Introducing: BackYard Robots - April Fools 2017

[Nifty-Chicken]

Thanks again to our great community.
You are harder to fool each year, so we keep trying!

Here are previous year's April Fools Day Fun on BYC:

• 2007 - BYC Expanding - BackYardCows.com
• 2008 - BYC Hacked!
• 2009 - Server Upgrade Good News / Bad News: Post Counts Lost
• 2010 - New BYC Store Product - The EggCell!
• 2011 - NEW BYC Program & Partnership - Sell Your Extra Eggs!
• 2012 - New Forum Section - Exotic Backyard Animals
• 2013 - Big Announcement: BYC & Mark Zuckerberg / Facebook Partnership - BeakBook
• 2014 - BYC Sponsored Study: Increase Chicken Broodiness By Up To 48% With Aluminum Foil
• 2015 - Announcement - BYC Staff / Moderator Term Limits & Retirement
• 2016 - Chicken Feed That Changes Egg Shell Color

 

[Teila]

Tut! You got me!!

BUT the link on the Facebook Page was posted 14 Hours ago and seen as 14 Hours ago it was 2AM Sunday 2nd April 2017 here in Aus, I have an excuse lol

[Grabbing at straws here! lol]

 

[Rebeccasrain]

1 year raising chickens and ducks. I've got an automated door that I use as a smart thing through Alexa, but I get stuck when the birds don't come in from free ranging before the sunset triggered automated door closes. So it would be nice for a robot to check that everyone made it inside, turns over the deep litter method chicken coop and run, composTs the waste, collects and cooks the eggs for breakfast. Too much to ask?

 

[Pork Pie]

Thanks again to our great community.
You are harder to fool each year, so we keep trying!

Here are previous year's April Fools Day Fun on BYC:

• 2007 - BYC Expanding - BackYardCows.com
• 2008 - BYC Hacked!
• 2009 - Server Upgrade Good News / Bad News: Post Counts Lost
• 2010 - New BYC Store Product - The EggCell!
• 2011 - NEW BYC Program & Partnership - Sell Your Extra Eggs!
• 2012 - New Forum Section - Exotic Backyard Animals
• 2013 - Big Announcement: BYC & Mark Zuckerberg / Facebook Partnership - BeakBook
• 2014 - BYC Sponsored Study: Increase Chicken Broodiness By Up To 48% With Aluminum Foil
• 2015 - Announcement - BYC Staff / Moderator Term Limits & Retirement
• 2016 - Chicken Feed That Changes Egg Shell Color

You got me last year - never again (until next year, probably

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[DancingWthDucks]

Lol I figured out that it was April Fools before I even clicked on the thread .....

 

[Chicken Girl1]

Love all the April Fools threads you've done, last years and the Broody hen one were my favorites!

 

[Lavenderocks10]

You def got me!! I'm a newbie...I've got an excuse.

 

[poodlechicks]

The robot was a great one

! How I wish it were true.

 

[chicken4prez]

You got me last year - never again (until next year, probably  )

They got me last year too.

I knew it was a April Fools joke this year. I had fun playing along!

 

[BantyChooks]

Thanks again to our great community.
You are harder to fool each year, so we keep trying!

Here are previous year's April Fools Day Fun on BYC:

• 2007 - BYC Expanding - BackYardCows.com
• 2008 - BYC Hacked!
• 2009 - Server Upgrade Good News / Bad News: Post Counts Lost
• 2010 - New BYC Store Product - The EggCell!
• 2011 - NEW BYC Program & Partnership - Sell Your Extra Eggs!
• 2012 - New Forum Section - Exotic Backyard Animals
• 2013 - Big Announcement: BYC & Mark Zuckerberg / Facebook Partnership - BeakBook
• 2014 - BYC Sponsored Study: Increase Chicken Broodiness By Up To 48% With Aluminum Foil
• 2015 - Announcement - BYC Staff / Moderator Term Limits & Retirement
• 2016 - Chicken Feed That Changes Egg Shell Color

Next you're gonna tell me Elvis is really dead.

Had fun playing along... I look forward to April 1st every year just to see what you come up with.