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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2014 19:07:12 GMT -5
I went out today and got most of the stuff I need to start the switch to make soup. I also learned that I am not a butcher I bought a whole hen with giblets inside and had to cut it up myself and had a lot of problems. Don't think I am going to do that again at least until he is completely switched. I am planning on applying for a mentor I just want to start soup before then. ok so for the questions How long do I need to dry out the egg shells? How much of each of everything should I put into the soup and do I add water? What consistency should it be after I blend it?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2014 20:16:06 GMT -5
I'm not a mentor, but I can safely answer these questions. For the eggshells, I find that they are dry enough, after 24 hours. I'm in the humid south, so in the summer it takes a little longer. I use a coffee grinder to pulverize the eggshells. Soup: it's 8oz of meat, 1 chicken heart and 1 or two livers with 1/8 tsp of eggshell powder. With liver, it's best to start small and work your way up. The first day, use one liver and then slowly try increasing the amount, a little more each time. Consistency: those ingredients will make the soup, quite thick. Mine like it, a little more watery. If I'm using chicken, they are fine with the soup being thick. If I am introducing a new meat, they like it watery. You will learn from trying the soup, just how thick they like it. I also use warm water, as opposed to cold. Warm water releases the smell and is more tempting. The first time that you offer the soup, sit on the floor with them. Put one in your lap and offer some from a spoon. I use colorful, plastic baby spoons. If they jump off your lap, pick them up and try again. If they balk, dab some of the soup on their nose. Usually, after they lick it off, they will accept and eat some soup.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2014 20:37:23 GMT -5
I just started drying the eggs a few hours ago so they probably wont be ready till tomorrow. I might make the rest of the soup tonight and try it out on him and then add the egg shells tomorrow. I bought a coffee grinder today to grind up the egg shells. I know he likes to eat wet kibble so I am wondering if I should mix some into his kibble to see if he eats it. I can use the soup over multiple days if I can only get him to eat a little at a time right?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2014 22:30:37 GMT -5
Well I made the soup with everything but the eggshells which I will add in tomorrow. I have found I can scruff him and force him to eat some or I can mix a little into his kibble with some water and he will eat it on his own. It is a start for now to get him used to it.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2014 23:01:18 GMT -5
Omg yay I watered down some and put it in a bowl and made him eat a chunk of gizzard and now he is eating it himself from the bowl.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2014 23:03:54 GMT -5
He is such a good boy and to think this is his first time eating raw and he is over one years old.
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Post by Sherry on Mar 27, 2014 8:03:20 GMT -5
That is fantastic!!!
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Post by gfountain on Mar 27, 2014 9:01:38 GMT -5
I can use the soup over multiple days if I can only get him to eat a little at a time right? Soup goes bad pretty quickly, so portion it out and freeze it. Just thaw enough for one day at a time.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2014 9:38:19 GMT -5
I can use the soup over multiple days if I can only get him to eat a little at a time right? Soup goes bad pretty quickly, so portion it out and freeze it. Just thaw enough for one day at a time. The ice tray thing works pretty well, depending on the size of the cube 1-2 are plenty per serving.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2014 13:56:28 GMT -5
He was being a bad boy. I made the eggshells, mixed them in, and gave him some. He ate some and I left him alone with the rest and he got it all over his fleece.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2014 19:07:11 GMT -5
I thought it was going to take longer to get him to eat the soup now I have more questions. Should I give him 1-2 ice cube sized portions twice a day or once a day? When should I think about trying to switch to slivers(im hoping to get a mentor before then but I also don't want to stop if I can't get one before I can start switching). I am pretty sure he is eating some chunks of gizzard that didn't blend up all the way by himself. Is there any tricks to keep him from flipping his bowl over with the soup in it he doesn't normally do this with his kibble.
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Post by goingpostal on Mar 27, 2014 20:46:35 GMT -5
Is he eating the soup eagerly? If so go ahead and chop up some sliver sized pieces of boneless chicken and add them in. You will want to work on thickening the soup as you do this. If your schedule allows you can get rid of kibble entirely and feed soup several times per day, at this stage you want to let him eat as much as he wants. To prevent bowl flipping, hmmm, is it a deep or shallow bowl? You might want to feed less at a time so he finishes it instead of playing.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2014 22:15:18 GMT -5
Is he eating the soup eagerly? If so go ahead and chop up some sliver sized pieces of boneless chicken and add them in. You will want to work on thickening the soup as you do this. If your schedule allows you can get rid of kibble entirely and feed soup several times per day, at this stage you want to let him eat as much as he wants. To prevent bowl flipping, hmmm, is it a deep or shallow bowl? You might want to feed less at a time so he finishes it instead of playing. He seems to sometimes and sometimes he doesn't im not sure if its because he is eating kibble in between. Do you think I can take it away if I feed him twice a day because thats all I really can on the days that I work.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2014 23:54:48 GMT -5
Will he be ok without having taurine for one batch of soup? I only had one heart which went into the first batch which I got from buying a whole chicken and my taurine powder wont be in till the middle of next week.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2014 16:35:25 GMT -5
Mister will be fine for one batch of soup. While you wait for the powder and continue searching, keep an eye out for other sources of Taurine. Beef heart, pork heart, lamb heart are other good sources.
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