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
The Mail in
Camargo, Oklahoma
We have many Rare Chicken Breeds for sale in Camargo Oklahoma,
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. Camargo
Oklahoma also has poultry equipment for sale, game chickens for sale in
Camargo Oklahoma, 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 Camargo OK.
Baby Chicks Needs in
Camargo, Oklahoma
Thumbing through a baby chickens for sale in Camargo Oklahoma
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
Camargo Oklahoma * 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 Camargo
Oklahoma * 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 Incubator in
Camargo, Oklahoma
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
Camargo Oklahoma 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 Camargo,
Oklahoma Baby chicks are extremely
cute as well as
tough to withstand,
but it's ideal to plan for their
arrival before you obtain them. Prepare first
by gathering not just the
appropriate products, yet
also the correct
understanding to take care of
them. Raising baby chicks is fairly
basic, you just need
to provide them with the following: A tidy as well as warm and comfortable
environment A lot of food and also water Focus as well as
love Environment Your habitat could be a basic box, fish tank,
pet cat carrier, or guinea
pig cage. Line it with old towels and also
coverings (without loosened
strings!) to begin, and after a few weeks use straw over paper.
Note: Avoid making use of only
paper or various other slipper
surface areas-- or your chicks legs could grow
misshapen. You also need
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
cover for food as well as a pet bird water dispenser from a family pet store. Likewise, as the chicks age you could present a perch
right into the environment to obtain them
trained on perching. Heat To
maintain your chicks warm you need to
offer them with a warmth source.
This could be as straightforward as a 100 watt
light bulb in a reflective clamp style light from an equipment shop, or an infrared reptile warmth
light bulb also function effectively (my
recommendation). Chicks need this
warmth 24/7 till their downy fluff is
replaced with plumes (which can occupy to 2 months). The newly
hatched require a temperature level
between 90 as well as 100 levels,
as well as each week this can
be minimized by
approximately 5 levels or
so. The warmth resource need to get on merely one side of the cage
to permit chicks a variety of
temperatures. The chicks are your ideal
thermostat- if they are concealing in the
other edge of your warmth
light, you should
minimize the temperature. If
they are surrounding each other under the
warmth (not simply snuggling),
you have to put some warmth.
Home cleaning
Tidiness is key as
well as it maintains your chicks healthy and
balanced. Be sure to transform
the bed linen
often as well as
always supply tidy
food as well as water Food as well as water.
Chicks expand extremely fast
which requires a lot of clean
food as well as water. Give
enough whatsoever times and also examine
often to avoid dehydrated as well as
starving chicks. Chick food is different than adult chicken food, and it is available in both medicated and non-medicated varieties. Feed chick food for the
first two months, after that
switch over to a grower food (~ 17 %
healthy protein) for an additional 2 months,
and after that to a somewhat
lower protein feed or a level feed
(if you have layers). Soil Some chicks prefer to get a running start on taking
dust bathrooms, while others will not take
up that task until they are
older. If you have the room in your chick
room, introduce a tray of sand or
dust for them to wash in.
Focus as well as love There are a couple of benefits to spending quality time with your chicks. First off, they will most
likely bond with you and also
not flee as adults. Second, if you
examine your chicks daily as well as
view their actions, you can
capture illness or various
other issues earlier. Keep an
eye out for hissing, hopping, or
various other unhealthy
indications. Be sure to
likewise check out
their poop, as looseness of the bowels could bring about matted plumes and also obstructed cloaca.
Finally, it is very
important to watch out for social problems, such as the
littlest chick getting teased. Empty nest syndrome So your
chicks are now totally feathered
and also its time for them to leave the
security of your home
as well as relocate outside into a
coop. Look into our
part on chicken coops to find out
more
about cages as well as
appropriate coop environments.
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