Ended Official BYC Article Writing Contest - #16

[casportpony]

Hi,

Here's a link to my article/entry: How smart are chickens? Give it a try - it's an interesting read and I had fun writing it.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/how-smart-are-chickens.77657/

Thanks for your entry! I look forward to reading your article.

 

[KGandE]

Thank you!

Thanks for your entry! I look forward to reading your article.

Thank you!

 

[kcan2]

View article item 76061​

Edit to try to figure out how to do a link with a picture, nope, didn't figure it out
Edit #2 Got it!

 

[All4Eggz]

10 Lessons in Leadership from a Rooster​

Edit to try to figure out how to do a link with a picture, nope, didn't figure it out

Scroll down, copy, paste.

 

[3KillerBs]

Here's my first entry: https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/over-sized-isnt-just-for-sweaters.77604/

Over-Sized Isn't Just For Sweaters

Everyone who has existed on earth long enough to experience more than a single fashion cycle has seen them come in and out of style, oversized sweaters with hems that droop to mid-thigh, sleeves that hang past the fingertips, and enough room in the body to hide a couple fugitive cats in there...

• 3KillerBs
• May 24, 2022
• 4.83 star(s) 6 ratings
• Comments: 2
• Reviews: 6
• Category: Housing & Feeding Your Flock

 

[All4Eggz]

Two suggested article topics that I'm not qualified to write:

1. An Illustrated Guide to Sexing chicks by Male Specific and Female Specific Color Patterns. I've often seen this referenced on the sexing forum and have no idea what color patterns are specific to which sex. There doesn't seem to be any readily accessible general information about this.

Maybe @MysteryChicken would be open to writing one like this!

 

[Duckpip]

My Experience of Keeping Chicks vs. Ducklings - Which one is right for you?

All poultry are wonderful creatures, but different species usually equals different care and attention needs. If you're contemplating the question, chickens or ducks, I'm here to help and share my experience of both poultry species with you. Now, I do not have any experience with either adult...

• Duckpip
• Jun 9, 2022
• 5.00 star(s) 5 ratings
• Reviews: 4
• Category: Ducks

I've been working on this for a little while, it's finally done!

 

[casportpony]

Up to 10 entries!

Author	Article Title
@Pyxis	Incubating Emu Eggs
@Weeg	The Ultimate Guide to Setting Up a Chick Brooder
@Weeg	Moving or Separating Your Broody, and When To Do So
@PippinTheChicken	Types of poultry flock
@PippinTheChicken	How to make Pippin's foraging treat mix.
@Pyxis	The Myth of the 'Guard' Goose and Why You Should Not Get One
@Dottie the Chicken	Money Saving Tip: Buy the Big Bag from the Start!
@kcan2	10 Lessons in Leadership from a Rooster
@3KillerBs	Over-Sized Isn't Just For Sweaters
@Duckpip	My Experience of Keeping Chicks vs. Ducklings - Which one is right for you?

 

[PippinTheChicken]

Homemade Suet Cake for Poultry!

So, it's your favourite hen's birthday or she just laid her first egg. You want to celebrate by giving them a yummy treat that won't make them too fat and unhealthy. This easy suet cake recipe is great for your hen, or rooster's, special day! Introduction A suet cake is just a block of suet...

• PippinTheChicken
• May 29, 2022
• 4.71 star(s) 7 ratings
• Comments: 1
• Reviews: 6
• Category: Housing & Feeding Your Flock

 

[casportpony]

Incubating Emu Eggs

Incubating Emu Eggs Perhaps you have been contemplating adding emus to your farm and have decided you want to hatch them yourself. Or maybe you bought some chicks a few years ago, and they're grown up and laying eggs of their own you would like to hatch. Maybe you even bought an adult...

• Pyxis
• Jan 12, 2022
• 5.00 star(s) 9 ratings
• Comments: 12
• Reviews: 6
• Category: Other Birds

The Ultimate Guide to Setting Up a Chick Brooder

Chick Brooder Tips and Tricks Chicks! One of the most exciting parts of raising backyard chickens. The fluffy butts, tiny bodies, curious beaks, and all the antics! No one ever gets bored with chicks. As cute as they are, they’re also very fragile, and having a safe, clean, spacious, and...

