Ended Official BYC Contest—Post Your Best (Worst) Chicken Molt Pictures - 2021

[OneMountainAcres]

Not sure if this is where I can enter the molting contest, but hope it is.
This is my only chicken out of our flock that still has a bald head and wings, hope those feathers grow in soon, it's in the 30s at night here now. She may need a hat, LOL.
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Yep, you're in the right place! She looks miserable!

 

[All4Eggz]

I've got some!

Please excuse the mess in the background it's where all the scrap goes...

 

[Painted Calls]

I've got some!
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Please excuse the mess in the background it's where all the scrap goes...

My goodness that poor pathetic looking thing. ❤

 

[All4Eggz]

My goodness that poor pathetic looking thing. ❤

 

[Byrd gal]

This is baby poor thing not even a tail feather for Thanksgiving

 

[FeatherTay]

This is Hashbrown
She is 1.5 years old, and through this molt, she has been laying big eggs!
She is a Barnyard Mix.

 

[mybackyardhobbyfarm]

This is Buttons, a black crested white Polish hen.

 

[tanmax]

This contest is brought to you by our BYC Sponsors
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Are Your Chickens Molting?
We Want Your Pics!

It's that time of year again where our birds start their metamorphosis into... well, okay, they don't turn into anything, but it sure is interesting to see them go through their molting process and leaving feathers all over the place!
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For more information on your flock's annual molt, see here:

• Molting: All You Need To Know
• What Happens When Chickens Molt?
• Chickens Losing Feathers? Managing Your Flock's Molt
• Molting- Your Flock's Seasonal Shedding
• DISCUSSION: For the new folks that haven't experienced a molt yet.

How to enter
The contest is simple, post pictures of your birds in the worst part of their molt. Once we're past the molting season our esteemed panel of judges will pick a loser... er... winner!

The rules are simple too:

1. Must be your chicken.
2. No picture limit, post as many pictures of your molting chicken.
3. If you have more than one chicken to enter, do them in separate posts.
4. Chickens only. All other fowl can enter the Other Fowl Molt Contest.
5. Must be your pictures that were taken THIS YEAR, so probably within the last few weeks and over the next few months (depending on your climate, birds, etc.).
6. ALL pictures MUST be uploaded to BYC and not hosted on other image sites, personal websites, etc.
7. Molt pictures submitted to our previous molt contests are not eligible for this contest.
8. Prizes are limited to one per person per contest.
9. All BYC rules apply: Terms and rules
10. Accepting entries through December 31st at 11:59 pm Pacific Time

Good luck to you and your ugly... er.. molting chickens!

Prizes
If entries warrant we will have two categories, "Frizzle" and "Non-Frizzles" (on account of Frizzles having some pretty bad molting genes and winning this contest for a few years

), and the following prizes will be awarded to both categories.

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Place	Prize
1st	$50 BYC Store Gift Certificate or a 1-year PFM ($60 value) for yourself or a friend.
2nd	$30 BYC Store Gift Certificate or a 6-month PFM ($35 value) for yourself or a friend.
3rd	$15 BYC Store Gift Certificate or a 3-month PFM ($20 value) for yourself or a friend.
4th	A copy of the beautiful BYC 2022 Calendar!

Here are the winners of the 2020 Contest

Non-Frizzle Category	Frizzle Category
@Aussie-Chookmum See more pictures here.	@Dorothy Dandurand See more pictures here.

Previous Molt Contests

Year	URL
2020	Official BYC Contest - Post Your Best (Worst) Chicken Molt Pictures - 2020
2019	Official BYC Contest - Post your best (worst) chicken molt pics!
2018	Official BYC Contest - Post your best (worst) chicken molt pics!
2017	Official BYC Contest - Post your best (worst) chicken molt pics!
2016	Official BYC Contest - Worst Chicken Molt Pictures - Fall-Winter 2016
2015	Official BYC Contest - Worst Chicken Molt Pictures - Fall/Winter 2015
2014	Official BYC Contest - Worst Chicken Molt Pictures - Fall/Winter 2014
2013	Official BYC Contest: Worst Chicken Molt Pictures, Fall-Winter 2013
2012	Official BYC Contest: Worst Chicken Molt Pictures - Fall/Winter 2012
2011	Official BYC Contest: Worst Chicken Molt Pictures - Fall / Winter 2011

The BYC Store Gift Certificates are available to winners that reside in the contiguous United States (lower 48). If the winners are outside of the contiguous United States (lower 48), they will be awarded the PFM.

This contest is brought to you by our BYC Sponsors
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This is my 3 year old silver laced Wyandotte “Tweedle “ not looking so flash mid malt.

 

[NC_Quail]

This is my 3 year old silver laced Wyandotte “Tweedle “ not looking so flash mid malt.

The feathers coming in along her neck are stunning though!

 

[homeschoolin momma]

Poor girl. Last of the flock. She waited until November to molt and she's shivering in the 30 degree, blustery weather right now. I brought her into the garage. She'll have to share the mini serama coop for a few days.