Ended Official BYC Contest - Post Your Best (Worst) Chicken Molt Pictures - 2022

[Lacy Duckwing]

Fancy Nancy still thinks she has feathers, recently she jumped up really high, because she has strong legs, but she could not sail down to a gentle landing as most chickens do. I felt bad because she landed right on her big butt, on a board, and it was loud too.

That sounded painful. I hope she's ok!

 

[gimmie birdies]

She is fine, just silly. She got her bottom spanked.

 

[NRHobbyFarm]

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Post Your Best (Worst) Chicken Molt Pictures - 2022
Are Your Chickens Molting?
We Want Your Pics!

It's that time of year again when 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. Chickens only. All other fowl can enter the Other Fowl Molt contest here.
2. Must be your chicken.
3. No picture limit, post as many pictures of your molting chicken.
4. If you have more than one chicken to enter, do them in separate posts.
5. Chickens only. All other fowl can enter the Other Fowl Molt Contest.
6. 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.).
7. ALL pictures MUST be uploaded to BYC and not hosted on other image sites, personal websites, etc.
8. Molt pictures submitted to our previous molt contests are not eligible for this contest.
9. Prizes are limited to one per person per contest.
10. All BYC rules apply: Terms and rules
11. Accepting entries through December 31st, 2022, 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 2023 Calendar!

BYC Store Gift Certificates are available to winners that reside in the United States. If the winners are outside of the United States they will be awarded the PFM instead.

2021 Contest Contest Winners​

1st Non-Frizzle Category	2nd Non-Frizzle Category
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From left to right: @The Moonshiner & @Naisha
See more pictures here.

3rd Non-Frizzle Category	3rd Non-Frizzle Category
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From left to right: @higginskzoo & @locoyosh
See more pictures here.

2020 Contest Winners​

Non-Frizzle Category	Frizzle Category
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Previous Molt Contests

Year	URL
2021	Official BYC Contest - Post Your Best (Worst) Chicken Molt Pictures - 2021
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

I’m not sure if I’m doing this right and I am sure my Roo Prince Charming is not amused just as he was not amused when I was chasing him to spray his featherless red bum with blue kote so his ladies fair would quit pecking it (literally hen pecked poor prince) unfortunately I did not think to take pics of that. So for your viewing here is Prince Charming ending his molt with new growth.

 

[Naisha]

Oh god it's happening again!! Hahah

 

[PippinTheChicken]

I’m not sure if I’m doing this right and I am sure my Roo Prince Charming is not amused just as he was not amused when I was chasing him to spray his featherless red bum with blue kote so his ladies fair would quit pecking it (literally hen pecked poor prince) unfortunately I did not think to take pics of that. So for your viewing here is Prince Charming ending his molt with new growth.

Poor dude. Thanks for entering!

 

[ValarieF]

Same

Same

 

[3KillerBs]

I'm having a hard time getting a good photo, but Sky is looking really ratty.

 

[Miss Cheep]

This is Princess Sugar, she’s looking real bad…

 

[3KillerBs]

This is Princess Sugar, she’s looking real bad…

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Poor girl looks like she's been tumbled in the clothes dryer!

 

[CoopBoots]

I give you Rusty Onefeather.

Seriously, I've been waiting two weeks for this last tail feather to finally fall out!!

I think he's trying to hide his shame.