Ended BYC's 2023 Spooktacular Halloween Hatch-Along—Poultry Pecking Pumpkins Photo Contest

[Ponypoor]

Here’s there end result
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Love how the one kiddo is standing on top looking down at the pumpkin

 

[Ponypoor]

Hallowe’en followed by Winter

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ENTRY 1

And today Mr Smiley isn’t looking so good!

I love how Blanche is hauling some stringy guts out of its eye

Wonder what Mr Smiley will look like tomorrow!

 

[TwoCrows]

And today Mr Smiley isn’t looking so good!

I love how Blanche is hauling some stringy guts out of its eye

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They are doing a nice job of carving that pumpkin!

 

[Ponypoor]

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BYC's 2023 Spooktacular Halloween Hatch-Along!
Poultry Pecking Pumpkins Photo Contes
Ends on November 5th, 2022​

What rhymes with Halloween? Pumpkins! Or maybe not - but poultry go crazy for pumpkin! Show us pictures of your poultry (chickens, waterfowl, turkeys, quail, peafowl, guinea fowl, pheasants, etc.) eating pumpkin, and you could WIN!!

If entries warrant, we will have two categories, landfowl & waterfowl, with prizes for both categories.

Prizes

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

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

It's easy to enter, just reply to this thread with pictures of your poultry eating or thinking about eating a pumpkin.

To increase your chances of winning, please read the rules before entering.
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Rules:

1. An entry is one picture of your domestic poultry eating or pecking, or thinking about eating or pecking a pumpkin.
2. All domestic poultry allowed (chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, peafowl, guinea fowl, quail, pheasants, emu, etc.).
3. Other animals may be in the photo, but the star(s) of the photo must be your domestic poultry.
4. No costumes. Poultry wearing costumes may enter the Critter Halloween Costume Contest.
5. Four entries per member. One photo per post, please.
6. Images that have been resized might be disqualified if they are too small to judge.
7. No screenshots, watermarks, date stamps, text, etc., on the photo. No collages.
8. The photo needs to have been taken by you.
9. You cannot use a photo that won an award in another BYC-sponsored contest.
10. High-quality images are recommended. Basic editing, such as cropping and other subtle changes, are allowed.
11. ALL photos MUST be uploaded to BYC and not hosted on other image sites, personal websites, etc.
12. Prizes are limited to one per person per contest.
13. All BYC rules apply: Terms of Service (Rules)
14. Entries will be accepted through November 5th, 2023, at 11:59 PM Pacific Time.

Photography tips from fellow BYC members:

• Photography Tips from BYC's jolenesdad
• Photography Tips from BYC's mdees88
• Photography Tips from BYC's TudyBot

2022 Winners

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From left to right, photos by: @SueT, @Courtney10, @EverythingDucks, & @LizGio

2021 Winners

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From left to right, photos by @JewelBirds, @Rorris999, @Allsfairinloveandbugs, & @miles2go480

2020 Winners

From left to right, photos by @HiEverybirdy, @mckaylaburgess, & @Sahraschweiss

2016 Winners

From left to right, photos by @CuzChickens, @Backyard Hobby, & @mrskalka

If you have not yet joined us at the BYC's 2023 Spooktacular Halloween Hatch-Along!, click HERE and come say hi!​

Ummm is that ending 05 Nov 2023? Or was this from last year? It says 05 Nov 2022 up top.

 

[TwoCrows]

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Ummm is that ending 05 Nov 2023? Or was this from last year? It says 05 Nov 2022 up top.

Thanks for bringing this to my attention! I will change that now, should say November 5th 2023.

 

[casportpony]

Ummm is that ending 05 Nov 2023? Or was this from last year? It says 05 Nov 2022 up top.

 

[Chey1214]

Love how the one kiddo is standing on top looking down at the pumpkin

That is blue. She is a human in a chicken body. She jumps on me and expects a treat every time I visit. I friecken love her

 

[Ponypoor]

That is blue. She is a human in a chicken body. She jumps on me and expects a treat every time I visit. I friecken love her

I have a few like that

This is Twister an Azur Blue that happened to fly into my truck one day at the feed mill - along with two others I was worried they would be wild as the wind being ‘factory’ raised (POL pullets when I got them), but they are friendly little demons!

We share morning tea often

 

[Chey1214]

I have a few like that

This is Twister an Azur Blue that happened to fly into my truck one day at the feed mill - along with two others I was worried they would be wild as the wind being ‘factory’ raised (POL pullets when I got them), but they are friendly little demons!

We share morning tea often

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I love that!

 

[casportpony]

Someone on here gave their chickens a pumpkin the other day. I do not remember who it was, but thank you for giving me the idea! I bought a big white one this morning and gouged little holes in it with my knife to pique the chickens' interest.

@KayisforKale, you should enter this contest!