Open Contest Miss BYC Beauty Pageant—Official 2025 BYC Mini-Contest

[thecatumbrella]

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Miss BYC Beauty Pageant
Official 2025 BYC Mini-Contest
Ends on November 30th, 2025​

This is a judged photo Contest.

Do you own the most beautiful hen on BYC? Is she worthy of the title of Miss BYC? We want to see your beautiful hens in all their glory. No matter the breed, age, or species, we want to see your gorgeous girls. Make sure she's as pretty as she can be with all her feathers in their place, then grab your camera and show us her best glamour shot for a chance to win!

There will be at least three winners, and each will receive a copy of the beautiful BYC 2026 Calendar! If entries warrant, we will have two categories—landfowl & waterfowl—with prizes for both.

The calendar is available to winners who reside in the United States. Winners outside the United States will be awarded a 1-month PFM.

How to enter:
It's easy to enter, just reply to this thread with pictures of your gorgeous girls.

To increase your chances of winning, please read the rules before entering.
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Rules:

1. Four entries per member. One entry per post, please.
2. An entry is a picture of your female domestic poultry along with:
   • Her name
   • Her age
   • Her color
   • Her breed or species.
3. Other poultry may be in the picture, but the star must be a female.
4. Images that have been resized might be disqualified if they are too small to judge.
5. No screenshots. No collages.
6. No watermarks, text, or other elements on the photo. Date stamps are allowed.
7. The photo needs to have been taken by you.
8. You cannot use a photo that won an award in another BYC-sponsored contest.
9. High-quality images are highly recommended. Basic editing, such as cropping and other minor adjustments, is permitted.
10. ALL photos MUST be uploaded to BYC.
11. Prizes are limited to one per person per contest.
12. All BYC rules apply: Terms of Service (Rules)
13. Entries will be accepted until November 30th, 2025, at 11:59 PM Pacific Time.

Photography tips from fellow BYC members:

• Photography Tips from BYC's jolenesdad
• Photography Tips from BYC's mdees88
• Photography Tips from BYC's TudyBot

2024 Winners

From left to right, photos by @Quatie, @Poultrybonkers, @CombNWattles, @PeepMePosted. & @CHlCKEN
2023 Landfowl Winners

From left to right, photos by @HopKat, @Fluster Cluck Acres. @CCsGarden, @alinas2010 & @RIverbend

2023 Waterfowl Winners

From left to right, photos by @fowltemptress, @WhiteTreeOfGondor & @OutbackQuackers

2022 Landfowl Winners

From left to right, photos by @heatherbeast, @HopKat, @Dragon Slayer Trinket, & @TinyRaptorDodos

From left to right, photos by @Kingbobkingdom, @chickenmomma41, @Henfla, & @MsChickenTender

2022 Waterfowl Winners

From left to right, photos by @Painted Calls, @ProudRedneck, @yesterDAYNE, & @Duckduckchicken32

From left to right, photos by @WhiteTreeOfGondor, @5ducks, & @Silkiesaz

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Check out the rest of the contests in the Official 2025 BYC Mini-Contests—Win One of 36 BYC 2026 Calendars! thread!

If you would like to purchase a beautiful BYC 2026 Calendar, see the 2026 BYC Calendars Are Ready for YOU! thread!

 

[thecatumbrella]

These contests are brought to you by our BYC Sponsors
(click to view & support them)

Official 2025 BYC Mini-Contests
Win One of 36 BYC 2026 Calendars!
Ends on November 30th, 2025​

The Prizes!

The calendar is available to winners who reside in the United States. Winners outside the United States will be awarded a 1-month PFM.

Eight amazing contests to choose from!
Click on a picture or link to view the contest!​

Miss BYC Beauty Pageant
Crown the most dazzling, charming, and photogenic fowl in our community. If entries warrant, we will have two categories—landfowl & waterfowl—with prizes for both.


Mister BYC Beauty Pageant
Give our handsome and debonair male fowl a chance to shine. If entries warrant, we will have two categories—landfowl & waterfowl—with prizes for both.


Fabulous Feather Foto Contest
Zoom in on the intricate patterns and mesmerizing colors of feathered beauty.


Funny Poultry Faces & Poses Photo Contest
Have your camera at the ready to catch your flock at their most hilarious moments. If entries warrant, we will have two categories—landfowl & waterfowl—with prizes for both.


Feathered Days of Autumn, a Text-to-Image Contest
Turn fall-inspired words into creative poultry images for a chance to win.


Poultry Shaming Contest
Got a mischievous chicken, duck, or turkey? Share your funniest shaming photos or signs. If entries warrant, we will have two categories—landfowl & waterfowl—with prizes for both.


Pets with Paws Photo Contest
Show us the adorable companions that bring joy to your life (other than the poultry!)


November Nuttiness, a Random Funny Posting Contest
Post your funniest pictures, jokes, and stories to get a chance in our random number drawing for a BYC 2026 Calendar.

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If you would like to purchase a beautiful BYC 2026 Calendar, see the 2026 BYC Calendars Are Ready for YOU! thread!

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

Such an exciting contest! I can't wait to see everyone's pretty ladies!

 

[CCsGarden]

Entry 1
Name: Brahms
Age: 2 1/2 yrs
Color: Black with white
Breed: Brahma

 

[CCsGarden]

Entry 2
RIP my dearest Smarty! I miss you very much!
Name: Smarty
Age: 11 months ( she passed 3 days before she turned 1 yr).
Color: Gray, brown, with white and some black
Species: Ring neck? I don't know since she was a rescue.

Smarty

• CCsGarden
• Aug 1, 2025

 

[Birdlove2011]

Entry 1.
Name: Lucky- aka" lil' princess"
Age: 3 yrs
Breed: Jumbo Pekin
Color: White

 

[CCsGarden]

Entry 1.
Name: Lucky- aka" lil' princess"
Age: 3 yrs
Breed: Jumbo Pekin
Color: White

She looks as if she could be a stuffed animal!

 

[Birdlove2011]

Entry 2.
Name: Champ
Age: 1 1/2 yr-deceased
Breed: Jumbo Pekin
Color: white

She loved laying in her tunnel covering herself with hay. Her sister Lucky and I miss her very much.

 

[CCsGarden]

Entry 2.
Name: Champ
Age: 1 1/2 yr-deceased
Breed: Jumbo Pekin
Color: white

She loved laying in her tunnel covering herself with hay. Her sister Lucky and I miss her very much.

Sorry for your losses!

 

[Birdlove2011]

She looks as if she could be a stuffed animal!

Lol...what is funny is her favorite stuffed animal is duck. She drags it with her every where.