Ended Official BYC Article Writing Contest - #22

[OrpingtonManiac]

@Sparrows is this long enough?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/eliminating-lice-or-mites-on-chickens.79711/

That user has left BYC btw
I used a word counter, and it has around 440 words

 

[Kiki]

REMINDER

1. Entries are accepted through December 25th, 2024, at 11:59 pm Pacific Time

 

[Perris]

@Kiki Do you have a spreadsheet of the entries so far? I just want to confirm that mine has been logged please. Thank you.

 

[Kiki]

@Kiki Do you have a spreadsheet of the entries so far? I just want to confirm that mine has been logged please. Thank you.

Yes, your entry along with all others from this thread so far are on the spreadsheet and will be judged!

The Welch Chickens	Xylophones, mirrors, and bells...oh my! — Discovering what “toys” your chickens actually enjoy.
Burnt Brass Homestead	How To Make Chicken Kill Cones
Bobbiejocoop	A Guide to Cross Beak Chickens- From Hatch to Adulthood
my spoiled chickens	Raising Bantams from chicks to parenthood(Including silkies and polish chickens)
my spoiled chickens	Incubating, an adventure from egg to chick
DaffytheDuck20	The Process of a Broody Duck
Perris	How good is your broody? How to identify the good, the bad, and the indifferent
Evadig	From Sea to Sea: or, the Chickens’ March to Rule the World
GodLovesU	Eliminating Lice (or Mites) on Chickens

 

[Perris]

Yes, your entry along with all others from this thread so far are on the spreadsheet and will be judged!

The Welch Chickens	Xylophones, mirrors, and bells...oh my! — Discovering what “toys” your chickens actually enjoy.
Burnt Brass Homestead	How To Make Chicken Kill Cones
Bobbiejocoop	A Guide to Cross Beak Chickens- From Hatch to Adulthood
my spoiled chickens	Raising Bantams from chicks to parenthood(Including silkies and polish chickens)
my spoiled chickens	Incubating, an adventure from egg to chick
DaffytheDuck20	The Process of a Broody Duck
Perris	How good is your broody? How to identify the good, the bad, and the indifferent
Evadig	From Sea to Sea: or, the Chickens’ March to Rule the World
GodLovesU	Eliminating Lice (or Mites) on Chickens

thank you

 

[GodLovesU]

That user has left BYC btw
I used a word counter, and it has around 440 words

Ok thanks!

 

[GodLovesU]

Yes, your entry along with all others from this thread so far are on the spreadsheet and will be judged!

The Welch Chickens	Xylophones, mirrors, and bells...oh my! — Discovering what “toys” your chickens actually enjoy.
Burnt Brass Homestead	How To Make Chicken Kill Cones
Bobbiejocoop	A Guide to Cross Beak Chickens- From Hatch to Adulthood
my spoiled chickens	Raising Bantams from chicks to parenthood(Including silkies and polish chickens)
my spoiled chickens	Incubating, an adventure from egg to chick
DaffytheDuck20	The Process of a Broody Duck
Perris	How good is your broody? How to identify the good, the bad, and the indifferent
Evadig	From Sea to Sea: or, the Chickens’ March to Rule the World
GodLovesU	Eliminating Lice (or Mites) on Chickens

Where’s my other article?If I can only do one I’d rather have the one I wrote on button quail.

 

[Kiki]

Where’s my other article?If I can only do one I’d rather have the one I wrote on button quail.

I see you edited that post late last night.

I am guessing you didn't have it linked to begin with which is why it wasn't included. I will add it now.

 

[Kiki]

We need more entries in order to have these prizes.

Prizes if we get 20 or more entries:

Place	Prize
First	A $100 Brinsea Gift Certificate, or a $120 BYC Store Gift Certificate, or two 12-month PFMs ($120 value) for themselves or a friend
Second	A $50 Brinsea Gift Certificate, or a $50 BYC Store Gift Certificate, or a 12-month PFM ($60 value) for themselves or a friend
Third	$30 BYC Store Gift Certificate or a 6-month PFM ($35 value) for themselves or a friend.
Fourth	$15 BYC Store Gift Certificate or a 3-month PFM ($20 value) for themselves or a friend.
Fifth	$15 BYC Store Gift Certificate or a 3-month PFM ($20 value) for themselves or a friend.

 

[Kiki]

Entry 1...My first ever article! Please let me know if there are any mistakes.

Xylophones, mirrors, and bells...oh my! — Discovering what activities your chickens actually enjoy

Have you ever bought fun-looking (and expensive!) toys for your chickens, only to find they barely glanced at them? Maybe you saw that cute video of someone’s “flock band” playing little drums and xylophones, but discovered your flock used the instruments only for stubbing their toes on. Or...

• The Welch Chickens
• Jun 29, 2024
• 5.00 star(s) 14 ratings
• Comments: 3
• Reviews: 13
• Category: Maintaining A Healthy Flock

Entry #1...How to build high quality, economical chicken kill cones.

Chicken Kill Cone
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First entry
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...-beak-chickens-from-hatch-to-adulthood.79390/

Entry 1

Raising Bantams from chicks to parenthood(Including silkies and polish chickens)

This is probably gonna have some small stuff about what coop to house them in. My flock currently consists of: 2 crele OEGBs (Diadem and Walnut) (hens) 1 BB Red OEGB (Chestnut) (hen) 1 SilverDW OEGB (Opal) (hen) 1 Golden Sebright (Franklin.D. Roostervelt) (Rooster) 2 Gray-blue splash silkies...

• my spoiled chickens
• Jul 4, 2024
• 3.43 star(s) 7 ratings
• Comments: 1
• Reviews: 7
• Category: Maintaining A Healthy Flock

entry 2

Incubating, an adventure from egg to chick

*My experience is in a "Farm Innovators" Incubator" with chickens, ducks,quail,partridge and pheasant* First you want to find the best/healthiest looking eggs meaning you don't want... bigger than normal eggs(bigger than what is normal for your flock) long eggs round eggs(unless that is normal...

• my spoiled chickens
• Oct 2, 2024
• 3.00 star(s) 2 ratings
• Comments: 1
• Reviews: 2
• Category: Member Pages

Here it is!!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/the-process-of-a-broody-duck.79609/

First entry:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/my-journey-with-button-quail-king-quail.79586/
I think this has 500 words.Is there any way to check without actually counting?

My entry:
Let me know if it breaks any rules!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/coccidiosis-in-chickens-what-even-is-it.79668/

@Sparrows is this long enough?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/eliminating-lice-or-mites-on-chickens.79711/

These are the current entries.