Ended Official BYC Mini-Contest - Feather Frenzy Counting Contest!

[TwoCrows]

Winners Announced HERE!

This contest is brought to you by our BYC Sponsors
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Welcome to the Official BYC Mini-Contest
Feather Frenzy Counting Contest
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It's easy to enter, just guess how many feathers are shown below and reply to this thread with your guess.

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Rules:

1. All entries must be submitted as a reply to this thread.
2. Check this Google spreadsheet, and/or search this thread to see if your guesses have been chosen already.
3. A total of five guesses per member, one guess per post, please. (For extra hints, click HERE! )
4. ONE guess per post - NO EDITS.
5. Whole number guesses only, please.
6. If you want to lock in a specific number, post it before anybody else.
7. To change your guess or make a new guess, post a new message, do NOT edit or delete your original guess. All edited posts will be disqualified.
8. Open to all BYC members.
9. All BYC rules apply: Terms of Service (Rules)
10. The contest ends as soon as someone picks the winning number or on December 14th at 11:59 PM, whatever comes first.

This Google spreadsheet will be updated as often as possible. Please check it *and* search this thread before entering your guesses.

Prizes
There will be 5 individual winners and each will receive a copy of the beautiful BYC 2021 Calendar!​

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Check out the rest of the contests here:
Official BYC Mini-Contest Series - Win one of Fifty (50) BYC 2021 Calendars!

If you would like to purchase a beautiful BYC 2021 Calendar, see this thread: 2021 Calendars are here! Free US Shipping!

 

[TwoCrows]

And the moment you have ALL been waiting for, the announcement of the winners!!!

But first...I thought I would go into more detail on the counting process so you can all get an idea of just how many feathers are in this pile!

So I began counting...when I got to 100 feathers I realized that not only is this going to take hours but I could very easily lose count if I didn't keep things straight! The following is 100 feathers...

And so I continued counting and bagging them in 100's to keep an accurate count. Several cups of coffee later and many breaks because I was starting to see crosseyed, I was done counting and bagging! There are 3,664 total feathers in these bags. So as to be completely honest, I informed @casportpony @N F C and @oldhenlikesdogs of the count total.

So it was time to start arranging all these feathers. To give all of you an idea of what 100 feathers looks like compared to 3,664...see the following photos.

100 feathers...

3,664 feathers...

And there you have it!!

And the winners are, in order starting with the closest guess...
@Wyorp Rock
@LynnaePB
@Sulky Bantam @Ursuline Chick @Lynnsey25

3563

3456

3636

3521

3687

Winners, I will be contacting you shortly with a private convo on how to claim your prize!!

And I want to thank all who participated, ALL of you made this a fun contest!!

 

[nuthatched]

My, my my, could there possibly be two crows worth of feathers?

Hmm, my first guess is 225, since I got 15 eggs out of 15 hens today.

 

[TwoCrows]

Thank you all so much!! This was a super fun contest!!

I have an announcement!! @Wyorp Rock already has enough calendars and so she is donating her winning calendar to the 6th place guesser in line here!!

@duckiemum you are also a winner of a free calendar!!!!

I will be sending you out a convo on how to claim your prize momentarily!!

 

[casportpony]

Hey, everyone, come take a guess!

