Ended Mister BYC Beauty Pageant—Official 2024 BYC Mini-Contest

[Shadrach]

Shadrach.
Muscovey Male.
About four years old.
Well he's kind of black and white really with funny red bits on his face.

 

[Shadrach]

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Mister BYC Beauty Pageant
Official 2024 BYC Mini-Contest
Ends November 30th, 2024
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Macho macho man. Is your guy a macho man? How about macho poultry? We are looking for the best and most handsome male birds of BYC. Is your rooster buff? Is your tom turkey sophisticated? Maybe your drake has that waddle that wows the hens. We want to see your gorgeous male birds. Any domestic species, any age. Is your bird worthy of the title of Mister BYC? Let's see those boys strutting their stuff for a chance to win!

There will be at least three winners, and each will receive a copy of the beautiful BYC 2025 Calendar! If entries warrant, we will have two categories, landfowl & waterfowl, with prizes for both categories.

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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 handsome guys.

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 male domestic poultry along with:
   • His name
   • His age
   • His color
   • His breed or species.
3. Other poultry may be in the picture, but the star of the picture must be the rooster, tom, drake, etc.
4. Images that have been resized might be disqualified if they are too small to judge.
5. No screenshots, watermarks, date stamps, text, etc., on the photo. No collages.
6. The photo needs to have been taken by you.
7. You cannot use a photo that won an award in another BYC-sponsored contest.
8. High-quality images are recommended. Basic editing, such as cropping and other subtle changes, are allowed.
9. ALL photos MUST be uploaded to BYC and not hosted on other image sites, personal websites, etc.
10. Prizes are limited to one per person per contest.
11. All BYC rules apply: Terms of Service (Rules)
12. Entries will be accepted through November 30th, 2024, 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

2023 Landfowl Winners

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From Left to right, photos by @RT Goth Barn, @Fluster Cluck Acres, @CCsGarden, @Poultrybonkers, & @Perris

2023 Waterfowl Winners

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From Left to right, photos by@fowltemptress, @WhiteTreeOfGondor, @Evadig, & @NevadaEmma

2022 Landfowl Winners

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From Left to right, photos by @yesterDAYNE, @Bone Bunny, @Tumbleweedlynn, & @Farmers Chicken Farm

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From Left to right, photos by @Sc_chickengirl, @ButtonHoarder, @NorthwoodsChick, & @@chickenmomma41

2022 Waterfowl Winners

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From Left to right, photos by @ProudRedneck, @The Moonshiner, @Painted Calls, & @Kingbobkingdom

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From Left to right, photos by @WhiteTreeOfGondor, @Quacking ducks. & @AmeraucanaHank

Check out the rest of the contests here:
Official 2024 BYC Mini-Contests—Win One of 36 BYC 2025 Calendars!

If you would like to purchase a beautiful BYC 2025 Calendar, see this thread: 2025 Calendars are HERE!!!

I know I probably shouldn't but @muddy75 could you please change the word waddle to wattle.

 

[Shadrach]

Punch.
Three years old.
Old English Game with other unknown contributions.
He's got the full rainbow in there somewhere.

 

[Shadrach]

Treacle.
Marans bantam cross.
Two years old.
Lots of colours.

 

[Desertvalleychickens]

Neat photo with the rainbow in the background!

Thanks!

 

[muddy75]

I know I probably shouldn't but @muddy75 could you please change the word waddle to wattle.

I proofread and in this case the spelling is correct for the context. My drake does waddle but he doesn’t have wattles like yours does. Thanks for the recommendation!

 

[muddy75]

Treacle.
Marans bantam cross.
Two years old.
Lots of colours.
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He has large, beautiful wattles!

 

[Shadrach]

I proofread and in this case the spelling is correct for the context. My drake does waddle but he doesn’t have wattles like yours does. Thanks for the recommendation!

Oh. Okay. My bad. Obviously I don't proof read, don't use a spell check, or predictive text and prefer a pencil and rubber.

Edit. Not much of a typist either!

 

[Buckeye Amy]

Entry #2
Bill
Speckled Sussex
6 months old
Mahogany

 

[fluffycrow]

This is Lady Gaga. If you've seen more than three posts of mine, you've probably heard me talking about him. He's a pure serama rooster, and lost his life to a fox attack early this September, in what was most likely an attempt to keep his girls safe. In the relatively short time he was alive he showed me what a good rooster can truly accomplish. His group was prolific, producing more chicks than any of the other groups combined, and he was the best father. I dearly miss him, as do his hens. He was just over a year old at the time of taking this photo. His colour would be described by some as "cocopop", though not sure if that's exactly what it is