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!!
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Baby Chicks Outside in
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Thumbing through a baby chickens for sale in Garden Plain Kansas
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
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variety of different chicken breeds and egg colors, you will find the best
selection at an online hatchery. * Both Bantams and full sized chickens
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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
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Kansas * Order early to get the best selection. Certain breeds sell
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before their orders sell out.
Baby Chicks Supplies in
Garden Plain, Kansas
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
Garden Plain Kansas 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 Garden Plain,
Kansas Baby chicks are really
cute and
tough to stand up to,
yet it's best to plan for their
arrival prior to you obtain them. Prepare first
by collecting not just the
correct products, yet
additionally the proper
understanding to care for
them. Raising baby chicks is relatively
straightforward, you just have to give them with the following: A
clean and also warm
habitat A lot of food and also water Attention and also
love Environment Your environment can be a
simple box, aquarium,
feline provider, or guinea
pig cage. Line it with old towels and
blankets (without loosened
strings!) to begin, as well as after a
couple of weeks utilize straw over paper.
Keep in mind: Avoid utilizing just
newspaper or various other sandal
surface areas-- or your chicks legs could grow
misshapen. You likewise need
something to serve up food and also
water in, such as a chicken feeder and also water
recipe from the feed shop, or a pickle jar
cover for food as well as a family
pet bird water dispenser from a family pet shop. Also, as the chicks age you could present a perch
into the habitat to obtain them
trained on perching. Warmth To
keep your chicks warm you have to
give them with a warmth source.
This could 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 additionally work extremely well (my
recommendation). Chicks need this
warmth 24/7 up until their downy fluff is
replaced with feathers (which could occupy to 2 months). The newly
hatched require a temperature
in between 90 and 100 degrees,
as well as every week this can
be decreased by
around 5 degrees or
so. The heat resource should be on merely one side of the cage
to permit chicks a range of
temperature levels. The chicks are your best
thermometer- if they are hiding in the
opposite corner of your warmth
lamp, you need to
minimize the temperature level. If
they are surrounding each various other under the
heat (not merely curling up),
you should include some heat.
Home cleaning
Cleanliness is vital and it keeps your chicks healthy and
balanced. Make sure to transform
the bedding
frequently and
constantly give tidy
food and also water Food and water.
Chicks grow extremely quickly
which calls for lots of clean
food as well as water. Offer
sufficient whatsoever times and examine
typically to prevent parched and
hungry chicks. Chick food is different compared
to adult chicken food, as well as it is available in both medicated and non-medicated varieties. Feed chick food for the
very first 2 months, then
switch over to a raiser food (~ 17 %
protein) for another 2 months,
and then to a somewhat
reduced protein feed or a layer feed
(if you have layers). Soil Some chicks want
to obtain a running start on taking
dust baths, while others will not use up that task up until they are
older. If you have the area in your chick
enclosure, introduce a tray of sand or
dust for them to bathe in.
Attention and love There are a couple of advantages to spending time with your chicks. Firstly, they will probably bond with you and also
not run away as grownups. Second, if you
analyze your chicks daily as well as
view their habits, you can
catch disease or various
other problems previously. Watch out for wheezing, limping, or
various other unhealthy
indications. Make sure to
additionally consider
their poop, as looseness of the bowels could bring about matted plumes and also clogged up cloaca.
Finally, it is very
important to keep an eye out for social issues, such as the
smallest chick getting picked
on. Vacant nest syndrome So your
chicks are now completely feathered
and also its time for them to leave the
safety and security of your residence
and also move outside into a cage. Look into our
area on chicken coops for more information
regarding cages and also
proper cage environments.
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