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 in
Rockport, Illinois
We have many Rare Chicken Breeds for sale in Rockport Illinois,
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. Rockport
Illinois also has poultry equipment for sale, game chickens for sale in
Rockport Illinois, 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 Rockport IL.
Baby Chickens Breeds in
Rockport, Illinois
Thumbing through a baby chickens for sale in Rockport Illinois
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
Rockport Illinois * 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 Rockport
Illinois * 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 Chickens Diet in
Rockport, Illinois
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
Rockport Illinois 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 Rockport,
Illinois Baby chicks are very
cute and
tough to resist,
but it's best to plan for their
arrival before you obtain them. Prepare first
by gathering not just the
appropriate materials, however
additionally the correct
understanding to look after
them. Raising baby chicks is relatively
easy, you simply should offer them with the following: A
clean and also warm
environment A lot of food and water Focus and
love Environment Your environment could be an easy box, fish tank,
cat carrier, or guinea
pig cage. Line it with old towels as well as
blankets (without loosened
strings!) to start, and after a
couple of weeks make use of straw over paper.
Keep in mind: Avoid using just
paper or other sandal
surface areas-- or your chicks legs could expand
misshapen. You additionally need
something to provide food and also
water in, such as a chicken feeder and also water
dish from the feed shop, or a pickle jar
cover for food and a family
pet bird water dispenser from a
pet dog store. Likewise, as the chicks grow older you could present a perch
right into the environment to get them
trained on perching. Warmth To
keep your chicks warm you have to
give them with a heat resource.
This can be as easy as a 100 watt
light bulb in a reflective clamp style light from an equipment store, or an infrared reptile heat
bulb also work effectively (my
suggestion). Chicks require this
warmth 24/7 till their downy fluff is
changed with feathers (which could use
up to two months). The recently
hatched out need a temperature
in between 90 as well as 100 levels,
and also weekly this could
be decreased by
about 5 degrees approximately. The heat source ought
to get on merely one side of the cage
to allow chicks an array of
temperatures. The chicks are your finest
thermostat- if they are hiding in the
opposite corner of your warmth
light, you should
decrease the temperature. If
they are surrounding each various other under the
warmth (not just cuddling),
you need to add some warmth.
Home cleaning
Sanitation is key and it maintains your chicks healthy and
balanced. Be sure to change
the bedding
typically as well as
constantly give clean
food as well as water Food as well as water.
Chicks expand very fast
which requires plenty of tidy
food as well as water. Offer
enough whatsoever times and also examine
typically to avoid parched and also
starving chicks. Chick food is various than grown-up chicken food, and also it comes
in both medicated as well as non-medicated varieties. Feed chick food for the
very first two months, then
change to a grower food (~ 17 %
healthy protein) for an additional 2 months,
and afterwards to a somewhat
lower protein feed or a layer feed
(if you have levels). Dirt Some chicks like to get a head start on taking
dirt baths, while others won't use up that task until they are
older. If you have the space in your chick
room, introduce a tray of sand or
filth for them to wash in.
Attention and love There are a couple of advantages to spending time with your chicks. First of all, they will certainly most
likely bond with you as well as
not run away as adults. Second, if you
examine your chicks daily and
enjoy their habits, you can
catch ailment or various
other issues earlier. Keep an
eye out for wheezing, hopping, or
various other undesirable
signs. Make sure to
also consider
their poop, as diarrhea can cause matted plumes and also clogged up cloaca.
Last but not least, it is essential to watch out for social concerns, such as the
smallest chick obtaining badgered. Vacant nest syndrome So your
chicks are currently totally feathery
and its time for them to leave the
security of your residence
and also move outside right into a cage. Look into our
section on chicken coops to read more
about coops as well as
appropriate cage environments.
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