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Post by melissity on Jan 1, 2018 18:06:51 GMT -5
I have 2 kits (5 months) and I've started the soup transition with chicken hearts, livers, gizzards and eggshells. My hob (Logan) loves it, and so does my jill (Athena), but she just doesn't eat it on her own. She will happily lick it off my finger.... and after some observation, I think her brother is moving in on her dish after he finishes his, and she just walks away and lets him have it. She's eating about a quarter of what her brother is eating. I tried separating them as well, but Athena still won't eat it on her own. Any suggestions on how to encourage her to eat on her own? Logan is about 3lbs, Athena is about 2.25lbs. I just want to make sure Athena is getting enough to eat without her brother stealing from her. She still has her kibble, but obviously I prefer her to eat nutritious food. Is there a baseline for how much to feed? Also, any recipes you can offer would be greatly appreciated! Thanks
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Post by Sherry on Jan 2, 2018 10:49:46 GMT -5
Females will on average eat 1-3 oz a day, males 2-5. For Athena, start by spoon feeding her on your lap, and keep lowering the spoon to the dish and move it aside so she licks a few times at the dish. When she stops, repeat. The idea is to teach her she can eat from the dish. Right now she is at a stage where she only trusts the food from your finger, or while you are right there. Think of it as a trust thing. Mum teaches them what is safe and what isn't. She's learned food is safe from finger etc. She needs to learn food is also safe to eat on her own
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Post by melissity on Jan 2, 2018 14:18:58 GMT -5
Females will on average eat 1-3 oz a day, males 2-5. For Athena, start by spoon feeding her on your lap, and keep lowering the spoon to the dish and move it aside so she licks a few times at the dish. When she stops, repeat. The idea is to teach her she can eat from the dish. Right now she is at a stage where she only trusts the food from your finger, or while you are right there. Think of it as a trust thing. Mum teaches them what is safe and what isn't. She's learned food is safe from finger etc. She needs to learn food is also safe to eat on her own Thank you! This is helpful:)
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Post by broom on Jun 3, 2018 21:02:56 GMT -5
So even when they are adults they only eat up to 3 to 5 ounces for the whole day? Or per serving per meal? That seems so little for a whole day ... I mean I know they have tiny stomachs but sheesh lol
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Post by Sherry on Jun 4, 2018 7:47:03 GMT -5
Nope. That's per day The difference is they utilize almost everything from the meat, unlike kibble which they need constant access to as they can't use the bulk of the product. Some of my smaller females literally only eat about an ounce a day in the summer
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Post by broom on Jun 11, 2018 13:42:16 GMT -5
Sherry at what age do in I switch Rocket from 4 to five times a day to just twice a day with a treat now and then.
He is 8 weeks old and doing fantastic since I posted a few days ago ... his stool varies as I’ve learned both first hand and from reading a lot of posts in this forum, he seems happy and playful full of energy .. h gets one heart a week because I can only get hearts with a gizzard pack and there are only a few in each pack..
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Post by broom on Jun 11, 2018 13:42:33 GMT -5
Sherry at what age do in I switch Rocket from 4 to five times a day to just twice a day with a treat now and then.
He is 8 weeks old and doing fantastic since I posted a few days ago ... his stool varies as I’ve learned both first hand and from reading a lot of posts in this forum, he seems happy and playful full of energy .. h gets one heart a week because I can only get hearts with a gizzard pack and there are only a few in each pack..
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