If you get grossed out easily, then I suggest that you do not continue…but if you don’t, then keep reading!… (or skip to the end and read about (and see the pictures of) making applesauce!!)
On Saturday, we butchered 35 meat chickens in 3 1/2 hours!! It was a lot of fun…but a little cold. Daddy took care of the heads, wings and legs. Jessie, Lyssa and Annie skinned them and Suzanna and Cassie gutted them. At the end we all cut up the pieces and bagged them. Bekah and Charissa were our photographers!! Here are a few pictures…
~Jessie bringing them to daddy for the first step!!
~Daddy using the air hose to separate the skin from the meat.
~Lyssa (in blue) and Annie (in pink) skinning them.
~Some thing exciting over there?!
~Okay, some thing REALLY exciting over there!!
~Me (Suzanna) doing my favorite part…gutting!!
~Charissa and Daddy cutting the wings and legs off.
~Cassie, gutting them (with Annie in the background carrying two chickens).
~Lyssa showing Annie how to skin them.
~Jessie, Lyssa and Suzanna rinsing the chickens.
~Annie skinning. (I’m not sure what Cassie is doing ).
~Cassie reaching for the knife…and me holding a part of a chicken.
~Cassie rinsing a chicken.
~How long can the intestines go?!?! (Suzanna)
You might notice that it looks like we are all disgusted…but we are actually squinting in the sun!!
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Now here are some pictures of the apples we did this last week. 35 gallon bags of sliced apples for the freezer and LOTS of apple sauce!! So far we canned 67 quarts, but we still have lots more to do!!! : )
~All the apple cores (from only the first day), over 200!
~The leaning wall of Appleton!!
~A mess!!
~Apple men!!
~Some of the finished applesauce!!
Cassie is going to get on here in a little bit…so I better move!!!
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Chicken Butchering Day!!
Baby Chickens
Near Me in
Perryville, Arkansas
We have many Rare Chicken Breeds for sale in Perryville Arkansas,
including Sussex Chickens, Welsummer Chickens, Turken Chickens and more.
Be sure to check out the Bargain Specials, as you can combine different
egg layers in smaller amounts and buy as an assortment. Perryville
Arkansas also has poultry equipment for sale, game chickens for sale in
Perryville Arkansas, bantams for sale, ducks for sale, geese for sale,
turkeys for sale, guinea for sale, peafowl for sale, pheasant for sale,
chukar partridge for sale, bobwhite for sale, many different breeds of
baby chicks for sale in Perryville AR.
Raising Baby Chickens in
Perryville, Arkansas
Thumbing through a baby chickens for sale in Perryville Arkansas
catalog is a yearly traditions in many houses. My kids and I eagerly await
the Murray McMurray Hatchery catalog. We love looking at all the cool and
different chicken breeds available. Catalogs are free so head on over to
their site and request one if you are interested.
Typically hatcheries online offer both standard breeds
and bantams. Bantams are fun hardy little chickens, they lay tiny eggs
that kids especially love collecting. Bantams typically weigh less than 2
pounds when full grown. Just like ordering anything online there are pros
and cons to ordering baby chicks online. Pros of buying baby chicks in
Perryville Arkansas * Big Selection - If you are wanting a large
variety of different chicken breeds and egg colors, you will find the best
selection at an online hatchery. * Both Bantams and full sized chickens
available * You get to choose what sex you want. If you want a mixture of
both male and female then choosing a "straight run" will save you money
and you will get a mixture of male and female chicks. You can also choose
all males or all females too. * Weekly specials. Hatcheries have sales on
chicks, you are likely to get a good deal if you are flexible with the
breeds you are wanting. Cons of buying baby chicks in Perryville
Arkansas * Order early to get the best selection. Certain breeds sell
out fast, sometimes as early as 6 months in advance of shipping! If you
are wanting a certain breed it's best to order your chicks in the fall
before their orders sell out.
