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Post by bitbyter on Dec 1, 2013 22:16:32 GMT -5
Great progress! Awesome that they are moving onto bone in meats!
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Post by bitbyter on Dec 2, 2013 22:31:38 GMT -5
Just make sure they are getting the require organ content as well.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2013 19:08:53 GMT -5
nov 30 pm: boneless chicken 4 oz
dec 1: am: 6 oz organs (beef liver/ chicken kidneys) with boneless chicken ( mixed 8 oz organs with 4 oz chicken there was an even mix of both left over)
pm: 6oz turkey neck with leftover organs mixed in
dec 2: am: 6oz bone in duck
pm: 7 oz bone in rabbit
dec 3 am: 8 oz chicken wings quail eggs to share for a snack
weights:
Smokey 2 lbs 10 oz/ 2 lbs 11 oz/ 2 lbs 13 oz
Bandit 2 lbs 9 oz/ 2 lbs 7 oz/ 2 lbs 9 oz (yay for gaining the weight back now to chub him up a bit)
Rose 1 lb 9.5 oz/ 1 lbs 10.5 oz/ 1 lbs 12 oz
as far as quail eggs go how often can i give them today is the first time ive given them by themselves (used to mix it in soup occasionally) and they went crazy over them. i know people give them as treats sometimes (especially in shedding season) but i have also read that too many can be bad.
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Post by bitbyter on Dec 5, 2013 0:01:32 GMT -5
once or twice a week is fine. Too many any the make their poops runny.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2013 11:28:42 GMT -5
We have 2 days a week where we do 2 bone in meals would those be better days to give the egg since they normally have firmer poo those days anyway?
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Post by bitbyter on Dec 7, 2013 10:05:39 GMT -5
uh, look at the menu I posted on page 2...they should be getting more bone in meals than that. But to answer your question, yes that would be fine.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2013 11:54:45 GMT -5
lol no they are getting 9 bone in meals a week... there are just two days where they get 2 bone in meals in one day.. if that makes sense
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2013 11:58:29 GMT -5
Our basic weekly menu is:
Sunday am organ
pm bone in meal
Monday am Bone in meal
pm bone in meal
Tuesday am bone in meal
pm muscle meat
wednesday am Bone in meal
pm Bone in Meal
Thursday am Bone in meal
pm heart
Friday am bone in meal
pm soup
Saturday am bone in meal
pm muscle meat
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2013 12:03:35 GMT -5
update on eating:
dec 4 am 4 oz pork neck bone in
pm 5 oz bone in Cornish hen
dec 5 am 5.5 oz chicken hearts
pm 8 oz chicken feet with boneless beef
dec 6 am 7 oz chicken feet with boneless beef
pm 8 oz raw soup (made with commercial raw duck)
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Post by bitbyter on Dec 7, 2013 12:04:05 GMT -5
ah ok, yes that makes more sense.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2013 12:13:16 GMT -5
how big should the pieces that they're about an inch to an inch and a half long and about 1 half in wide they have no issues eating it should i make them bigger or leave them about the same
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Post by bitbyter on Dec 9, 2013 14:37:01 GMT -5
that size is fine. You can continue to go larger if you want to promote more natural stimulation for them but that is about the size I use. You are really trucking along (it's nice having kits!). So all in all what proteins and what organs are they used to eating at this point?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2013 16:28:57 GMT -5
Pork belly is by far the favorite they eat chicken (breast, wings,feet), beef, duck, pork neckbones, rabbit
I try to give them something different each meal and not the same meat twice in a row so they stay eating the different ones. organs are harder they have beef heart and liver chicken heart liver and kidneys, the livers and kidneys from when I do Cornish hens and we just had Turkey liver and kidneys however to get then to eat it is a chore I spent an hour last night playing tug of war with turkey liver to convince them to eat it I think I got them to eat maybe one ounce each i'm probably gonna start pureeing it with ground chicken again to get them there full amount of organs its the only thing that seems to work
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Post by bitbyter on Dec 12, 2013 10:58:02 GMT -5
Yeah, organs are always tough in the beginning. Hang in there you'll get there eventually.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2013 20:59:15 GMT -5
Update:
Dec 9 am 8Oz Cornish hen bone in
Pm 4 Oz pork neck bone in
Dec 10 am 5 Oz duck bone in
Pm 8 Oz boneless pork
Dec 11 am 8oz cornish hen bone in
Pm 8oz rabbit bone in
Dec 12 am 6oz beef heart
I'll post weights later I need to be on my computer so I can copy and paste the old weights
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