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Post by LindaM on Feb 17, 2017 23:06:01 GMT -5
Chicken necks are bone-in, yes. If you can get turkey necks (sadly I can't find any here), that counts as another protein bone-in, so may be worth the shot if you wanna try. You can always smash up the bone a bit and chop the necks smaller same as you would for duck necks.
Gizzards are very chewy, and yes ferrets will usually eat them, it also helps clean their teeth and strengthen their jaw muscles. Mine don't really like eating them for some reason, they will chew on them some and then be done.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2017 0:34:54 GMT -5
Pinkies are just treats if anything since they're babies, not fully developed nutritionally. Gizzards are a muscle meat, i need to try them myself. They're in my freezer but I just haven't tried it yet (lazy!) I'm so glad that helped! I buy my pork brains in the frozen section at hyvee ❤❤❤ turkey necks are bone in meat and I feed them (obviously from my pics lol) my girls LOVE them. I smash the poop out of them with a hammer and cut t up and they have at it
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2017 0:38:00 GMT -5
Oh and chicken necks are bone in ❤
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Post by LindaM on Feb 18, 2017 1:03:54 GMT -5
@tessvictoria Far as I recall turkey necks usually count as a bone-in, instead of a muscle meat, unless your ferrets are avoiding the bone in them and only eating around it of course. Though most will eat them with the bone if you smash them up a bit. Mine prefer the duck necks though.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2017 1:14:09 GMT -5
Oops that what I get for replying when I'm at a bar on my phone, they are bone in haha (hence the vigorous smashing with a hammer)
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2017 1:16:26 GMT -5
Anything I say for the rest of the night ignore me, I am distracted!
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Post by LindaM on Feb 18, 2017 1:21:09 GMT -5
@tessvictoria You're perfectly fine, I'm having a weird night myself, so I just did a bit of a double take on that one myself. But that does bring up a good point for anyone new to switching to raw to keep in mind, if you give a bone-in meal and your ferret is just avoiding the bones in them completely, they're essentially just eating another muscle meat meal. So keep an eye on that bone intake and make sure they eat the bones. Some bones are pretty tough.. turkey necks, duck necks, chicken thighs, drumsticks, etc. and ferrets will try and avoid them if you do not smash them up for them.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2017 1:36:42 GMT -5
I edited my original comment just so no one reads only that sentence (because I mean, I guess it COULD happen) and gets confused ::haha::
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Post by katt on Feb 18, 2017 2:51:11 GMT -5
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Post by boogerybooger on Feb 18, 2017 22:31:59 GMT -5
Hi! Yes, I have considered it a lot! Just seem to be going along considering it, but not doing it...yet
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2017 3:07:07 GMT -5
No harm in signing up while you're doing it on your own
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Post by boogerybooger on Feb 23, 2017 19:04:01 GMT -5
Hi everyone, Whew! busy busy! where do duck tongues fit in-- muscle or treat? 2 things to report- Booger must be allergic to beef for sure, thanks for that info, Katt, about beef being #1 culprit. Turns out it was in the rabbit that he threw up and I recently gave him lamb forgetting about what organs were used and he threw up that. Yep, it had beef organs too! I'm REALLY getting rid of anything with beef in it for now. Booger is continuing to gain weight! YAY! And he is mostly out of the soup stage, thanks to the help from Linda M and TessVictoria for how they do their meals. Do you all think it would still be good to sign up for a mentor? Can I sign up this far along? THANKS to ALL who are a great help on this forum!
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Post by LindaM on Feb 23, 2017 19:14:26 GMT -5
You're very welcome, glad to have helped. Yeah, that's definitely sounding like a sensitivity to beef, the poor baby. Luckily, there are tons other proteins they can have. This may scratch out the back-up of beef tongue in place of hearts if you have trouble sourcing those at any stage since he's reacting so badly to any beef, so I'd try and keep some extra hearts at hand just in case, and make sure you have at least 2-3 places you know of that you can source hearts from. Which is always important anyway. I still think getting a mentor would be a good idea. The mentors don't only help with switching your ferrets and giving advice on how to get them to eat certain things, they also help you work on creating a balanced weekly menu for your fuzzy, as well as teach you very important things that every ferret owner, and especially raw-feeding owners should know.
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Post by boogerybooger on Feb 23, 2017 23:59:52 GMT -5
Thanks LindaM! I actually have access to lots of hearts- duck, chicken, pork, lamb Still curious about duck tongues though, since they are so small- do they count as muscle? Great info about mentoring! Guess I need to put in my application. this is a really busy time for me so it may be a few days before I get it done. will get on it though! Thank you!
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Post by LindaM on Feb 24, 2017 0:27:34 GMT -5
Perfect! It's always good to be able to stock up on hearts and have multiple places you can get them from, just in case someone stops carrying or whatnot. As for your question about duck tongues, sorry I dunno how I missed it. Tongues are muscle meat, yes. Somehow in my mind.. I just can't help but think.. "Darn, those must be gruesomely adorable to look at."
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