Ended Official BYC Contest - Worst Chicken Molt Pictures - Fall/Winter 2015

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WINNERS ANNOUNCED HERE​

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!

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!

We will have two categories:

"Frizzle" and "All Other Breeds" (on account of Frizzles having some pretty bad molting genes and winning this contest for a few years

).

Prizes:

There will be two winners per category, the first place winner will receive a $20 gift certificate to the BYC Store and the second place winners will each receive a free 6 month Golden Feather Membership for themselves or a friend.

The rules are simple too:

1. Must be your chicken
2. Must be a picture taken THIS YEAR, so probably within the last few weeks and over the next couple months (depending on your climate, birds, etc.)
3. Must say which category you're entering in

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

Here is the winner of our previous contest, entered by TheSpiceGirls


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

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/information-on-molting-chickens

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/580915/for-the-new-folks-that-havent-experienced-a-molt-yet/0_30​

 

[Angie16hearts]

Here is my Frazzle

she once was pretty! Now we have a hard time not giggling. I feel so bad but it's hard not to. She needs a winter coat. I will say she lays the hugest eggs!!! Sometimes the size of our standards. I try to give her everything possible to have her plumage come back. Nothing works!

 

[Mariejulianna]

LOL! What fun! I knew it was a good idea to take out the camera! Normally-handsome, 5 year-old, free-range Rhode Island Red Peter was so humiliated to have his picture taken when he looked like he was ready for the soup pot! He is looking much more comely now, but this was taken on 6-20-15:

 

[Teila]

All Other Breeds

I hope it is OK to enter Dusty.

Dusty is my chicken and living in Aus, the pictures were taken in March this year during our moult season:





And so that she does not get upset with me .. here she is in all her splendour 2 months post moult

 

[emkinard]

I know shes not a chicken lol but i couldnt resist this is Rosey my turkey hen she molted completely naked last month i even had to start putting a little shirt i made for her on her to keep her warm at night, shes got all her feathers now

 

[Kelsie2290]

Frizzle (Sumatra)

 

[missesball]

Our poor girl Emo in the middle of molting (taken today — Dec 11, 2015)…

 

[venymae]

This is my 4yos chicken, lovingly named "Sexy".
Her first molt has left her not quite living up to her name...
...and this wasn't even the worst of it!
(all other breeds)

 

[SnohoTFaux]

My beautiful Blue Wyandotte, Georgia.

 

[SilkiesForEver]

Lacey, looking very unhappy during her molt.



Lacey looking very happy after her molt.