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
Hatchery in
Harwick, Pennsylvania
We have many Rare Chicken Breeds for sale in Harwick Pennsylvania,
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. Harwick
Pennsylvania also has poultry equipment for sale, game chickens for sale in
Harwick Pennsylvania, 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 Harwick PA.
Baby Chicks Price in
Harwick, Pennsylvania
Thumbing through a baby chickens for sale in Harwick Pennsylvania
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
Harwick Pennsylvania * 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 Harwick
Pennsylvania * 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 Online in
Harwick, Pennsylvania
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
Harwick Pennsylvania 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 Harwick,
Pennsylvania Baby chicks are really
adorable and
difficult to resist,
however it's finest to prepare for their
arrival before you get them. Prepare first
by gathering not only the
proper materials, yet
additionally the proper
expertise to look after
them. Raising baby chicks is relatively
straightforward, you simply should give them with the following: A
clean and warm
environment A lot of food and water Focus as well as
love Habitat Your habitat can be an easy box, aquarium,
feline provider, or guinea
porker cage. Line it with old towels and also
blankets (with no loose
strings!) to start, and also after a
couple of weeks use straw over paper.
Keep in mind: Avoid using only
paper or various other slipper
surface areas-- or your chicks legs can grow
misshapen. You additionally need
something to serve up food as well as
water in, such as a chicken feeder and also water
meal from the feed shop, or a pickle container
cover for food and a family
pet bird water dispenser from a pet store. Additionally, as the chicks age you could introduce a perch
into the habitat to obtain them
educated on perching. Warmth To
maintain your chicks warm you have to
give them with a heat source.
This could be as straightforward as a 100 watt
light bulb in a reflective clamp style light from a
hardware shop, or an infrared reptile warmth
light bulb likewise function extremely well (my
referral). Chicks require this
warmth 24/7 until their downy fluff is
changed with plumes (which can take up to two months). The freshly
hatched need a temperature level
between 90 and 100 degrees,
and weekly this could
be minimized by
roughly 5 levels or
so. The warmth source should be on simply one side of the cage
to allow chicks a range of
temperatures. The chicks are your ideal
thermometer- if they are hiding in the
other edge of your heat
light, you need to
reduce the temperature level. If
they are smothering each other under the
warmth (not simply curling up),
you have to put some warmth.
House cleaning
Sanitation is key and it maintains your chicks healthy. Make certain to change
the bed linens
often and
constantly give clean
food and water Food and also water.
Chicks expand quite fast
which needs lots of tidy
food as well as water. Provide
sufficient at all times and inspect
usually to
stop parched as well as
hungry chicks. Chick food is various than grown-up chicken food, and it can be found in both medicated and non-medicated selections. Feed chick food for the
initial two months, then
switch over to a raiser food (~ 17 %
healthy protein) for one more 2 months,
then to a somewhat
reduced protein feed or a level feed
(if you have levels). Soil Some chicks want
to get a running start on taking
filth bathrooms, while others won't take
up that task up until they are
older. If you have the room in your chick
room, present a tray of sand or
filth for them to wash in.
Interest and love There are a couple of advantages to hanging
out with your chicks. To start
with, they will most
likely bond with you and
not flee as grownups. Second, if you
examine your chicks daily and also
view their behavior, you could
catch health problem or various
other problems earlier. Keep an
eye out for hissing, limping, or
various other unhealthy
indications. Make certain to
likewise look at
their poop, as looseness of the bowels could result in matted feathers as well
as blocked cloaca.
Finally, it is very
important to look out
for social problems, such as the
tiniest chick getting teased. Empty nest disorder So your
chicks are now fully feathery
and its time for them to leave the
safety of your house
and also move outside right into a
coop. Check out our
area on chicken coops to get more information
about coops as well as
proper coop environments.
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