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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2016 11:25:19 GMT -5
three times... i think.
As for the red meat soupie should i only be giving them that during meal times until they are fully on red meat chunks or am i only giving them the soupie when they are supposed to get the red meat on their meal chart?
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Post by FireAngel on Jun 8, 2016 12:33:44 GMT -5
It is 4 times a week, Each ferret can have 2 eggs a week during shedding seaon so that is a total of 4 eggs in a week for 2 ferrets, so if you are only feeding one egg in a feeding for 2 ferrets then it is 4 times a week. (giggle) I would only give the red meat soup until they are eating it in chunks yes.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2016 14:06:49 GMT -5
but only during that section in the meal plan or that is all they should eat period?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2016 14:17:52 GMT -5
can i give my ferrets salmon oil in the pumps that say they are for cats and dogs?
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Post by FireAngel on Jun 8, 2016 16:32:21 GMT -5
Yes you can. Just try to make sure it is only yhe fisk oil and nothing else.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2016 20:14:27 GMT -5
Okay
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Post by FireAngel on Jun 10, 2016 17:36:22 GMT -5
How are they doing with beef?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2016 21:00:26 GMT -5
they still arent eating it
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Post by FireAngel on Jun 15, 2016 18:24:48 GMT -5
So what is your menu this week? Weights? What are you doing to coax them to eat it?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2016 23:29:02 GMT -5
I started adding salmon oil to it. And are they supposed to be getting different food each week?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2016 13:12:10 GMT -5
Because I haven't really been changing the menu much I give them 3 oz meals and I just give them chicken. Cgh. Quail. Rabbit. Beef. And pork kidney. And I'll probably give them salamon once in awhile as a muscle meat as well.
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Post by FireAngel on Jun 19, 2016 16:33:48 GMT -5
Because I haven't really been changing the menu much I give them 3 oz meals and I just give them chicken. Cgh. Quail. Rabbit. Beef. And pork kidney. And I'll probably give them salamon once in awhile as a muscle meat as well. If they are not eating the beef it does not count for graduation. You said you have been adding salmon oil to it to help coax them. Try finger feeding, then spoon feeding, then lowering the spoon closer to the bowl until they are eating out of the bowl. I feel very out of touch with you, I'm not sure if it is because you only post every 3-4 days or if it is because when you do, you do not post in much detail. For instance, what days are they getting what? How many of those meals are bone in meals? Are they grinds or chunks? Organs do not count as a separate protein either, so if you want them to have pork as a protein you need to add that as meal also. Here is an example of how I posted my menus during my transition. This is the information I am looking for from you when I ask about a menu every week, the plain Mon-Sun am/pm menu is fine to use, I just need all of this information when you post the menu. Are you having any issues with any other proteins? By the time you graduate the ideal menu will have a different protein daily(ish). During a transition is is often the norm to have them on the same protein for a week or so if they seem to be resistant to eating it. This helps to get them used to it and accept it as part of their diet and should not last long enough to create deficiencies or overdose of anything.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2016 9:12:51 GMT -5
No they have no issue with new proteins right now the newest thing we gave them was rabbit. I added salmon oil to the red meat and they ate it so I'm just slowly going to keep adding less and less water and keep putting the salmon oil and then slowly reduce that as well until they eat it without it. It doesn't work hand feeding Minnie she rejects any food I hand feed her even food she loves idk why its been like that since we got off of soupie with her.
As for weekly meals its Mon. Morning. Quail bone in whole quail so around 4 o.z. typically P.m. chicken gizzard 4 o.z.
Tues. Morning rabbit 4-5 o.z. P.m. chicken thigh typically 5 o.z.
Wed. Morning chicken wing 4-5 o.z. P.m.heart 3 o.z.
Thurs. Morning CGH 4-5 o.z P.m. quail 4 o.z.
Friday morning rabbit 4o.z. P.m. 1\2 kidney, 1/2 liver = 4 o.z.
Saturday morning CGH 4 o.z P.m. beef 6 o.z.
Sunday morning chicken wing P.m. 1/2 heart, 1/4 liver, 1/4 Kindey
Side note *** we have turkey neck and turkey cutlet we will try and give them soon the chicken neck worried me cuz its so thick and I didn't know if they were ready when I got it since they just started eating bone in.
So they eat as of now rabbit, quail, chicken, cgh, and they are beginning to eat the red meat with the salmon oil and it being blended.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2016 9:19:06 GMT -5
So I give them typically 1 1/2 heart meals, 2 organ meals, 8 bone in meals, and 3 muscle meat meals. (I will probably change it to 2) i will cut out gizzard next week and replace it with CGH. (the week of june 26th)
then the following week starting on july 3rd that will be the week i introduce turkey cutlets (as muscle meat) /turkey necks (as bone-in).
so those will be the changes to there menu for the next couple of weeks.
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Post by FireAngel on Jun 20, 2016 9:41:53 GMT -5
That is great! Thank you for taking the time to do that for me! I'm glad they are eating the beef, from your previous posts I thought they were not eating it at all.So you are pretty close to graduating! Are they eating the chicken necks yet at all? Turkey necks are larger then the chicken necks, but if you are concnerned about the size of the bones they are pretty easy to smash with a cleaver.
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