Ended Official BYC Article Writing Contest - #21

[BigBlueHen53]

Whooo! I did it! I wrote an article. Here it is, I hope y'all enjoy it.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/integrating-a-pictorial-guide.79343/

Integrating: A Pictorial Guide by BigBlueHen53

So. You have an existing flock of adult chickens, and a secondary flock of younger birds, possibly chicks, and you're wondering: how do I turn these two groups into one cohesive unit, without anyone getting hurt? Relax, it's doable, and not at all difficult. The tried-and-true method most...

• BigBlueHen53
• Jun 24, 2024
• 5.00 star(s) 15 ratings
• Comments: 18
• Reviews: 14
• Category: Maintaining A Healthy Flock

I feel like writing it added ten years to my life in terms of stress, it was very nerve-wracking. I haven't written anything in a very long time. But I feel very ... um... validated now that it's done.

 

[The Welch Chickens]

Have y'all decided yet whether or not a.i generated pictures are allowed? It's only been since last contest when I asked...

I don't see why not as long as it's used to demonstrate something in your article. I might put in tiny print underneath it that it's my AI image though.

The best articles have pictures to go with it, so if you didn't have any pictures or a way to get a picture of something you wanted, then creating your own would help, IMO. Like the old saying, "A picture is worth 1,000 words." So if your AI picture could do that, I'd say go for it!

For a silly example, if you wanted to depict unsafe chickens...

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@BYC Project Manager?

 

[casportpony]

This contest is now closed!
Thank you so much to everyone who participated! Judging will begin today, and we will announce the winners here soon. So stay tuned and good luck to the contestants!!

Be sure to check out the new contest!
Official BYC Article Writing Contest - #22​

@Barnette
@BigBlueHen53
@Bobbiejocoop
@Debbie292d
@friednotscrambled
@GirlsHuntToo
@Lillith37
@my spoiled chickens
@Nabiki
@Pampered chicken girl
@Shadrach
@SiDaStuff
Please do not make any edits to your articles while we're judging. Any article edited after the end date will be disqualified.

 

[The Welch Chickens]

This contest is now closed!
Thank you so much to everyone who participated! Judging will begin today, and we will announce the winners here soon. So stay tuned and good luck to the contestants!!

Be sure to check out the new contest!
Official BYC Article Writing Contest - #22​

@Barnette
@BigBlueHen53
@Bobbiejocoop
@Debbie292d
@friednotscrambled
@GirlsHuntToo
@Lillith37
@my spoiled chickens
@Nabiki
@Pampered chicken girl
@Shadrach
@SiDaStuff
Please do not make any edits to your articles while we're judging. Any article edited after the end date will be disqualified.

Oh no! I thought it ended on the 30th!

I was just finishing up my articles today

 

[casportpony]

Oh no! I thought it ended on the 30th!

I was just finishing up my articles today

You can enter this one:
Official BYC Article Writing Contest - #22

 

[The Welch Chickens]

You can enter this one:
Official BYC Article Writing Contest - #22

Ok. Thank you.

 

[The Coop Crew]

I am far too impatient to enter contests just checking the forum obsessively today

 

[Barnette]

When will we know the winner?

 

[Nabiki]

I am far too impatient to enter contests just checking the forum obsessively today

When will we know the winner?

Remember that whoever the judges are have to read every single article and rate them. They are all volunteers and most of them have jobs, livestock, and other responsibilities. I would give them a week or so.

 

[The Welch Chickens]

I’m so excited to see who wins!!