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 Names in
Okarche, Oklahoma
We have many Rare Chicken Breeds for sale in Okarche 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. Okarche
Oklahoma also has poultry equipment for sale, game chickens for sale in
Okarche 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 Okarche OK.
Baby Chicks Outside in
Okarche, Oklahoma
Thumbing through a baby chickens for sale in Okarche 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
Okarche 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 Okarche
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 Chickens
Black in
Okarche, 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
Okarche 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 Okarche,
Oklahoma Baby chicks are extremely
cute as well as
difficult to stand up to,
yet it's finest to prepare for their
arrival before you obtain them. Prepare first
by compiling not just the
proper materials, yet
likewise the appropriate
knowledge to look after
them. Raising baby chicks is reasonably
simple, you merely should supply them with the following: A
clean as well as cozy
habitat Plenty of food and also water Focus and
love Habitat Your environment could be an easy box, aquarium,
feline service provider, or guinea
porker cage. Line it with old towels and
blankets (with no loosened
strings!) to start, as well as after a few weeks utilize straw over newspaper.
Keep in mind: Avoid using just
paper or various other sandal
surfaces-- or your chicks legs can grow
malformed. You additionally require
something to provide food and also
water in, such as a chicken feeder and water
dish from the feed shop, or a pickle container
cover for food and also a pet bird water dispenser from a family pet shop. Likewise, as the chicks grow older you can introduce a perch
right into the environment to get them
trained on setting down. Heat To
keep your chicks heat you have to
provide them with a warmth resource.
This can be as simple as a 100 watt
light bulb in a reflective clamp design light from a
hardware shop, or an infrared reptile warmth
bulb also work very
well (my
suggestion). Chicks require this
warmth 24/7 up until their downy fluff is
changed with feathers (which could take up to 2 months). The recently
hatched out require a temperature level
in between 90 and 100 degrees,
as well as each week this could
be decreased by
about 5 degrees or
so. The heat resource must be on simply one side of the cage
to enable chicks a variety of
temperature levels. The chicks are your finest
thermostat- if they are concealing in the
opposite corner of your warmth
lamp, you should
lower the temperature. If
they are surrounding each other under the
heat (not just cuddling),
you need to add some heat.
Housekeeping
Sanitation is key and it keeps your chicks healthy. Make sure to alter
the bed linen
commonly as well as
consistently give clean
food as well as water Food and water.
Chicks grow really quickly
which calls for lots of clean
food and water. Offer
sufficient whatsoever times and also examine
frequently to
stop dehydrated as well as
starving chicks. Chick food is various than grown-up chicken food, and also it can be found in both medicated and non-medicated ranges. Feed chick food for the
first two months, then
switch to a grower food (~ 17 %
protein) for another 2 months,
and then to a slightly
reduced protein feed or a level feed
(if you have layers). Dirt Some chicks prefer to get a running start on taking
dust bathrooms, while others won't occupy that activity till they are
older. If you have the space in your chick
room, introduce a tray of sand or
dust for them to wash in.
Attention as well as love There are a
few advantages to spending quality time with your chicks. First of all, they will certainly most
likely bond with you as well as
not escape as grownups. Second, if you
examine your chicks daily and also
see their actions, you could
capture illness or other issues earlier. Keep an
eye out for hissing, limping, or
various other undesirable
indicators. Be sure to
also look at
their poop, as looseness of the bowels can cause matted feathers and also obstructed cloaca.
Finally, it is essential to watch out for social issues, such as the
tiniest chick getting teased. Empty nest syndrome So your
chicks are now completely feathery
and its time for them to leave the
security of your house
and also relocate outside into a cage. Look into our
area on chicken coops to find out
more
about cages as well as
appropriate cage habitats.
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