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 Gender in
West Wendover, Nevada
We have many Rare Chicken Breeds for sale in West Wendover Nevada,
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. West Wendover
Nevada also has poultry equipment for sale, game chickens for sale in
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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 West Wendover NV.
Baby
Chicks In A Box in
West Wendover, Nevada
Thumbing through a baby chickens for sale in West Wendover Nevada
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
West Wendover Nevada * 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 West Wendover
Nevada * 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
Outside With Heat Lamp in
West Wendover, Nevada
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
West Wendover Nevada 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 West Wendover,
Nevada Baby chicks are really
cute and
challenging to withstand,
but it's ideal to prepare for their
arrival prior to you obtain them. Prepare initially
by compiling not only the
right products, yet
likewise the appropriate
understanding to take care of
them. Raising baby chicks is fairly
basic, you merely need
to give them with the following: A tidy and cozy
environment A lot of food and water Focus and
love Habitat Your environment can be a
simple box, aquarium,
pet cat carrier, or guinea
pig cage. Line it with old towels and
blankets (without any loose
strings!) to start, as well as after a
couple of weeks make use of straw over newspaper.
Keep in mind: Avoid using only
newspaper or other sandal
surfaces-- or your chicks legs could expand
misshapen. You likewise require
something to dish out food as well as
water in, such as a chicken feeder and also water
dish from the feed shop, or a pickle jar
lid for food and also a pet dog bird water dispenser from a
pet dog store. Additionally, as the chicks age you could present a perch
right into the habitat to obtain them
educated on setting down. Heat To
keep your chicks heat you need to
give them with a heat source.
This can be as easy as a 100 watt
light bulb in a reflective clamp style light from a
hardware store, or an infrared reptile heat
bulb additionally function extremely well (my
suggestion). Chicks need this
heat 24/7 till their downy fluff is
changed with feathers (which could take up to 2 months). The newly
hatched out need a temperature level
between 90 and also 100 levels,
as well as each week this can
be minimized by
roughly 5 degrees approximately. The warmth resource should get on just one side of the cage
to enable chicks a range of
temperature levels. The chicks are your ideal
thermometer- if they are hiding in the
opposite edge of your warmth
light, you have to
minimize the temperature. If
they are surrounding each various other under the
warmth (not just snuggling),
you should add some warmth.
Home cleaning
Sanitation is key and also it keeps your chicks healthy. Make sure to change
the bed linen
frequently and also
consistently supply tidy
food and water Food and also water.
Chicks expand extremely quick
which requires a lot of clean
food and water. Offer
enough whatsoever times as well
as check
often to
stop dehydrated as well as
starving chicks. Chick food is various than grown-up chicken food, and it comes
in both medicated and
also non-medicated selections. Feed chick food for the
first 2 months, after that
switch over to a raiser food (~ 17 %
healthy protein) for one more 2 months,
and then to a slightly
reduced protein feed or a layer feed
(if you have levels). Soil Some chicks like to get a head start on taking
filth bathrooms, while others won't occupy that task till they are
older. If you have the room in your chick
unit, present a tray of sand or
filth for them to wash in.
Attention and also love There are a
few advantages to spending time with your chicks. Firstly, they will certainly more than likely bond with you and also
not escape as adults. Second, if you
analyze your chicks daily and
watch their habits, you can
capture health problem or other issues previously. Watch out for wheezing, hopping, or
other unhealthy
indicators. Be sure to
likewise take a look at
their poop, as looseness of the bowels could cause matted plumes and clogged up cloaca.
Lastly, it is very
important to keep an eye out for social issues, such as the
tiniest chick getting picked
on. Vacant nest disorder So your
chicks are now completely feathered
and its time for them to leave the
safety and security of your house
and move outside into a
coop. Look into our
section on chicken cages to read more
regarding coops and also
proper cage environments.
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