Ended Official BYC 2022 Summer Fair—Meat Bird Show

[The Yakima Kid]

Sustainable Meat Bird Category
Merriam turkeys ; one jake, four jennys

Naturally breeding, excellent parents, heavy foragers, flying type.
This variety of Wild Turkey is primarily found in the Rockies, South
Dakota, Nebraska, and parts of Oregon.
Incubator hatched from eggs produced by captive bred parents.
Intelligent, active, heat and cold hardy.

Hatched May; ready for breeding next spring, table size this fall.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

My Cornish cross group. The 8 biggest are going to freezer camp today. The rest will get to try to live to breeding age.

 

[Texasclucker]

one of my old bantam Cornish roosters “Dumpy” he got stepped on by a horse but still lived a long life until coyotes got him

 

[Debshappyflock71]

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Official BYC 2022 Summer Fair
Meat Bird Show

Welcome to the 2022 BYC Summer Fair Meat Bird show!​

Do you raise your own birds for meat? Then this show is for you! All meat breeds are welcome. If entries warrant, there will be three categories - Cornish Cross, Broad Breasted Turkeys, and Sustainable Meat Breeds (such as Bresse and Freedom Rangers). Winners in each category will be chosen by random draw.

In this contest, the winners will be picked using a random number generator.

Rules:

1. All entries must be submitted as a reply to this thread.
2. When entering, state which category your entry belongs in. For example, a picture of a Bresse would go in the Sustainable Meat Breed category.
3. A member can have up to 3 entries (only one entry per post please).
4. You cannot use a photo that won an award in any other BYC sponsored contest.
5. No screenshots, watermarks, date stamps, text, etc. on the picture.
6. High-quality images are recommended.
7. ALL pictures MUST be uploaded to BYC and not hosted on other image sites, personal websites, etc.
8. We will use a random number generator to select our winners for this contest.
9. Prizes are limited to one per person per contest.
10. All BYC rules apply - Terms of Service (Rules)
11. Entries will be accepted until TBD, 2022, at 11:59 PM Pacific Time.

Prizes​

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

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.

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Have a bird that's not a meat breed that you want to show off? Consider entering them in the Standard-Bred Chicken Show or the Other Poultry Show

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Official BYC 2022 Summer Fair Contest Series
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Standard-Bred Chicken Show


Other Poultry Show


Meat Bird Show


Livestock Show


Equine Show Ring


Farm Machinery Show


Car, Truck, Motorcycle, RV & Boat Show


Baked Goods Contest


Fair Food Contest


Canning and Preserving Contest


Outdoor Gardening Show


Official BYC 2022 Summer Fair—Indoor Plant Show


Favorite Fair Memories


Artwork Contest


Handcrafts Contest


BYC & Sister Sites Trivia Challenge


Count the Founding Father's Candies


Bingo​

This is Gumbo He’s a light Brahma rooster he’s one of our meat birds he’s about 10 months old

 

[GingerRose]

This is my Sustainable Meat Bird entry.
He will not be eaten.
His name is CROW.

LoL, this guy is the best rooster I have ever had the pleasure to raise... He is so gentle with his hens and a protective daddy... We love this big ol' dude.
..and he makes some really nice chicks

 

[jorj]

Here are my broad breasted turkeys!

 

[Suburban-nite]

Reserve Grand Champions at our local county fair

 

[vall]

Sustainable Meat Bird category
Jumbo coturnix quail, 11 weeks
Forgot to take a picture of my males a couple weeks ago, so here are a couple females headed to the table. I didn't bother weighing them because the brown one is a runt (<10 oz)

 

[muddy75]

*not and entry* but I caught one of the meaties dustbathing with the quail today! I flipped out at first thing it was squishing one of them

 

[muddy75]

Contest ends Sunday! Let’s see more meaties!