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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Baby Chickens
For Sale Near Me in
Colden, New York
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Baby Chickens 101 in
Colden, New York
Thumbing through a baby chickens for sale in Colden New York
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
Colden New York * 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 Colden
New York * 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 Male in
Colden, New York
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
Colden New York 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 Colden,
New York Baby chicks are really
cute and also
challenging to withstand,
but it's best to plan for their
arrival before you obtain them. Prepare first
by collecting not only the
proper materials, but
also the proper
knowledge to take care of
them. Raising baby chicks is relatively
simple, you just need
to offer them with the following: A
clean as well as warm
environment Plenty of food as well
as water Attention and also
love Environment Your habitat could be a
simple box, aquarium,
feline service provider, or guinea
porker cage. Line it with old towels as well as
blankets (without loosened
strings!) to start, and also after a few weeks make use of straw over newspaper.
Note: Avoid using only
newspaper or various other slipper
surface areas-- or your chicks legs can expand
malformed. You additionally require
something to serve up food as well as
water in, such as a chicken feeder and water
recipe from the feed store, or a pickle container
lid for food and an animal bird water dispenser from a family pet shop. Additionally, as the chicks get
older you could present a perch
into the environment to get them
educated on perching. Heat To
maintain your chicks warm you need to
give them with a heat source.
This can be as easy as a 100 watt
light bulb in a reflective clamp design light from a
hardware store, or an infrared reptile warmth
light bulb additionally work effectively (my
recommendation). Chicks require this
heat 24/7 up until their downy fluff is
replaced with feathers (which can occupy to two months). The recently
hatched out need a temperature
between 90 as well as 100 degrees,
and also every week this could
be reduced by
about 5 degrees approximately. The warmth resource ought
to get on merely one side of the cage
to allow chicks a range of
temperatures. The chicks are your best
thermometer- if they are concealing in the
other edge of your warmth
light, you should
lower the temperature level. If
they are surrounding each other under the
warmth (not merely snuggling),
you should put some warmth.
House cleaning
Tidiness is key and it maintains your chicks healthy and
balanced. Make certain to change
the bed linen
usually as well as
constantly offer tidy
food and water Food and also water.
Chicks expand extremely quick
which calls for lots of tidy
food and water. Provide
enough in any way times and check
frequently to
stop parched as well as
hungry 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
first 2 months, then
switch over to a raiser food (~ 17 %
healthy protein) for one more 2 months,
and after that to a somewhat
lower protein feed or a level feed
(if you have levels). Dirt Some chicks prefer to obtain a running start on taking
dust baths, while others won't use up that activity until they are
older. If you have the space in your chick
unit, introduce a tray of sand or
dirt for them to wash in.
Attention and love There are a couple of benefits to spending time with your chicks. First of all, they will certainly most
likely bond with you and
not escape as grownups. Second, if you
analyze your chicks daily and also
view their actions, you could
catch disease or various
other problems previously. Watch out for hissing, limping, or
other unhealthy
signs. Be sure to
also consider
their poop, as looseness of the bowels can result in matted feathers and blocked cloaca.
Lastly, it is very
important to watch out for social problems, such as the
smallest chick obtaining picked
on. Vacant nest syndrome So your
chicks are currently totally feathered
as well as its time for them to leave the
safety of your house
as well as relocate outside into a cage. Have a look at our
section on chicken cages to get more information
about cages and also
appropriate cage environments.
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