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Post by Aftershock on Aug 4, 2016 16:22:54 GMT -5
Sorry I've been AWOL Woohoo on the kidney find! The CGH being a juvenile animal never crossed my mind. I wonder if this applies to Veal tail & lamb tail I feed (albeit it's very occasional). As Katt said, duck & goose are fantastic proteins. I don't think a bird heavy diet is inherently a bad thing - provided it's a variety of birds. I feed a bird heavy diet, but I feed very little chicken (like 3-4 meals a month). That's okay! It happens! X.x it ended up being more like four kidneys, and I'm not complaining, but it was weird to portion it all out. I didn't even realize that it was a juvenile animal. That makes me feel better, I was worried it was goinging to end up too bird heavy.
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Post by Aftershock on Aug 6, 2016 8:46:17 GMT -5
So I have an updated menu for you guys! Monday am- Turkey neck Pm- Duck (or rabbit) Tuesday am- Beef Pm- Chicken Wednesday am- Heart Pm- Duck (or rabbit) Thursday am- Turkey neck Pm- Chicken (I will be using the rest of my CGH here until I run out) Friday am- Pork Pm- Duck (or rabbit) Saturday am- 1/2 heart, 1/4 liver, 1/4 kidney Pm- Turkey neck Sunday am- 1/2 liver, 1/2 kidney Pm- Chicken I bought a whole chicken along with the duck yesterday. the boys are evening out to 6-7 oz for both am and pm feedings now.
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Post by katt on Aug 6, 2016 19:54:08 GMT -5
Woot! Let us know how they like the duck. Hopefully they chow down without even noticing.
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Post by katt on Aug 8, 2016 1:15:00 GMT -5
How are they liking the duck?
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Post by Aftershock on Aug 8, 2016 1:29:29 GMT -5
Hee hee, so I gave them slivers tonight (since I was portioning it out) and they looked at me like I was nuts. So I scruffed, rubbed it on their gums, popped it in their mouth, and let them run off with it. Gator spat it out next to the cage, and I'm pretty sure Croc ate his (he his under a blanket). I came back in with their dinner and both pieces were gone. Also, as a precaution, (tomorrow is duck night and I figured I would just stay on schedule) I poured the duck blood juice into their bowl with their chicken. Apparently Croc was chasing Gator around the cage, so that's a good sign. (I've noticed with new things that if they bicker over it, they are probably going to eat it. weird kids) The true test will be tomorrow! Is this okay, or am I being silly?
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Post by katt on Aug 8, 2016 2:07:05 GMT -5
lol Sounds like a good start! Putting the duck juice on their chicken tonight was a perfect move. If they give you too much trouble tomorrow you can take it back a few more steps and work them up to it - like a mini-switch. Hopefully tomorrow they just wolf it down though. I would suggest offering it for breakfast AND dinner. Just watch and try to see if you can spot both of them eating. They are young and healthy, so going a few hours without food isn't going to harm them, but we also want to make sure both actually accept it so we can teach them to accept it if they decide to be stubborn.
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Post by Aftershock on Aug 8, 2016 2:20:29 GMT -5
Not gonna lie, I'm feeling pretty pleased with that compliment! Thank you katt! (shy) that's a fantastic idea to offer it for breakfast and dinner. I might offer one frozen and one thawed and see how they take it too.
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Post by Aftershock on Aug 8, 2016 11:03:50 GMT -5
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Post by katt on Aug 8, 2016 15:57:53 GMT -5
Cuties! Did they eat it or just stash it? lol
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Post by Aftershock on Aug 8, 2016 17:47:49 GMT -5
They ate it! I'm such a proud momma!
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Post by katt on Aug 8, 2016 21:37:39 GMT -5
They ate it! I'm such a proud momma! Good boys!! Woot! Switching kits is so nice.... Haha So now they have chicken and duck right? And the rabbit is still pending.
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Post by Aftershock on Aug 9, 2016 10:59:35 GMT -5
I swear I posted up a response. O.o How easy it is to switch them is kind of a shock. I mean, Croc will pretty much eat anything I give him, but I was expecting more of a battle from Gator. I wonder if it helps that I have fed them in the same food dish this whole time, so maybe they see the dish and know I put food in it. Yes to both questions. The guy said about a month or so on rabbit. He does show rabbits, so they have to grow to a certain size before he can decide if he wants to keep them.
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Post by Aftershock on Aug 9, 2016 11:06:41 GMT -5
Croc was teasing Gator with the chicken neck while I cleaned their room.
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Post by katt on Aug 9, 2016 16:13:56 GMT -5
So I have an updated menu for you guys! Monday am- Turkey neck Pm- Duck (or rabbit) Tuesday am- Beef Pm- Chicken Wednesday am- Heart Pm- Duck (or rabbit) Thursday am- Turkey neck Pm- Chicken (I will be using the rest of my CGH here until I run out) Friday am- Pork Pm- Duck (or rabbit) Saturday am- 1/2 heart, 1/4 liver, 1/4 kidney Pm- Turkey neck Sunday am- 1/2 liver, 1/2 kidney Pm- Chicken I bought a whole chicken along with the duck yesterday. the boys are evening out to 6-7 oz for both am and pm feedings now. Cuties! So is the above menu what you are feeding right now? Minus the rabbit of course, as that's pending. Also, just as a reminder that your weekly menus you submit to us aren't set in stone. Like they don't have to get beef EVERY Tuesday morning exactly. As long as you are always following the 1.5 meals heart, 1.5 meals organ, 7-9 bone in meals, and always have 3 or more (preferably more - the more the better) proteins.
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Post by Aftershock on Aug 9, 2016 19:00:16 GMT -5
Yes. I like the way my new menu looks Hahaha, I figured. I realized that when we were actually moving, since I accidentally switched days one day. I kind of enjoy having a set menu.
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