Ended Official BYC Contest - Post Your Best (Worst) Chicken Molt Pictures - 2020

[Aussie-Chookmum]

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I admit defeat!

Poor baby.

Is she an Australorpe @Dorothy Dandurand ? What is going on with her leg?

 

[casportpony]

OMG! Is that a real photo?

I've never seen a moult that takes all the feathers before. So uncomfortable and cold. Poor thing.

that is real!

 

[Padfoot22]

Frizzle is not a pretty chicken when she is molting, but she is always sweet!

You aren’t kidding! That’s the barest molt I’ve ever seen! She should be gorgeous with all new feathers afterwards- sort of like the ugly duckling story (but in this case a chicken, of course). What breed is she?

 

[SDocheff]

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Are Your Chicken 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!

For more information on your flock's annual molt, see here:​

• 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. 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.).​
5. ALL pictures MUST be uploaded to BYC and not hosted on other image sites, personal websites, etc.​
6. Molt pictures submitted to our previous molt contests are not eligible for this contest.​

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.
​

Place​	Prize​
First Place​	$50 BYC Store Gift Certificate or a 1-year PFM ($60 value) for yourself or a friend.​
Second Place​	$30 BYC Store Gift Certificate or a 6-month PFM ($35 value) for yourself or a friend.​
Third Place​	$15 BYC Store Gift Certificate or a 3-month PFM ($20 value) for yourself or a friend.​

Here are the winners of the 2019 Contest​

Non-Frizzle Category​	Frizzle Category​
@HollyWoozle See more pictures here.	View attachment 2306503​ @Frosty See more pictures here.

Previous Molt Contests​

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

This contest is open to all BYC members where the contest complies with local laws/ordinances.

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
(click to view & support them)​

View attachment 2306502

Are Your Chicken 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!

For more information on your flock's annual molt, see here:​

• 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. 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.).​
5. ALL pictures MUST be uploaded to BYC and not hosted on other image sites, personal websites, etc.​
6. Molt pictures submitted to our previous molt contests are not eligible for this contest.​

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.
​

Place​	Prize​
First Place​	$50 BYC Store Gift Certificate or a 1-year PFM ($60 value) for yourself or a friend.​
Second Place​	$30 BYC Store Gift Certificate or a 6-month PFM ($35 value) for yourself or a friend.​
Third Place​	$15 BYC Store Gift Certificate or a 3-month PFM ($20 value) for yourself or a friend.​

Here are the winners of the 2019 Contest​

Non-Frizzle Category​	Frizzle Category​
@HollyWoozle See more pictures here.	View attachment 2306503​ @Frosty See more pictures here.

Previous Molt Contests​

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

This contest is open to all BYC members where the contest complies with local laws/ordinances.

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
(click to view & support them)​

 

[SDocheff]

This is Helen. She’s a 2 year old aracauna. She lays green eggs. I’ve never seen her look worse! Lol

 

[Dorothy Dandurand]

I admit defeat!

Poor baby.

Is she an Australorpe @Dorothy Dandurand ? What is going on with her leg?

She is a frizzle chicken. She molts really bad every year. She is so sweet, and follows my son everywhere he goes. Those are her feathers on her legs! When her feathers grow in she is absolutely beautiful!

 

[LaFemmeKatia]

So this is what I have to look forward to! Oh boy!

 

[Silviaschicks]

When do chickens have their first big molt? I can't wait to see what my chickens will look like.

 

[WVduckchick]

I don’t think she is fully molted yet, but I’m documenting my porcelain d’uccle’s molt.
Last picture is her daughter, today, and what momma usually looks like.

 

[TooCheep]

So this is what I have to look forward to! Oh boy!

There are some real extreme cases here. Most of the time, they aren't nearly that bad.