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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2011 22:14:01 GMT -5
gobble gobble...happy holidays ;D My mom has yet to attack our bird for tomorrow. Not sure what all is left in their for parts (it's a locally-raised organic bird, no preservatives or growth hormones etc), but I was wondering if I should ask my mother to hold out any of the parts..the gizzards or anything like that. Right now the kids have Epigen90 kibble available at all times and twice a day they get soupies of ground-up Epigen90, Arch 1, and pumpkin. On Friday I am going to my local pet store to pick up my order of Stella & Chewys freeze dried ;D So -- anything I should ask her to hold out for me? And should I ask her to cook it, or leave it uncooked? Thanks -- happy holidays folks  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2011 22:19:47 GMT -5
I feed my ferrets the turkey giblets, they are often inside the bird in a plastic bag, but yours might still be attached. Giblets include the heart, liver, gizzard, kidney. I also give them the neck.
UNCOOKED for all. Especially the neck (bone-in). Cooking changes the nutritional value of meats and makes bones dangerous.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2011 22:28:35 GMT -5
Ok. I was going to guess uncooked, but am never sure. Would any parts be better than others for ferts who have limited experience with such things? I will tell my mom to hold on to everything for now! I am excited  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2011 22:51:40 GMT -5
The gizzard is probably your best bet for ferrets new to raw. The heart and organs have strong tastes and if your ferret has never had them before, she might not like them. The turkey neck takes a lot of chewing and even some pro raw eaters can't handle the chewiness and the thick bones. You can always cut the meat so its hanging off and smash the bone. Actually the easiest thing to get her to eat would be plain turkey meat. If the turkey is unseasoned, you could see if you can persuade your mom to cut you off a little bit of raw meat before cooking it.  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2011 23:44:31 GMT -5
She said she will save me some raw meat  Such a good gran-farrent! How should I present these goodies to the kids? They haven't had any sort of fresh raw before, I'm excited  |
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Post by Heather on Nov 23, 2011 23:58:40 GMT -5
You could offer them sliced in small bits as is, you could bread them with a bit of their favourite kibbles crushed up. You could turn the little pieces into their soupy too. Any are usable ideas
ciao
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2011 0:00:49 GMT -5
A little bit of their favourite oil on top never hurts either Mine love extra virgin olive oil |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2011 12:59:44 GMT -5
My kids got the package of giblets and the neck for their thanksgiving feast.
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2011 13:12:09 GMT -5
We also have the liver from the turkey (since we buy our turkey locally and organic I think we get a few more organs than normal). A little bit of liver okay?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2011 13:14:31 GMT -5
(my mom rocks btw -- she set aside all of the innards and neck and such for the furkids. anything the fuzzbabes don't eat she cooks up for the dogs and cat ) |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2011 18:54:22 GMT -5
The dog and cat also benefit from raw. But if your mom insists on cooking it make sure not to cook the neck since it has bones.
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Post by miamiferret2 on Nov 24, 2011 23:02:58 GMT -5
My poor Sonny. He did not get to enjoy the turkey gizzard, heart, liver or neck because Bud ate it all!
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Post by Sherry on Nov 24, 2011 23:39:23 GMT -5
I read that ;D "Bud the pig?  " ;D |
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Post by miamiferret2 on Nov 24, 2011 23:43:33 GMT -5
Bud is our 6 year old border collie and Sonnys older brother. They like to antagonize eachother. Sonny calls him "Pig-Dog."
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Post by Sherry on Nov 24, 2011 23:55:48 GMT -5
Love the chatter on fb- makes me smile every time! And Sonny has a VERY distinctive voice!
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Such a good gran-farrent! 
