|
Post by msav on Mar 1, 2014 14:36:40 GMT -5
If I use beef liver I don't want to use half a beef liver that would be too much.
I guess I could pull out a chicken liver and 2 chicken hearts and weigh them and use that weight for the beef liver and beef heart. I was just wondering if someone had the weight handy.
|
|
|
Post by Sherry on Mar 2, 2014 10:28:38 GMT -5
A chicken liver is approximately 2oz, so half would be an ounce of liver.
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2014 19:15:49 GMT -5
right now, I have 1 lb individually wrapped packages of cow heart and cow liver. I'm going to substitute this in this recipe for the chicken heart and liver. If I'm doing 8 oz chicken meat (I'm going to use a chicken breast), how much do I use of the cow heart and cow liver?
|
|
|
Post by Sherry on Mar 12, 2014 8:39:08 GMT -5
Approximately one ounce of each
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2014 18:42:37 GMT -5
Is it ok to roughly follow the above recipe? right now I have 1 pound packages of ground beef heart and ground beef liver. I made a batch of this recipe: 1 pound beef heart 1 pound beef liver 1 chicken breast (about 7 oz) 1/2 tsp ground egg shell
This is just a supplement for my girls as of right now. Beatrix has worked up to eating up to 7 ice cube sized portions but usually eats about 2-3 ice cube sized portions per day. Pearl still only has about a spoon full most every day. She doesn't like it as much. Bea loves it. My questions are: is this a proper mixture for my girls to get them transitioned to a full raw diet? And is it ok that Bea is having this much each day though it is not a "balanced" raw diet as it is only 2 meat sources (beef and chicken)?
|
|
|
Post by Sherry on Apr 4, 2014 9:07:48 GMT -5
Um...no. You have 16X too much liver and heart. You want one OUNCE of each- not one POUND.
|
|
|
Post by Heather on Apr 4, 2014 15:00:59 GMT -5
To use that much liver and heart you'd need 16 lbs of chicken (please don't use breasts there is little nutritional value to them. Thighs will provide a much higher nutritional value. You would also need about 16 tsp or 5 tbsp and 1 tsp of egg shell powder ciao
|
|
|
Post by Thérèse on Apr 5, 2014 6:27:20 GMT -5
Also while heart is not required in that amount, it is essentailly just a muscle meat that is required for the taurine and excess taurine will just flush through the system but liver is for vit A and too much vit A is dangerous, so be careful about the amount of liver you give
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on May 2, 2014 2:13:14 GMT -5
I'm trying to start my little one on raw soup this week and have a few questions I hope can be answered before then. I see that Heather said feeding them Chicken Thighs are better than Chicken breast. I remember reading that somewhere else on the forum, but I can't locate the information. So, I am wondering if there are any other types of meat I should try to avoid?
Also, can you let me know if I have this right: When starting to feed soup you remove the ferrets kibble about 2 hours before giving soup and place it back about 2 hours after they ate the soup (which should be done 2x a day).
Lastly, what if they refuse to eat the soup and simply wait for the kibble to be set out? How do you handle that?
Cheers.
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on May 2, 2014 15:54:46 GMT -5
Also, when collecting eggshells should I leave the thin lining that separates the egg from the egg shell on the egg shell?
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on May 2, 2014 17:45:37 GMT -5
Here is a link where Heather talks about soupies. holisticferret.proboards.com/thread/5066When I dry eggshells, I simply rinse them off and set them upside down on a paper plate. The idea to remove the kibble first, is because the combination of kibble and soupie, may cause an upset tummy. It also allows them to get a little bit hungrier. When you put the soupie down, sit with them. Mine are much more willing to try something, if I'm on the floor next to them. Pick Jean Pierre up and sit him on your lap. Dip your finger in the soupie and dab it on his mouth. He will lick it off and you can offer the next bite with a spoon. If he runs away, pick him up and try again. He'll get the idea. Good Luck and let us know, how Jean Pierre likes his soupie, or should I say Bon Appetite!
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on May 3, 2014 23:12:18 GMT -5
Here is a link where Heather talks about soupies. holisticferret.proboards.com/thread/5066When I dry eggshells, I simply rinse them off and set them upside down on a paper plate. The idea to remove the kibble first, is because the combination of kibble and soupie, may cause an upset tummy. It also allows them to get a little bit hungrier. When you put the soupie down, sit with them. Mine are much more willing to try something, if I'm on the floor next to them. Pick Jean Pierre up and sit him on your lap. Dip your finger in the soupie and dab it on his mouth. He will lick it off and you can offer the next bite with a spoon. If he runs away, pick him up and try again. He'll get the idea. Good Luck and let us know, how Jean Pierre likes his soupie, or should I say Bon Appetite! I did not see anything about types of meat I should avoid on the link. Does this mean that chicken breast is the only one? Also, you said you just rinse the egg shells does this mean the layer between the egg shell and the egg is not harmful to give to ferrets in their soupie? The reason I ask is because I eat hard boiled eggs and this layer is always stuck to the egg shells and gets everywhere. Merci mon ami! I am going to use your method of introducing the soupie to Jean Pierre!
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2014 18:53:51 GMT -5
Is it ok to have a little bone in the soup? I think I accidentally cut into some while I was cutting up the thigh for the food processor. And how do you guys preserve bones for your little guys? Can you eventually give them bones and they gnaw on them like dogs?
|
|
|
Post by bitbyter on Jul 14, 2014 20:11:20 GMT -5
Just listen to the crunching They can handle most poultry bones (except turkey), rabbit bones and any whole prey bones (mice, rats, guinea pigs, etc).
|
|
|
Post by bitbyter on Jul 15, 2014 6:19:01 GMT -5
Most of us prep their meals in a big batch and then freeze each individual days worth. I usually do about a month at a time.
|
|