Your chook could be crowned the Ekka champion!
Our photo competition for the Backyard Chicken Champion is back, and this year it’s even bigger. For the first time ever, your backyard chook can officially compete at the Royal Queensland Show as part of the Ekka competition schedule! That means your favourite feathered friend could officially earn Ekka champion status.
We want to see the fluffballs, the posers, the backyard clowns and the proud egg-layers! Snap a pic and enter the Brookies Backyard Chicken Champion photo competition! There are 4 cracking categories and some cluckin’ good prizes up for grabs!
Entering is easy, just visit the official Ekka website.
1. Hit "Enter Now" to get started and Create a New Exhibitor account
2. Click “Add Entry”
3. Select “Poultry, Pigeons, Birds & Eggs”
4. Click "Poultry" and then "Accept and Continue"
5. Click "BROOKIES EVERYDAY BACKYARD CHAMPION"
Choose your category:
6. Submit your entry
The champion of them all! Trophy + $100 Brookies Voucher!
Ribbon + $50 Brookies Voucher!
Ribbon + $50 Brookies Voucher!
Open to schools raising chickens.
Ribbon + Brookies Everyday Layer Mash!
Entries close 26th June 2026.
Once entries close, all submissions will be reviewed as part of the official judging process at the Ekka. A judging panel, including the Brookies team, will select the winners across each category based on personality, presentation, originality and overall charm.
Winners will be officially chosen during judging at the Royal Queensland Show, with the Backyard Chicken Champion crowned from the category finalists.
Successful entrants will be contacted directly using the details provided on entry, and winners will also be announced across our social media channels after judging is complete.