Open Contest Egg Candling Photo Contest—17th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along

Lacy Duckwing · 2026-02-24T15:00:34-0600

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17th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along
Egg Candling Photo Contest
Ends TBD, 2026

The second most exciting part of incubating and hatching eggs has to be candling! Second only to watching the little chicks pop out of their shells, it is so rewarding to watch the tiny embryos grow and develop from the tiniest blastoderm to a full-sized chick that fills the egg! Show us your best candling photos, and you could win!

Prizes - TBD

It's easy to enter, just reply to this thread with your egg candling photos, and you will be entered for a chance to win!

If you'd like some tips on how to candle eggs or take better photos, take a look at the Egg Candling! Tips, Tricks, and Best Practices thread
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To increase your chances of winning, please read the rules before entering.
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Rules:

Four entries per member. One photo per post, please.
An entry is *one* photo of your domestic fowl egg being candled.
Eggs from all domestic fowl (chickens, turkeys, peafowl, guinea fowl, quail, waterfowl, pheasants, emu, etc.) may be used.
Photos that have been resized might be disqualified if they are too small to judge.
No screenshots. No collages.
No watermarks, text, or other elements on the photo. Date stamps are allowed.
The photo needs to have been taken by you.
You cannot use a photo that won an award in another BYC-sponsored contest.
High-quality photos are recommended. Basic editing, such as cropping and other subtle changes, is allowed.
ALL photos MUST be uploaded to BYC.
Prizes are limited to one per person per contest.
All BYC rules apply: Terms of Service (Rules).
Entries will be accepted until TBD, 2026, at 11:59 PM Pacific Time.