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Post by Bugboy on May 19, 2020 13:40:04 GMT -5
Hi everyone. I've recently been trying to find the best way to start on a raw diet for my 14 month old ferret. After researching the frankenprey approach nonstop for over a week I decided to try to make my own "menu" for him. I was just wondering if someone could possibly take a look below at what I have come up with and let me know if he will be getting everything he needs when it comes to bones, fat, muscle meat, ect. If I haven't got it quite right what can I do to improve it?
Monday: am: Bone in - Chicken feet pm: 1/2 bone in & 1/2 muscle meat - Chicken neck & ground duck
Tuesday am: Bone in - Duck Neck
pm: Muscle meat- ground turkey
Wednesday am: Bone in - Turkey neck
pm: Heart - Chicken heart
Thursday am: Bone in - Chicken wing
pm: Muscle meat OR bone in - Gizzards if muscle meat
Friday
am: Bone in - Rabbit
pm: 1/2 chicken heart, 1/4 beef liver. 1/4 lamb kidneys
Saturday am: Bone in - Duck neck
pm: Muscle meat - Ground beef
Sunday
am: Bone in - Turkey neck
pm: 1/2 beef liver, 1/2 lamb kidney
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Post by abbeytheferret6 on May 20, 2020 7:18:54 GMT -5
Monday: am: Bone in - Chicken feet pm: 1/2 bone in & 1/2 muscle meat - Chicken neck & ground duck Tuesday am: Bone in - Duck Neck pm: Muscle meat- ground turkey Wednesday am: Bone in - Turkey neck pm: Heart - Chicken heart Thursday am: Bone in - Chicken wing pm: Muscle meat OR bone in - Gizzards if muscle meat Friday am: Bone in - Rabbit pm: 1/2 chicken heart, 1/4 beef liver. 1/4 lamb kidneys--- 1/2 Organ & 1/2 Heart Saturday am: Bone in - Duck neck pm: Muscle meat - Ground beef Sunday am: Bone in - Turkey neck pm: 1/2 beef liver, 1/2 lamb kidney--- Organ I think I would give the ground duck for Monday's PM meal as chicken feet r pretty boney. You can give 3 bone-in meals in a row. I would look at how boney are the bone -in meals. If feces r chalky and dry give more muscle or give a bone-in that is more meaty. You may have to pound the turkey necks I am thinking if they are big. Back legs of rabbit are probably too tough but ribs and front legs are ok---though mine could not crunch front legs. It may depend on type of rabbit. The farmers market I went to always had these big rabbits, but ribs are ok for sure---I would just put some rabbit meat with them. You can make soupies out of organs by blending it all in a blender too if they are picky and leaving something out. I did make lamb organ soupies for mine while on the frankenprey diet.They liked it pretty well. Yes, you do have the variety and all bone, muscle, organ, and heart meals correctly.
Maybe others will comment too. You can always include alternative meals if you like. Here is chart. holisticferretforum.com/natural-diet/raw-diet-the-meat-of-the-site/balancing-frankenprey-with-alternative-meals/ |
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Post by caitmonster on May 20, 2020 11:21:53 GMT -5
Looks good to me! Yes you will most likely have to pound the turkey necks, unless you have a particularly large and strong ferret that can go through bones of that density already.  You may need to pound the chicken feet too if you are just starting him out, but offer them as they are to start with and see how it goes. Mine has been able to eat all parts of a rabbit without me needing to break any of the bones, but the rabbits I buy are generally around 8 pounds so I can't speak to anything bigger. |
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Post by PatienceTheVirtue on May 20, 2020 14:44:31 GMT -5
Here is a guide from another raw feeding group that breaks down bone percentages:
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Post by caitmonster on May 20, 2020 21:00:50 GMT -5
Ooo I like that! Thanks for sharing.
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