Baby Chicks Near Me in
Perryville, Arkansas
Quantity - you must order a certain number of chicks. Typically hatcheries
will require you buy a minimum of 25 chicks at a time. The number is
necessary for the chicks survival during shipping. All 25 chicks are put
in one small box without heat. They are crowded in the box and produce
enough body heat to arrive in good shape. * The wait - If you choose to
buy chicks from a feed store you will have them the same day but if you
choose to go with a hatchery you have to wait until they are ready to ship
and then wait for the chicks to arrive. Ordering baby chicks online in
Perryville Arkansas is easy and has always been a very pleasant
experience of me. It can be a little frustrating waiting for the chicks
but it's so worth the wait. When the post office calls and you hear all
those little "cheeps" or "chirps" in the background you'll know the wait
was worth it! How to Care for your new baby chickens in Perryville,
Arkansas Baby chicks are very
adorable as well as
difficult to resist,
but it's best to plan for their
arrival prior to you get them. Prepare first
by gathering not only the
proper materials, yet
likewise the proper
understanding to care for
them. Raising baby chicks is fairly
simple, you just should provide them with the following: A tidy and warm and comfortable
habitat A lot of food and water Focus as well as
love Environment Your habitat could be a
simple box, fish tank,
feline service provider, or guinea
porker cage. Line it with old towels and also
blankets (without loosened
strings!) to begin, and also after a
couple of weeks use straw over paper.
Note: Avoid making use of just
paper or various other slipper
surfaces-- or your chicks legs can expand
malformed. You likewise require
something to serve up food and
water in, such as a chicken feeder as well as water
meal from the feed shop, or a pickle container
lid for food and an animal bird water dispenser from an animal shop. Also, as the chicks age you can introduce a perch
right into the habitat to obtain them
educated on setting down. Heat To
keep your chicks heat you should
give them with a heat resource.
This can be as simple as a 100 watt
light bulb in a reflective clamp style light from an equipment shop, or an infrared reptile warmth
light bulb additionally work very
well (my
referral). Chicks need this
warmth 24/7 until their downy fluff is
changed with plumes (which can occupy to two months). The recently
hatched out need a temperature
in between 90 and 100 levels,
as well as every week this could
be minimized by
roughly 5 levels approximately. The heat resource need to get on simply one side of the cage
to allow chicks a range of
temperatures. The chicks are your best
thermostat- if they are concealing in the
other corner of your warmth
lamp, you have to
minimize the temperature level. If
they are surrounding each other under the
warmth (not merely cuddling),
you have to put some heat.
Housekeeping
Sanitation is crucial and it maintains your chicks healthy. Make certain to alter
the bed linen
often and
constantly offer tidy
food and also water Food and water.
Chicks grow really quick
which calls for a lot of tidy
food and water. Offer
enough at all times as well
as inspect
usually to
stop parched and
starving chicks. Chick food is different than grown-up chicken food, as well as it comes
in both medicated as well as non-medicated ranges. Feed chick food for the
very first two months, after that
switch over to a grower food (~ 17 %
protein) for another 2 months,
then to a somewhat
lower protein feed or a layer feed
(if you have levels). Soil Some chicks prefer to obtain a running start on taking
dirt bathrooms, while others won't occupy that activity up until they are
older. If you have the space in your chick
unit, present a tray of sand or
dust for them to shower in.
Attention and also love There are a couple of benefits to spending quality time with your chicks. To start
with, they will certainly more than likely bond with you and
not flee as grownups. Second, if you
examine your chicks daily as well as
see their habits, you could
catch illness or other troubles previously. Watch out for wheezing, hopping, or
other harmful
indicators. Be sure to
additionally look at
their poop, as diarrhea can lead
to matted plumes and also blocked cloaca.
Lastly, it is very
important to look out
for social concerns, such as the
tiniest chick obtaining picked
on. Vacant nest disorder So your
chicks are currently completely feathered
and its time for them to leave the
security of your home
and also move outside into a cage. Take a look at our
part on chicken coops to learn more
concerning cages as well as
appropriate coop environments.
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