Ended Official BYC Article Writing Contest #14

[Silviaschicks]

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[Iluveggers]

Hi guys. I’m kinda shay about stuff like this, but I wrote an article about my experience gaining the confidence to raise chickens. Growing up in the city, I was not into animals and being outside, and I didn’t think I could raise chickens due to my lack of experience and upbringing. I hope you take a few minutes to read it!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...hicken-keeping-no-experience-necessary.77184/

 

[ButtonHoarder]

Will there be another one of these contests?

 

[casportpony]

Will there be another one of these contests?

Yes!

 

[casportpony]

This contest is now Closed!!!! Thanks to everyone that entered!

Judging will begin in a day or two & hopefully we will announce the winners in the next two weeks.

Submitted articles:

#	Author	Article Title
1	@DobieLover	Broody Management - from the first Turkey strut to weaning the chicks
2	@Nabiki	Nabiki's Black Soldier Fly Project
3	@AvocadoAbi	So Just How Loud Is A Rooster's Crow?
4	@PippinTheChicken	Pippin's easy guide to silkie sexing
5	@PippinTheChicken	Hemp Bedding- Why is it the best?
6	@Tclloyd0812	So you want to start raising chickens? Here are a few things to consider.
7	@Tclloyd0812	My Experience Raising Emus and What I've Learned (So Far)
8	@Afi	Types of Quails.Better get one!
9	@microchick	Killer in the Shadows. How My Flock and I Learned to Deal With Marek's Disease
10	@Devyn Nagy	Wyandottes - All You Need to Know
11	@-Flash-	Raising A Lone Baby Chick; The Hardships And The Rewards
12	@TheOddOneOut	It's not a birthday gift! How to correctly wrap a chicken's foot.
13	@-Flash-	Chicken Breed Traits
14	@PippinTheChicken	Hemp Bedding- Why is it the best?
15	@Silviaschicks	Crested Chicken Breeds Guide
16	@Silviaschicks	Crested Chicken Breeds Guide Part Two
17	@Iluveggers	The Journey of Chicken Keeping - No Experience Necessary!

@DobieLover, @Nabiki, @AvocadoAbi, @PippinTheChicken, @Tclloyd0812, @Afi
@microchick, @Devyn Nagy, @-Flash-, @TheOddOneOut, @Silviaschicks, @Iluveggers

Since judging will not begin for a few days, may I suggest that all of you install a spell checker like Grammarly and spell check your articles? Please also make sure that all pictures, links, and videos work, too.

And remember, no web pictures are allowed.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

How's the judging coming?

 

[casportpony]

How's the judging coming?

Hopefully, we'll announce next week.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Hopefully, we'll announce next week.

Sounds good.

 

[AvocadoAbi]

Hopefully, we'll announce next week.

Antiiiicipaaation....anticipaaaaation is making me wait...

 

[Pyxis]

Now, for the moment you've all been waiting for! The judges have finished with their decisions and we have winners!

First Place - @TheOddOneOut​

How to Correctly Wrap a Chicken's Foot!

I finally did it: I created an article on how to wrap chicken feet. I consider myself a little bit of an expert because I’ve been dealing with an ungodly amount of bumblefoot in the flock lately. *sigh* Wrapping feet is necessary after any sort of foot pad surgery (most commonly to treat...

• TheOddOneOut
• Oct 15, 2021
• 5.00 star(s) 29 ratings
• Comments: 31
• Reviews: 26
• Category: Injuries, Diseases, & Cures

Second Place - @Nabiki​

Nabiki's Black Soldier Fly Project

Nabiki’s Black Soldier Fly Colony Project I have decided to make the leap to raising live food, not just for my quail, but for future creatures. Black Soldier Flies (BSF) are common throughout most of the western hemisphere, but are most common in temperate to tropical zones. They don’t bite...

• Nabiki
• Aug 18, 2021
• 4.71 star(s) 7 ratings
• Comments: 16
• Reviews: 5
• Category: Housing & Feeding Your Flock

Third Place - @DobieLover​

Broody Management - From the First Turkey Strut to Weaning the Chicks

If you are unfamiliar with the signs of a broody, this is what to look for. The very first sign is a puffed-up hen sitting in your nest box. The turkey walk is the next sign to look for. The hen will do this when off the nest, around the feeder and when making her way back to the nest. The...

• DobieLover
• Aug 20, 2021
• 5.00 star(s) 23 ratings
• Comments: 8
• Reviews: 22
• Category: Hatching Eggs & Raising Chickens

Fourth Place - @microchick​

Killer in the Shadows. How My Flock and I Learned to Deal With Marek's Disease

There are few words in the world of keeping chickens that strikes fear into our hearts more than the two words, Marek's Disease. It seems that with surprising frequency the topic will pop up on Back Yard Chickens. Sometimes the poster has already gotten the diagnosis through a necropsy of a bird...

• microchick
• Sep 13, 2021
• 4.90 star(s) 21 ratings
• Comments: 41
• Reviews: 19
• Category: Learning Center

Fifth Place - @Tclloyd0812​

My Experience Raising Emus and What I've Learned (So Far)

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have one of the closest living relatives of a dinosaur roaming in your backyard, besides chickens? Are you looking into getting something more exotic and bigger than your average bird? If you have looked into raising emus or want to know more about...

• Tclloyd0812
• Sep 13, 2021
• 4.13 star(s) 8 ratings
• Comments: 3
• Reviews: 6
• Category: Other Fowl

@TheOddOneOut, @Nabiki, @DobieLover, @microchick, & @Tclloyd0812
I will be sending you instructions on how to claim your prizes momentarily!

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Official BYC Article Writing Contest - #15

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~ Shout out to all of the judges that took the time to read all of the articles. I know it was incredibly difficult to judge and I appreciate all of you! ~


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