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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2013 11:14:54 GMT -5
Awesome thanks sorry I forgot to weigh them last night ill weigh them in,a little bit
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2013 23:49:57 GMT -5
Smokey 2 lbs 10 oz/ 2 lbs 11 oz Bandit 2 lbs 9 oz/ 2 lbs 7 oz (is it ok that he lost weight or should i worry) Rose 1 lb 9.5 oz/ 1 lbs 10.5 oz
nov. 22 4 oz commercial duck/ 7 oz beef nov. 23 14 oz cornish hen
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Post by bitbyter on Nov 25, 2013 0:38:00 GMT -5
Bandit -> I'd keep an eye on him and make sure he is eating enough. The others might be crowding him out of food.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2013 7:24:45 GMT -5
Last night they didn't east much I trued giving them organs they ate 4 Oz of chicken feet which has been the norm for the morning since they eat leftovers from the night before until I wake up.. However they only are about 2 Oz of the organs I added some to there Duck I chopped up this morning they have about 10 Oz to eat 2 organ plus the 8 I normally give I have work so ill see what they eat then I'll add some more to the boneless meal im giving tonight.. I think they just dont like the taste on its own... Ill see what they eat today while im at work then try to separate bandit ti get him to eat on his own ive seen him eating but I need to keep a closer eye,on him
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Post by bitbyter on Nov 25, 2013 7:43:54 GMT -5
Keep in mind you have to introduce new proteins slowly, not all at once. Always try mixing the new stuff with some of what they are already eating so you ease them into the new taste. Also, feet are good for bone content but not much else. There just isn't enough meat on them to be considered a meal. I tend to use them as a snack or something they can stash and gnaw on at their leisure.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2013 9:19:56 GMT -5
If I add boneless meat to the dish and they eat all of it can they then be considered a meal we are having the hardest time finding bone in meals and I know that makes up most of their diet this morning I gave them bone in,duck and they are used to eating commercial duck they went to town on,it so I gave them extra to make up for the small amount they ate yesterday and I added some extra organ in it since they barely touched it by itself they we're eating away the last time I checked on them before leaving
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Post by bitbyter on Nov 25, 2013 14:06:27 GMT -5
You can't find bone in chicken (legs, thighs, wings, or a whole chicken and cut it up yourself)? Bone in meats are just that, meat with bones in them (bones they can consume).
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2013 18:01:14 GMT -5
We have wings and a whole chicken and breasts but I just went shopping for them and us so my freezer has literally no room in it at the moment there is a piece of ducktape keeping it closed we try to go shopping once every month or so since its cheaper to buy in bulk
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2013 18:02:40 GMT -5
Itll probably be about two Weeks before I have a decent amount of room to buy more
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Post by bitbyter on Nov 25, 2013 22:27:05 GMT -5
lol, yeah the raw diet can fill up a freezer fast. You can always try finding a small secondhand chest freezer. That's what most raw feeders end up doing. A fridge freezer really isn't ideal. Especially if you are sharing it with the ferrets.
In that case then yes, cut up the chicken feet into smaller pieces and mix it with some muscle meat and that should be ok temporarily.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2013 0:34:44 GMT -5
Update: All 3 are eating bone and meat and organs but only if I mix the organs,in with the meat Nov 25 am: 5.5Oz duck bone in and organ pm: 8 Oz chicken no bone and half of a chicken foot as a snack Nov 26: am 5.5 oc chicken 1 Oz organ Pm: 3 Oz rabbit bone in Nov 27 am: 5Oz rabbit bone in Pm: 8 Oz chicken wings
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Post by bitbyter on Nov 28, 2013 8:04:12 GMT -5
Great that they are on bone in meats!! Question...I haven't seen any heart in your menu's. They need that in order to remain healthy as it is there primary source of taurine. Also, when you list organ's, please list the organ they are getting.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2013 13:06:56 GMT -5
I gave them a full meal of heart thismorning they ate all 8 Oz the organs they have are beef or chicken liver nd chicken kidneys im having a hard time finding others when we have Cornish hen they get the organs out of that also
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Post by bitbyter on Nov 29, 2013 0:08:46 GMT -5
that's fine. Liver is the more important and the others are for variety. For the purposes of their diet, heart is considered a muscle meat but a vital one that cannot be skipped.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2013 1:10:36 GMT -5
Nov 28: am 8Oz chicken heart Pm boneless beef 6Oz
Nov 29: am 5Oz pork neck bones (I chopped them up small and they ate it bone and all i.was nervous at first because they are harder bones but all 3 loved them) Pm 8 Oz chicken feet w/ bonless pork
Nov 30 am 8Oz Turkey neck They are still working on dinner so ill post that tomorrow when I weigh them
We are going to try them on a full meal of organs again tomorrow morning they wouldn't eat them by themselves last week but have no issues eating them as chunks when mixed with boneless so ill add it to tonights left overs
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