Spoiler: List

@1Matt
@1muttsfan
@2 many chickens
@25chickens
@50-45-1
@5ChicksInTheCity
@9SpiceyChickens
@Abriana
@AgnesGray
@Alaskaliz
@alecmunni
@aliciaplus3
@AltonaAcres
@Angileen
@Aria
@Ayam Cemani Mommy
@Azureduckchick
@azygous
@backyard pigeons
@BantammChick
@bantamsrmyfav
@BantyChooks
@Battles house
@BDutch
@Beachcomber
@beluga3858
@berryncherry
@BielefelderHen
@Big Doggie
@BigBlueHen53
@BirdsBeesTrees
@black_cat
@blackandtan
@BLACKCATFARM
@Blazegglo
@bonz4bon
@bpoore04
@Brahmachicken240
@briarandwillow
@BuckeyeAmy69
@BullChick
@BYC910
@CaramelKittey
@CarpCharacin
@casportpony
@CatWhisperer
@cavemanrich
@chanceosunshine
@checkingon
@cheepteach
@cherrynberry
@Chick-N-Fun
@Chicken_loverXx
@Chickena
@chickenfinder
@chickenlittle21
@chickenlover007
@Chickens_123
@Chickie friend
@chickisoup
@chickmamato7
@chicks13
@Chinchillafuzzy
@CHlCKEN
@Chookwagn
@chrissynemetz
@CindyinSD
@Clayton Knight
@Clearwater Chicken
@cleoandtheflock
@cluckcluckhens
@CluckerFamily
@cluckmecoop7
@CluckNDoodle
@CrazyCrttr75
@Cre8joy
@CSolis
@CyndieRauls
@Daisy Quail
@DallasChickyMomma
@Danish aseels
@DariaAK
@David Barkey
@David61
@dawg53
@DebbieDee
@Decoyman
@denisern06
@Devyn Nagy
@DobieLover
@DogAndCat36
@Don 27
@donddon
@Dpyskaty325
@Drex Chick
@drstratton
@drumstick diva
@dugue4
@eggsandhens
@ejtrout31
@electrycmonk
@em_dawson
@EverythingDucks
@Feathered_Texans
@FeatheredFriends&Horses2
@Featheredwonderment
@featherhead007
@Feathers Brady
@Finnie
@Fishychix
@flindaran
@FloorCandy
@FortCluck
@FrankieDoodle
@Fuchsia
@Gallinarium
@geno 9129
@getaclue
@gimmie birdies
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@Granny Hatchet
@Gypsylion
@h2oratt
@Hanathehappyhen
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@hayley3
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@HMR83
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@hysop
@igorsMistress
@Ihavesomechickens
@INNOCENT85
@Isaac 0
@iustin
@J99
@JacinLarkwell
@JadeFarms
@Jessicasflock
@JFire82
@jgessentials
@jnj3225
@Johnson10556
@jtn42248
@Jules929
@Justso
@Katie4098
@KDOGG331
@kelseyk
@Kewe
@Kgbao
@Kiki
@KiwiandPeachthePigeons
@KsKingBee
@ktomacie
@Ladies-Eight
@LaFemmeKatia
@LaFleche
@LapisLazuli
@Legacy Farms
@LikeTurkeys
@Little Coop on Salt Creek
@LittleBrownie
@lloges0127
@lnsoaps
@LozzyR
@Madhouse Pullet
@Madi131
@Malcolme2204
@manwhereru
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@Marie2020
@MarkJr
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@Mas155752
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@Meara
@Meg-in-MT
@Melky
@MFRcoop
@micstrachan
@Mike bird nerd
@Missa4848
@Misty_H
@Mmanist
@Molpet
@MrChicken54
@MROO
@muddy75
@Mvan42
@My2butterflies
@mymilliefleur
@MysteryChicken
@Nabiki
@NanaKat
@Newfowler1
@Nick19
@Nifty-Chicken
@Nivlektwin
@Nksg75
@NotAFarm
@OceanWaves
@Old-clucker-55
@OliversGrandma
@OneHappyRooster
@Ourtinyfarm
@Overo Mare
@Papa John59
@Pecos52
@Peggyjom
@penny1960
@PetuniaAcres
@piminuse
@Pork Pie
@Poultrybonkers
@pozees2
@Pridmore68
@punknchick
@R2elk
@rae-dusoleil
@RainbowHen
@Rainkore
@Rammy
@RedWagonCoop
@Riv-6
@RiverOtter
@RiverStorm
@rocking chickens
@Rondack
@RondZee
@ronott1
@room onthebroom
@RoosterML
@rosemarythyme
@Rshumpal
@RUNuts
@rzapata
@S J
@Sabahbeydoun
@SabongStuff
@sadness child
@Saintpaulia334
@Sapphire Sebright
@Scissors65
@Self sufficient chickens
@shawluvsbirds
@Silkies for life
@SilkiesnFrizzle
@Skyle
@SlickyChicky
@slippednfell
@Sommano
@sourland
@starri33
@StinkyAcres
@Suburban-nite
@SueT
@sunbursts
@Sunshine_Chick
@sybonbon
@Taylorpolly
@Tesumph
@Texas Transplant
@The_Patriot5150
@thedarkest1
@TheOddOneOut
@TheTravelBags
@Tom4722
@Tre3hugger
@tribalacres
@tripletfeb
@Trisseh
@TurtletheCoturnix
@Ursuline Chick
@ValerieJ
@Vickischics
@Viksceeks
@Wezdin
@WhatTheDuckingDuck
@Wickedchicken6
@Willow2253
@WVchikinz
@Xouie
@yakitori
@Yard Bird Mania

 

[casportpony]

I still wake up some nights traumatized over all those darn Halloween M&M's! Next thing you know for the Christmas counting contest........ there will be a pic of a snowman and we will have to guess how many snowflakes it took to make him! LOL

 

[416bigbore]

Congrats Everyone ! That was a Super pre- winner post explanation @TwoCrows .

 

[TwoCrows]

I just made the sheet, @TwoCrows did *all* of the data entry!

(blushing)

 

[TwoCrows]

Great guesses everyone!

Before this goes any further I think I will give you a few hints so you can make the best guess.

All these feathers come from my last Black Australorp hen, Hilda.

Large bird that weighed in around 7.5 pounds, extremely broody. (Not sure broodiness has anything to do with her feathers, but any info may help here. )

She was 8.5 yrs old, it was fall and she was raining feathers. I decided out of curiosity to save them, I mean who doesn't wonder just how many feathers are on a chicken! So I picked up every type of feather from under the roost bar, in the coop, out in the run and any that didn't blow away outside for nearly 2 months. There are contour feathers, primaries, tail feathers, downey feathers, itty bitty face feathers, neck and butt fluff, you name it, it's in this pile! And the pile is solid feathers, no tricks! The pile diameter is approximately 2 ft.

Now these are NOT ALL her feathers, she didn't molt them all, many got lost in the bedding, some got lost in the dust bath, blew away and possibly eaten!

So there you have it. And remember you get 5 guesses! Good luck!

 

[casportpony]

@LynnaePB @Wyorp Rock @Sulky Bantam @Ursuline Chick @Lynnsey25

@TwoCrows, you were an amazing host and did an excellent job on the spreadsheet! ​