of eggs. It turns out that none were viable, only a handful had developed, but died early in development. We had several 20-30 degree nights and under the coop was even colder as it's 5-15 degrees cooler the outside air.

I currently have 3 broody ducks, so I gave #1 a Rouen three duck eggs, #2 a Runner 5 guinea eggs and #3 another Runner 6 Easter Egger/silkie bred eggs to sit on. I have a Silkie setting on 2 Silkie eggs, and a buff Brahma sitting on 7 Easter Egger/Silkie bred eggs. The 2 Runner's and the buff Brahma are all nesting next to each other. And yes, they steal eggs from each other, but don't fight over it. There's 2 more broody hens I'm not allowing any eggs due to their choice of nesting place, the other 4 are on the floor in 2 buildings.