Tracy Collins Webboard User Reg: 10-09-2008
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Back to the OP's questions...
I have my doubts that raw restaurant scraps will be a consistent supply source for you. Could be wrong, but any restaurant throwing away THAT much raw meat won't be in business long anyway.
A better direction for your inquiry would be packing houses, slaughter houses, meat processors, meat wholesalers, meat distributors, poultry processors, etc. Find out where hunters take deer for processing. Ask where someone in your area would go to buy a half a cow or pig.
And find the nearest WalMart Supercenter or Sam's Club.
I called a bunch of butchers in the area and most of them can order chicken necks and backs, but around $0.79 and $0.89 a pound, respectively. That seems a little too pricey for me, but I found a local co-op on Yahoo Groups and they can get them for what looks like almost half the price. I just missed the most recent round of orders, so I'll have to wait a month, but we have a Walmart Supercenter nearby, so I'll check them out.
On a side note, from what I've been reading, it sounds like the reasons why people primarily use necks and backs is because they have (1) a good meat to bone ratio and (2) they are cheaper than other cuts of chicken. If I'm just starting my pup on a raw diet, could I potentially do wings and legs if I couldn't find the necks and backs in my area? Is the meat to bone ratio still okay for this?
Also, another thing I wanted to ask. Is there a big difference to feeding whole necks, backs, legs, etc. versus grinding the meat (bones and all)? Will the ground stuff still be as effective for cleaning the teeth as the whole stuff?
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Re: Where to find certain raw meat?
[Re: Michael_Wise ]
#231765 - 03/17/2009 01:32 PM 
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