“That’s So Sweet” Category Results
The final results are in for this category of the photo contest.
The Winner
Congratulations to Elizabeth Robinson! She won first place in the contest with her photo of the Buff Orpington hen and her newly hatched chick. As the first prize winner, she will receive a $100 Murray McMurray Hatchery coupon.
Photo by Elizabeth Robinson
The Buff Orpington hen in Elizabeth’s photo is the foster mother of the chick in the photo. Elizabeth received this Buff Orpington (one of two) as a gift from her mother in law. The hen often goes broody, so Elizabeth purchased fertile eggs locally and put them under her, and the hen hatched several chicks. This chick, a Delaware hen named Delberta, is now nearly full grown.
Second Place
Pam Hamilton took second place in the “That’s So Sweet” category of the contest with her photo of the White Cochin Bantam hen and her chicks.
Photo by Pam Hamilton
Third Place
Georgia Degitz received third place with the photo of her granddaughter teaching Roger Rooster to crow.
Photo by Georgia Degitz
For more information regarding the contest, see
Thank you for these lovely pictures. Pictures that come from people who enjoy nature and God’s gift to us; chickens, roosters, children and the people who put this wonderful website together. Thank you for all your wonderful articles that are informative and educational. All this adds fun and delicious eggs to our friends and family who enjoy the friendliness and antics of our “pets” as much as we do.
When I grew up in the country, all the housewives simply loved their chickens. It was baffling to us kids that a bunch of birds could develop such strong bonds to humans. Now that I’m grown and have my own flock, I am convinced chickens are nature’s “tranquilizers”. There is just no way anyone can have a sad or down mood if feather babies are around. My neighbors have even “watched” my chickens to soothe and salve bumpy times in their complicated lives. We even took chickens to a family member who recently became disabled — to cheer him and bring that splash of joy he needed. Chickens are way more than eggs and meat. They are our gifts from the Universe. They link us to our own gentle humanity and the many strengths of love. Feather babies remind all of us who we really are.
They all are so cute!!!!!!!
What wonderful pictures. I do think that there should be more categories. So many more needed to be listed as winners. I really would like to know more about that swimming chicken….!!!!! I almost always wish I had a camera with me when I am watching my chickens. Thank you so much for doing this. How about a calendar with winners and runners up…..or one of those calendars where you pull off each day with a different chicken picture…….
Wow, I agree with the winning choice but they are all wonderful pictures!
I loved all three of these pictures. It is a shame that they all three couldn’t have been first place, but that’s not the way it works. I just wanted to say to Bryan Robinson, have you ever taken a close up of a chicken and baby looking at each other like that? It is nearly impossible. (It would be GREAT if we could buy some pictures). I love chickens, they make my day better.
I agree, anyone can take a picture. It is a record of what happened. But, what the picture suggests, the mood, the composition, the story it tells in that one image is what makes it successful. All three pictures were grand. The winner showed the mother hen, the old, the wise, suggested by the dark rich colors, leaning down to her new baby chick, all gold and bright – the glorious future. Their beaks almost touching was like one generation handing onto the next. It is a worthy first place. I loved the second and third place too – just giggled and thought, “How cute!”
I’d love to have copies of these pictures. How about a yearly photo book with the comment made by the photographer included?
Beth
These photos capture the absolute joy of having chickens. Chickens could teach humans a lot. Here is my top ten reasons to love a chicken:
10. Chickens don’t drink and drive.
9. Chickens don’t do drugs.
8. Mother chickens feed their babies first.
7. Mother chickens teach all the basic skills a peep needs to survive and then allow them to find their own place in the pecking order in the coop.
6. Chickens don’t cuss.
5. Mother chickens know how to meditate especially when sitting on eggs.
4. Chickens are the easiest pet to have and produce high protein food too.
3. Mother hens will defend their young even at the cost of their own life.
2. Chickens can survive days in the cold without a coat or boots.
1. Chickens are just plain relaxing non-addicting fun to watch and be around.
Susan,
Those are great reasons! One of the most relaxing things I do is sit on the big rock in my back yard and watch all the chickens run, play and dust themselves. It is hysterically funny at times!
The cutest photos, sweet and innocent.
Thank you everyone for sharing your pictures!!
The contest is a joke. People’s taste is all in their mouth. Anybody can take a picture of a chick looking at a hen. The real originality and dificult photo is the girl with the chicken under her arm. The white hen with 3 chicks is also better.
Last time I even look at these corny contests.
Almost as bad as Stromberg’s idea of art.
We agree that taste in photos is very subjective. We based the selection of the winner and semi-finalists on the results of our online poll to which all of our email subscribers, website visitors, twitter followers and Facebook Friends were invited to participate.
For more information on the selection process, see:
http://blog.mcmurrayhatchery.com/2010/08/23/photo-contest-selection-of-the-finalists-and-semi-finalists-for-the-thats-so-sweet-category/
How nice it would be for you to rejoice in these pictures for the love of the chickens instead of putting people down for their photos. How sad for you to be so negative. Please go and take a long hard look in the mirror and see if you see what we see!
You comment was just plain rude! If you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say anything at all. I’m a teacher and if one of my students spoke like that I’d be calling their parents. Shame on you.
Perhaps that poor person, emiting negativity, should get some chickens… sounds like he needs a little love in his life! Great photos, and comments! Love the idea of a calendar of photo submissions!!!!
I love these photo’s. The winners are great!
This is our first year for chickens and they are so funny.
They are all so beautiful! We love our chickens, and we have several kinds. Our momma chicken (blue cochin) Little Charlotte and Daddy (the big show) had 2 babies out of 8 eggs. It was so cute to see Mom teach the babies how to eat. Those babies sure love Mom. The Good Lord sure blessed us when he made chickens, and I don’t mean to eat! Ours are mostly pets. We got most of them from you all. Thank you so much for sharing all the beautiful pictures of all the contestants, it doesn’t get any better than that. Chicken lovers, Russ and Roberta
I love your Chickens. Thanks for sharing the pictures of the winners
Just the dearest photos ever.