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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2016 18:17:21 GMT -5
Hi,
I created this thread just to keep track on Minnie and Binxi's progress and too also make sure im doing everything correctly. I made the raw soup the only thing i didnt include was the egg or bone that the recipe calls for and thats because i didnt have it im buying it tonight so it will be in the soup tomorrow. i have been hand feeding them and i left it out of the fridge so it would come to room temp so it would be more appealing to eat. anyways Binxi ate about four table spoons, she ate one tablespoon this morning and three at night! Minnie ate a little bit less she ate one this mornning and two at night. (i took away their food last night around midnight and offered them the soup in the morning) since they ate so little i gave them back their kibble for about six hours and took it away about two hours before i offered them the soup again. Since they both ate more i felt confident in keeping the kibble out. I made the soup this morning how long does it stay good in the fridge for? all of the ingredients were frozen and thawed over night.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2016 19:23:55 GMT -5
Okay, you're off to a very good start.
Egg in the soupie means dried eggshell powder. You just let some eggshells dry out for a day or two and then grind them up into a fine powder. This can be stored in a dry container and holds up well.
There isn't any bone though because the eggshell powder provides the calcium until they move onto the next step after soupie where we begin teaching them to eat bone and move them to the Frankenprey model.
Binxi did very well with four tablespoons. That's terrific.
Minnie also did very well with three spoonfuls.
I think you will have two very eager ferrets who will take to the soupie well.
What you can do is make a batch of soup and then freeze it in ice cube trays. Then when you're about ready to serve it, you simply pop out a cube or two and let them thaw for a few minutes and add some warm water. Your soupie is ready.
If you make a batch and leave it in the fridge then I wouldn't let it stay there for over a day. I've never tested it by experimenting with it but better safe then sorry.
Make it and freeze it and then use it as you need it.
Congratulations on a very good first attempt. You all did great!
:thumbsup:
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2016 20:00:45 GMT -5
is it okay if i freeze the batch i made this morning? i made it around 9 am. or should i throw it out and make a fresh batch and freeze that?
Thanks for all your help!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2016 9:30:15 GMT -5
Okay, you're off to a very good start. Egg in the soupie means dried eggshell powder. You just let some eggshells dry out for a day or two and then grind them up into a fine powder. This can be stored in a dry container and holds up well. There isn't any bone though because the eggshell powder provides the calcium until they move onto the next step after soupie where we begin teaching them to eat bone and move them to the Frankenprey model. Binxi did very well with four tablespoons. That's terrific. Minnie also did very well with three spoonfuls. I think you will have two very eager ferrets who will take to the soupie well. What you can do is make a batch of soup and then freeze it in ice cube trays. Then when you're about ready to serve it, you simply pop out a cube or two and let them thaw for a few minutes and add some warm water. Your soupie is ready. If you make a batch and leave it in the fridge then I wouldn't let it stay there for over a day. I've never tested it by experimenting with it but better safe then sorry. Make it and freeze it and then use it as you need it. Congratulations on a very good first attempt. You all did great! :thumbsup: so both ferrets are eating from the bowl with no issue and i let it in the cage last night and both dug in so i'm done handfeeding! is the next step offering minced chicken? |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2016 9:38:37 GMT -5
Excellent. You made great and quick progress. The next step is adding some slivers to the soupie. The idea is to reduce the amount of soup while adding slivers that gradually get bigger. Once they are eating the slivers then you will be removing the soupie and just putting out a plate of slivers and chunks. Here's a link to show you a map of where you are headed. Then after you report they are eating slivers well, I will give you a few little lessons to help you understand what you are feeding and why. holisticferret60.proboards.com/thread/18571/step-journey-raw |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2016 13:35:04 GMT -5
Thanks that helped a lot as of now they have been ignoring the chunks so I'm just gonna try and hand feed the chunks to see if that helps.
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Post by FireAngel on Mar 16, 2016 19:05:22 GMT -5
Hi there, looks like you have some eager ferrets! How have things gone this last week?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2016 21:13:19 GMT -5
Hi there, looks like you have some eager ferrets! How have things gone this last week? Hi! They eat the soup and usually eat it all but i've been adding chunks of minced chicken and also tried chunks of gizzard and they just eat around it and when i put the chunks of gizzard in their mouth they just run off and hide it and dont eat it are there any suggestions on how to get them to start to actually tear meat up rather than just lick the soup? Also i was wondering if i could use 8 oz of gizzard instead of 8 oz of minced chicken in the soup instead? |
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Post by FireAngel on Mar 18, 2016 14:25:04 GMT -5
Gizzards are tough on blenders and many have burned theirs out trying to get them into soups! I do not recommend that. I do recommend that instead of going straight from thin soup to slivers you make the soup thicker each time until it is pretty much minced or ground consistency and then adding in slivers and going from there. Once you get them eating the slivers you can then reintroduce gizzards.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2016 15:51:34 GMT -5
Gizzards are tough on blenders and many have burned theirs out trying to get them into soups! I do not recommend that. I do recommend that instead of going straight from thin soup to slivers you make the soup thicker each time until it is pretty much minced or ground consistency and then adding in slivers and going from there. Once you get them eating the slivers you can then reintroduce gizzards. what do you recommend we add as the slivers of meat? should it be regular chicken breast cut or something else? |
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Post by abbeytheferret6 on Mar 20, 2016 16:52:44 GMT -5
I would use the same meat they r use to eating. Probably will have better luck instead of using a new protein.
This last girl I added would lick all her slivers clean haha. So I sat on floor and daubed those little slivers with my finger which had been dipped in soupie. Maybe yours will not be such a pain. Try not to have so much Soupie that they can easily bypass slivers. Mentors have dealt with all kinds, so if that does not work, I am sure they can help you.
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Post by FireAngel on Mar 20, 2016 17:30:28 GMT -5
I use the same protein as the base soup, so if you began with the soupie recipe and chicken is the base then slivers of chicken would be the next step, if they are eating thick soup. Once they are accepting of small chunks you can change up the proteins a bit.
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Post by FireAngel on Mar 21, 2016 11:07:28 GMT -5
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