• Weeg
• Feb 10, 2022
• 4.58 star(s) 12 ratings
• Comments: 11
• Reviews: 8
• Category: Hatching Eggs & Raising Chickens

Moving or Separating Your Broody, and When To Do So

Introduction It's so nice to walk into your coop in the morning and find that one of your hens is broody. I personally think that chicks are so much cuter with a hen than in an incubator or brooder, and it's so sweet watching a momma raise her babies. In this article, you'll find helpful setups...

• Weeg
• Jun 23, 2021
• 5.00 star(s) 8 ratings
• Comments: 12
• Reviews: 8
• Category: Getting Started Raising Chickens

Types of poultry flock

Photo credit for graphic: @Apis mellifera @PippinTheChicken @Buckingham Palace @bellium @DobieLover @Isadora @Brahmachicken240 Will you raise your whole flock together up from chicks? Or will you stagger your chicken purchases? Will you focus on raising a particular breed? Or will you like to...

• PippinTheChicken
• Mar 26, 2022
• 4.29 star(s) 7 ratings
• Comments: 3
• Reviews: 6
• Category: Learning Center

How to make Pippin's foraging treat mix.

This treat is perfect for entertaining your flock and encouraging them to forage. Ingredients: Dried mealworms Oyster shell Growers pellets and/or chick crumb Split maize/cracked corn You'll also need: A measuring cup (I use a normal paper cup) A bowl or container optional...

• PippinTheChicken
• Feb 6, 2022
• 4.67 star(s) 6 ratings
• Comments: 2
• Reviews: 5
• Category: Housing & Feeding Your Flock

The Myth of the 'Guard' Goose and Why You Should Not Get One

The Myth of the 'Guard' Goose and Why You Should Not Get One If you browse online, you might come across an article that says you can keep a goose in with your chickens - just one, and it will probably tell you to get a male - and this goose will guard your flock, protecting them from predators...

• Pyxis
• Apr 5, 2022
• 4.91 star(s) 11 ratings
• Comments: 6
• Reviews: 7
• Category: Geese

Money Saving Tip: Buy the Big Bag from the Start!

A lot of us have been there- you're at the feed store and chick days has begun. Whether you planned on it or not, you decided to bring a few or more of those fluff balls home. Of course, you want to be properly prepared, so if you don't have chick starter already at home, you may find yourself...

• Dottie the Chicken
• Apr 4, 2022
• 4.50 star(s) 6 ratings
• Comments: 2
• Reviews: 6
• Category: Getting Started Raising Chickens

View article item 76061

Over-Sized Isn't Just For Sweaters

Everyone who has existed on earth long enough to experience more than a single fashion cycle has seen them come in and out of style, oversized sweaters with hems that droop to mid-thigh, sleeves that hang past the fingertips, and enough room in the body to hide a couple fugitive cats in there...

• 3KillerBs
• May 24, 2022
• 4.83 star(s) 6 ratings
• Comments: 2
• Reviews: 6
• Category: Housing & Feeding Your Flock

My Experience of Keeping Chicks vs. Ducklings - Which one is right for you?

All poultry are wonderful creatures, but different species usually equals different care and attention needs. If you're contemplating the question, chickens or ducks, I'm here to help and share my experience of both poultry species with you. Now, I do not have any experience with either adult...

• Duckpip
• Jun 9, 2022
• 5.00 star(s) 5 ratings
• Reviews: 4
• Category: Ducks

Homemade Suet Cake for Poultry!

So, it's your favourite hen's birthday or she just laid her first egg. You want to celebrate by giving them a yummy treat that won't make them too fat and unhealthy. This easy suet cake recipe is great for your hen, or rooster's, special day! Introduction A suet cake is just a block of suet...

• PippinTheChicken
• May 29, 2022
• 4.71 star(s) 7 ratings
• Comments: 1
• Reviews: 6
• Category: Housing & Feeding Your Flock