Ended Wattle I Do Without You?—2025 Valentine's Day Contest Series

[NewChickenmama06]

This is Debbie, my Silver Partridge Silkie. She is so cute and hilarious in her own way, and very special to me.
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Wow a pretty girl!❤

 

[Tookie]

Entry #1
This is the last remaining bird from my original flock of 4. Her name is Hawk, she is 10 years old now, and is still going strong! She’s a good girl and so far has still laid every spring. She looks great for her age!

 

[NewChickenmama06]

Entry #1
This is the last remaining bird from my original flock of 4. Her name is Hawk, she is 10 years old now, and is still going strong! She’s a good girl and so far has still laid every spring. She looks great for her age! View attachment 4052655

I love her color ! Such a pretty girl.

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

This contest is now closed.
Thank you to all who participated! Winners shall be announced soon.​

 

[IvyYounts]

This contest is now closed.
Thank you to all who participated! Winners shall be announced soon.​

When will the winner be announced?

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

When will the winner be announced?

Hopefully within the next couple of days, but it can be as long as a couple of weeks. A lot of contests just ended, so the team will be busy. Everything gets added to a Spreadsheet, entered into the Random Number Generator, then finalized by the team. This may take a few days to a couple of weeks depending on how much time the team has.

 

[Tookie]

I love her color ! Such a pretty girl.

Thank you! I agree!

 

[fluffycrow]

Wow, what an amazing story. Thank you so much for taking the time to write that all out. He was definitely an amazing rooster and surely missed.

Thank you for taking the time to read it! It’s always a pleasure to write about my birds, and I can go on for hours .

He will truly be missed, not only by me, but by his favourite hens. As mentioned, he’d formed a really close relationship with one in particular.

Im glad to be able to see parts of him in his offspring; most are also very mature for their ages

 

[lightm]

Entry #1
This is the last remaining bird from my original flock of 4. Her name is Hawk, she is 10 years old now, and is still going strong! She’s a good girl and so far has still laid every spring. She looks great for her age! View attachment 4052655

What a beauty! She looks very young!

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

The judges have finished judging, and we have our winners!
@6-Hens-and-Me, @I Miss u Loaf, & @Perris​

All 65 entries were entered into a spreadsheet in the order they were posted and given a number. To pick the winners, this random number generator was used.

First Draw, #29 - @6-Hens-and-Me

This is my girl Whispa, she passed on Valentine’s Day. She was a real sweetheart but after her rooster died she was never the same and 2months later she passed peacefully in her sleep to go and join her husband on Valentine’s Day

Second Draw, #49 - @I Miss u Loaf

This is Herobrine, my sweet blue Americana. She HATED all people, and did not care for human interaction. One night, when I was in a bad place, I went to the coop to just cry. I felt something jump onto my shoulder and it was her. After that, her and I were the best friends. Anyone could hold her, but she preferred me. during the summer of 2024, she got really sick. We couldn't fix her, so on June 16, 2024, we put her to rest. I was distraught, and I don't think I'll ever heal. This is the last picture I have of her.

I'll meet you on the other side of the stars, Brine.
Love you forever.

Third Draw, #1 - @Perris

I assume males are allowed too (the blurb just says she)? At any rate, Fforest is my flock's most popular roo, and he has a splendid set of wattles to boot

@6-Hens-and-Me, @I Miss u Loaf, & @Perris, I will be sending you instructions on how to claim your prizes momentarily!

A HUGE THANK YOU to all who participated, this wouldn't have been possible without all of your entries!!!!
Great job everyone, this was so much fun!!

~ Shout out to all judges who took the time to judge this contest. I know it was incredibly difficult to judge, and I appreciate all of you! ~

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