Ended Official BYC Article Writing Contest - #22

[OrpingtonManiac]

Has judging finished yet?

 

[The Coop Crew]

Has judging finished yet?

I’m going to say no but I actually have no idea lol. I say that because there are serval articles and some are lengthy. Each judge has to read through each one and it will probably take a little while.

 

[OrpingtonManiac]

I’m going to say no but I actually have no idea lol. I say that because there are serval articles and some are lengthy. Each judge has to read through each one and it will probably take a little while.

Ah ok! Thanks for replying!

 

[The Welch Chickens]

Has judging finished yet?

I’m going to say no but I actually have no idea lol. I say that because there are serval articles and some are lengthy. Each judge has to read through each one and it will probably take a little while.

I believe they ended the contest later than planned, so the dates were thrown off a bit

I'm excited to see the results!

 

[OrpingtonManiac]

I believe they ended the contest later than planned, so the dates were thrown off a bit

I'm excited to see the results!

So am i!

 

[GodLovesU]

I forgot I had entered it, and added a tiny bit to this article :
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/eliminating-lice-or-mites-on-chickens.79711/
Is it disqualified?

 

[Kiki]

I forgot I had entered it, and added a tiny bit to this article :
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/eliminating-lice-or-mites-on-chickens.79711/
Is it disqualified?

Looks like you last edited it before the contest ended.

 

[The Welch Chickens]

Entry One:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/from-sea-to-sea-or-the-chickens’-march-to-rule-the-world.79648/

From Sea to Sea: or, the Chickens’ March to Rule the World

From Sea to Sea: or, the Chickens’ March to Rule the World Chickens have played a small but important role in the history of the world for the last few thousand years. They are believed to have been derived from wild junglefowl found in Southeast Asia. Peters et al. (2022) state that the...

• Evadig
• Nov 25, 2024
• 4.25 star(s) 4 ratings
• Comments: 1
• Reviews: 4
• Category: Member Pages

@Evadig, really cool article with interesting information—thanks for a great read!

 

[casportpony]

The judges have finished judging, and we have our winners!
@DonyaQuick, @The Welch Chickens, @Perris, @The Coop Crew, & @OrpingtonManiac​

First Place - @DonyaQuick

3D Printing for Chickens (Feeders and Other Accessories)

Have a 3D filament printer? Want to make some useful things for your chickens? Then this article is for you! 3D printing lets you create custom shapes out of plastic materials, potentially quite unlike any premade products on store shelves. This article is broken into three pages: About 3D...

• DonyaQuick
• Dec 24, 2024
• 5.00 star(s) 11 ratings
• Comments: 4
• Reviews: 11
• Category: Feeders & Waterers

Second Place - @The Welch Chickens

Xylophones, mirrors, and bells...oh my! — Discovering what activities your chickens actually enjoy

Have you ever bought fun-looking (and expensive!) toys for your chickens, only to find they barely glanced at them? Maybe you saw that cute video of someone’s “flock band” playing little drums and xylophones, but discovered your flock used the instruments only for stubbing their toes on. Or...

• The Welch Chickens
• Jun 29, 2024
• 5.00 star(s) 14 ratings
• Comments: 3
• Reviews: 13
• Category: Maintaining A Healthy Flock

Third Place - @Perris

How good is your broody? How to identify the good, the bad, and the indifferent

Introduction This article focuses on the broody hen, and only incidentally on the chicks they raise. There are already a lot of good articles and threads on BYC about using broody hens to raise chicks, and links to three such articles can be found at the end of this article. What I want to do...

• Perris
• Nov 16, 2024
• 5.00 star(s) 11 ratings
• Reviews: 10
• Category: Hatching Eggs & Raising Chickens

Fourth Place - @The Coop Crew

A Guide to Cross Beak Chickens- From Hatch to Adulthood

Identifying Cross Beak If you’re new to the backyard chicken world you probably don’t have a clue what cross beak (or scissor beak) is. That is, until you check on your chicks one day and realize that one of them has a strange looking beak. That’s what happened to me! I had four brand new chicks...

• The Coop Crew
• Jul 9, 2024
• 5.00 star(s) 9 ratings
• Comments: 15
• Reviews: 9
• Category: Injuries, Diseases, & Cures

Fifth Place - @OrpingtonManiac

Coccidiosis in chickens: What is it?!

Coccidiosis is a disease most chicken keepers have experienced at least once, but it is a scary problem for those new to chickens. Luckily, you can do many things to help your chickens recover! What is coccidiosis? Seven strains of coccidiosis affect chickens and only a few cause bloody...

• OrpingtonManiac
• Dec 7, 2024
• 5.00 star(s) 13 ratings
• Comments: 2
• Reviews: 12
• Category: Injuries, Diseases, & Cures

@DonyaQuick, @The Welch Chickens, @Perris, @The Coop Crew, & @OrpingtonManiac, 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! ~

And THANK YOU to our BYC Sponsors (click to view & support them)​

 

[Perris]

congratulations all! Another great batch of articles added to BYC's knowledge bank