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 Chicks By Mail in
Rincon, Georgia
We have many Rare Chicken Breeds for sale in Rincon Georgia,
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. Rincon
Georgia also has poultry equipment for sale, game chickens for sale in
Rincon Georgia, 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 Rincon GA.
Baby Chickens Bedding in
Rincon, Georgia
Thumbing through a baby chickens for sale in Rincon Georgia
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
Rincon Georgia * 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 Rincon
Georgia * 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 On Sale in
Rincon, Georgia
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
Rincon Georgia 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 Rincon,
Georgia Baby chicks are very
cute as well as
challenging to resist,
yet it's ideal to prepare for their
arrival before you get them. Prepare first
by collecting not only the
appropriate materials, but
likewise the proper
knowledge to look after
them. Raising baby chicks is reasonably
basic, you just need
to give them with the following: A
clean as well as warm and comfortable
habitat Lots of food and also water Focus and also
love Environment Your environment can be a basic box, fish tank,
cat provider, or guinea
pig cage. Line it with old towels and also
coverings (without any loosened
strings!) to start, as well as after a few weeks utilize straw over paper.
Keep in mind: Avoid using only
newspaper or other slipper
surface areas-- or your chicks legs could expand
malformed. You also require
something to provide food as well as
water in, such as a chicken feeder as well as water
recipe from the feed shop, or a pickle container
cover for food as well as a pet bird water dispenser from an animal store. Additionally, as the chicks grow older you can present a perch
into the environment to get them
trained on perching. Heat To
maintain your chicks warm you need to
provide them with a warmth resource.
This can be as basic as a 100 watt
light bulb in a reflective clamp style light from a
hardware shop, or an infrared reptile heat
bulb likewise work very
well (my
referral). Chicks need this
heat 24/7 till their downy fluff is
changed with feathers (which can use
up to two months). The newly
hatched out need a temperature
in between 90 and 100 levels,
and each week this could
be reduced by
roughly 5 degrees approximately. The warmth source should get on simply one side of the cage
to enable chicks an array of
temperatures. The chicks are your finest
thermostat- if they are hiding in the
opposite edge of your warmth
lamp, you need to
lower the temperature. If
they are smothering each various other under the
heat (not merely snuggling),
you need to put some heat.
House cleaning
Cleanliness is vital and it keeps your chicks healthy. Make certain to alter
the bed linens
typically as well as
constantly provide tidy
food and water Food as well as water.
Chicks expand quite quick
which needs lots of tidy
food and also water. Provide
sufficient whatsoever times and also examine
commonly to
stop thirsty as well as
hungry chicks. Chick food is different than grown-up chicken food, and it is available in both medicated and non-medicated ranges. Feed chick food for the
first two months, then
change to a raiser food (~ 17 %
healthy protein) for an additional 2 months,
and then to a slightly
reduced healthy protein feed or a layer feed
(if you have layers). Dirt Some chicks prefer to obtain a running start on taking
dust bathrooms, while others will not take
up that task till they are
older. If you have the area in your chick
room, present a tray of sand or
dust for them to bathe in.
Focus and love There are a couple of benefits to spending quality time with your chicks. First of all, they will more than likely bond with you and
not escape as grownups. Second, if you
analyze your chicks daily as well as
enjoy their habits, you can
capture illness or other issues previously. Keep an
eye out for wheezing, hopping, or
other unhealthy
indications. Make sure to
additionally check out
their poop, as diarrhea could bring about matted feathers as well
as stopped up cloaca.
Last but not least, it is very
important to look out
for social problems, such as the
littlest chick getting picked
on. Vacant nest syndrome So your
chicks are currently fully feathery
and also its time for them to leave the
safety of your house
as well as move outside into a cage. Have a look at our
section on chicken cages to find out
more
about coops and
proper coop environments.
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