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
Knoxville, Maryland
We have many Rare Chicken Breeds for sale in Knoxville Maryland,
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. Knoxville
Maryland also has poultry equipment for sale, game chickens for sale in
Knoxville Maryland, 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 Knoxville MD.
Baby Chicks Habitat in
Knoxville, Maryland
Thumbing through a baby chickens for sale in Knoxville Maryland
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
Knoxville Maryland * 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 Knoxville
Maryland * 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
Hatchery in
Knoxville, Maryland
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
Knoxville Maryland 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 Knoxville,
Maryland Baby chicks are quite
adorable and also
hard to resist,
yet it's ideal to prepare for their
arrival before you get them. Prepare initially
by collecting not only the
correct materials, however
likewise the correct
expertise to take care of
them. Raising baby chicks is fairly
straightforward, you just have to supply them with the following: A
clean and also warm
environment A lot of food and water Interest as well as
love Environment Your habitat can be a basic box, aquarium,
cat provider, or guinea
porker cage. Line it with old towels and
coverings (without any loosened
strings!) to start, as well as after a few weeks use straw over paper.
Note: Avoid using only
newspaper or other sandal
surfaces-- or your chicks legs can grow
misshapen. You likewise need
something to provide food and
water in, such as a chicken feeder as well as water
meal from the feed store, or a pickle container
cover for food and an animal bird water dispenser from a family pet store. Likewise, as the chicks age you can introduce a perch
right into the habitat to obtain them
trained on perching. Warmth To
maintain your chicks heat you should
supply them with a heat source.
This can be as easy as a 100 watt
light bulb in a reflective clamp style lamp from a
hardware store, or an infrared reptile warmth
bulb likewise work effectively (my
suggestion). Chicks need this
warmth 24/7 until their downy fluff is
changed with plumes (which could occupy to two months). The freshly
hatched require a temperature
between 90 and 100 levels,
as well as each week this could
be lowered by
around 5 degrees or
so. The heat resource must get on just one side of the cage
to enable chicks an array of
temperatures. The chicks are your best
thermostat- if they are concealing in the
other corner of your heat
lamp, you need to
decrease the temperature. If
they are smothering each various other under the
heat (not just cuddling),
you have to include some warmth.
Housekeeping
Tidiness is essential as
well as it maintains your chicks healthy and
balanced. Be sure to change
the bedding
usually as well as
always give clean
food as well as water Food as well as water.
Chicks grow extremely quick
which requires plenty of tidy
food as well as water. Give
enough at all times and also check
typically to avoid dehydrated as well as
hungry chicks. Chick food is various than adult chicken food, and it can be found in both medicated and non-medicated varieties. Feed chick food for the
initial two months, then
switch to a grower food (~ 17 %
healthy protein) for an additional 2 months,
and then to a slightly
reduced healthy protein feed or a level feed
(if you have levels). Dirt Some chicks like to get a head start on taking
dirt bathrooms, while others will not occupy that activity until they are
older. If you have the room in your chick
room, introduce a tray of sand or
dust for them to shower in.
Attention and love There are a couple of advantages to spending time with your chicks. First of all, they will certainly more than likely bond with you as well as
not escape as grownups. Second, if you
examine your chicks daily and also
enjoy their actions, you could
capture ailment or other issues earlier. Keep an
eye out for hissing, hopping, or
various other harmful
signs. Be sure to
likewise take a look at
their poop, as diarrhea can bring about matted plumes and also clogged up cloaca.
Lastly, it is essential to look out
for social problems, such as the
littlest chick getting badgered. Vacant nest syndrome So your
chicks are now fully feathery
as well as its time for them to leave the
safety and security of your residence
and also move outside into a cage. Check out our
section on chicken cages to get more information
concerning cages and
appropriate coop environments.
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