Ended Valentine's Day Contest Series—Roses are red, violets are blue... Poultry come in these colors too!

[PippinTheChicken]

This contest is now closed!
Thank you so much to everyone that participated! Judging will begin tomorrow and we will announce the winners here soon. So stay tuned and good luck to the contestants!!​

 

[PippinTheChicken]

Now, for the moment you've all been waiting for! The judges have finished judging and we have our winners!

There were so many awesome entries that we decided to split this contest into four categories, Red, Blue, Red & Blue, & Pigeons

Red Winners
@nuthatched, @FarmerGirl1010, & @Isadora​

First Place - @nuthatched

Lady Fenna, the Sussex.

Second Place - @FarmerGirl1010

Edit: He’s my prettiest rooster yet! I think he’s a Buff Orpington and Easter Egger mix.

Third Place - @Isadora

Paco, head rooster.
Red entry.

Blue Winners
@ahenchey, @ColtHandorf, & @MandaRae​

First Place - @ahenchey

Apollo

Second Place - @ColtHandorf

Entry #4 - Splash English Orpington hen - Charlotte (ignore the fact that the camera decided her beak was part of the background) lol

Third Place - @MandaRae

Entry 2
A Bunch of Blue babies & siblings

Red & Blue Winners
@Poultrybonkers, @horsegirlabi, & @TJChickens
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First Place - @Poultrybonkers

Entry two

Second Place - @horsegirlabi

My Grandma's Blue Icelandic rooster. He doesn't have a name.

Third Place - @TJChickens

Javier. Blue and red Serama

Pigeon Winners
@MeanCheek, @Liz Birdlover, & @RoostersAreAwesome​

First Place - @MeanCheek

Red #2

Second Place - @Liz Birdlover

Homing Pigeons can be interesting colors, too. Here you see a Red Check & a Silvery Blue hue.

Third Place - @RoostersAreAwesome

Rescued blue check homer pigeon

@nuthatched, @FarmerGirl1010, @Isadora, @ahenchey, @ColtHandorf, @MandaRae, @Poultrybonkers, @horsegirlabi, @TJChickens, @MeanCheek, @Liz Birdlover, & @RoostersAreAwesome, 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 of the judges that took the time to judge all of the contests. I know they were incredibly difficult to judge and I appreciate all of you! ~

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

Congratulations! ​

 

[ColtHandorf]

Second Place - @ColtHandorf

Thank you so much! I'll give little Miss Fat-fat the good news when I get home from work.

 

[PippinTheChicken]

Thank you so much! I'll give little Miss Fat-fat the good news when I get home from work.

She's gorgeous! Congratulations!

 

[Decoyman]

CONGRATULATIONS to all of the winners! Such beautiful representations of those colors!

 

[Isadora]

Oh, wow! Paco won something!

 

[Anime2lover]

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This contest is brought to you by our BYC Sponsors
(click to view & support them)

Welcome to the Valentine's Day Contest Series
Roses are red, violets are blue... Poultry come in these colors too!
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Poultry come in a myriad of colors. For this Valentines day contest we're looking for poultry to pair with the "Roses are Red, Violets are Blue" rhyme. So grab your camera and show us your favorite Red or Blue feathered poultry.

Photography tips from fellow BYC members:

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

It's easy to enter, just reply to this thread & attach (upload) a picture of your Red or Blue feathered poultry.

Rules:

• Four entries per member. An entry is *one* picture of your red or blue domestic poultry. One entry per post, please.
• All domestic poultry allowed (chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, peafowl, guinea fowl, quail, pheasants, etc.).
• Other poultry are allowed in the photo, but the star(s) of the photo must have visible red or blue feathers.
• Examples of red: Rhode Island Red, New Hampshire Red, Red Pyle, Production Red, ISA Brown, Red Sex Link, Black Breasted Red, Bourbon Red turkey, etc.
• Examples of blue: Blue Cochin, Blue Silkie, Self Blue, Blue Andalusian, Blue Slate Turkey, India Blue Peafowl, etc.

Spoiler: More Rules - Please Read

1. The picture needs to have been taken by you.
2. You cannot use a photo that won an award in another BYC sponsored contest.
3. Basic editing such as cropping and other subtle changes are allowed.
4. Images that have been resized might be disqualified if they are too small to judge.
5. Extra consideration for picture quality!
6. No people in the picture (no faces, fingers, hands, arms, etc.).
7. No screenshots, and no watermarks, date stamps, text, etc. on the picture.
8. ALL pictures MUST be uploaded to BYC and not hosted on other image sites, personal websites, etc.
9. Prizes are limited to one per person per contest.
10. Open to all BYC members.
11. All BYC rules apply: Terms of Service (Rules)
12. Entries will be accepted until February 17th at 11:59 PM Pacific Time.

Red Examples	Blue Examples
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There will be at least 3 winners and each will receive a copy of the beautiful BYC 2022 Calendar!​

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The calendar is available to winners that reside in the United States. If the winners are outside of the United States, they will be awarded a 1-month PFM.

If you would like to purchase a beautiful BYC 2022 Calendar, see this thread: 2022 BYC Calendars are HERE!!!! Free Shipping to US Addresses!

Additionally, One winner will be offered a hand-crafted leather keyring, with the poultry of their choice.
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More Contests!
Valentine's Day Contest Series

Click on a picture or link to enter the contest.



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Count Cupid's Candies


BYC's Valentines Day Bingo​

Here is my splash laced red wyandotte

 

[PippinTheChicken]

Here is my splash laced red wyandotteView attachment 3011281

Sorry! The contest is over! Your wyandotte is beautiful though.
Below are the contests that are currently open that you can enter in
Thread 'Current Contests - Lots of Prizes! - Check Them out!' https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/current-contests-lots-of-prizes-check-them-out.1486154/

 

[Anime2lover]

Sorry! The contest is over! Your wyandotte is beautiful though.
Below are the contests that are currently open that you can enter in
Thread 'Current Contests - Lots of Prizes! - Check Them out!' https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/current-contests-lots-of-prizes-check-them-out.1486154/

I saw that after i posted.

 

[PippinTheChicken]

Oh, wow! Paco won something!

Yep! he's stunning!