Maisha Butler wrote 10/18/2008 07:49 PM chicken wings #212779 - 10/18/2008 07:49 PM
Maisha Butler Webboard User Reg: 01-12-2008 Posts: 372 Loc: High Desert, California Offline	What are the negatives to feeding chicken wings if any? Long story short, I got stuck with 40#s of chicken wings. I'm not sure if I should use them or give them away. I vaguely remember people having issues with chicken wings, maybe. Is it too much fat or too bony? Enoch is 7 months old now and we've never given him chicken wings. It's been chicken necks/backs, turkey necks,and the like.
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Connie Sutherland wrote 10/18/2008 08:39 PM Re: chicken wings [Re: Maisha Butler ] #212780 - 10/18/2008 08:39 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	Quote: maisha butler What are the negatives to feeding chicken wings if any? Long story short, I got stuck with 40#s of chicken wings. I'm not sure if I should use them or give them away. I vaguely remember people having issues with chicken wings, maybe. Is it too much fat or too bony? Enoch is 7 months old now and we've never given him chicken wings. It's been chicken necks/backs, turkey necks,and the like. They are pretty much a lot of fat (skin) and bones for a main RMB. Of course, they "go with" the whole bird, if you feed the bird, either whole or in quarters, etc. Are they whole? Or are they "drummettes"? That's the the thick first section of a chicken wing that resembles a drumstick. Lots of people buy them for BBQ, etc. Is that what the box was?
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Connie Sutherland wrote 10/18/2008 08:44 PM Re: chicken wings [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #212781 - 10/18/2008 08:44 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	Oh, and also, they are good for stock if you chill (to de-fat) after. And a few are fine for a fat-and-bone increase, say, for some chunks of meaty low-fat breast for dogs ...... Kinda depends on what you feed.
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Melissa Thom wrote 10/18/2008 08:58 PM Re: chicken wings [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #212783 - 10/18/2008 08:58 PM
Melissa Thom Webboard User Reg: 12-04-2007 Posts: 2781 Loc: Upper Left hand corner, USA Offline	My dogs and I love chicken wings. I personally love them as a great calcium sop when trying a new mushy protein source like fish or a dog new to raw eggs which can result in some epic squishy poo. Lots of calcium, lots of fat, and super digestable. The only thing to worry about is if you have a dog who tries to gulp the whole wing in which case I'd just break it down at the joints and let the dog gulp those chunks which should go down fairly smoothly. In my house we just add a little grind or chunk on chicken wing night and set some aside for hotwings for the human crowd.
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Connie Sutherland wrote 10/18/2008 09:01 PM Re: chicken wings [Re: Melissa Thom ] #212785 - 10/18/2008 09:01 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	Good points, and I should have added that my main problem is with beginners. It's a lot of fat (skin) and bone for a first raw food, and it seems to be suggested for that a lot. Well, and I wouldn't use it as the main RMB food. Bu you are not saying anything like that. Duh.
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Maisha Butler wrote 10/18/2008 09:45 PM Re: chicken wings [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #212789 - 10/18/2008 09:45 PM
Maisha Butler Webboard User Reg: 01-12-2008 Posts: 372 Loc: High Desert, California Offline	We were considering it for the main RMB and it is only the wing tips. Basically I have 40#s I don't know what to do with. Hopefully someone in my co-op will want to buy it off of me. The box said chicken breast trimmings but when I opened it up it was chicken wing tips.
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Connie Sutherland wrote 10/18/2008 09:54 PM Re: chicken wings [Re: Maisha Butler ] #212791 - 10/18/2008 09:54 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	Quote: Maisha Butler We were considering it for the main RMB and it is only the wing tips. Basically I have 40#s I don't know what to do with. Hopefully someone in my co-op will want to buy it off of me. The box said chicken breast trimmings but when I opened it up it was chicken wing tips. Can you use them with some muscle meat?
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Michael_Wise wrote 10/18/2008 09:56 PM Re: chicken wings [Re: Maisha Butler ] #212792 - 10/18/2008 09:56 PM
Michael_Wise Webboard User Reg: 07-10-2006 Posts: 4454 Loc: Arkansas Offline	Quote: We were considering it for the main RMB and it is only the wing tips. Basically I have 40#s I don't know what to do with. Hopefully someone in my co-op will want to buy it off of me. The box said chicken breast trimmings but when I opened it up it was chicken wing tips. If you got a good deal, use 'em up.:smile: Maybe not a great "forever" RMB, but a good deal is a good deal. Just take note of what was said and be sure to add MEAT. Make sure they are of a size that either goes down quick and easy or big enough to require work and effort. Pay attention to stools and adjust as necessary.
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Melissa Thom wrote 10/18/2008 10:50 PM Re: chicken wings [Re: Michael_Wise ] #212797 - 10/18/2008 10:50 PM
Melissa Thom Webboard User Reg: 12-04-2007 Posts: 2781 Loc: Upper Left hand corner, USA Offline	Sounds like someone was making hotwings. My papillons are jealous of your wingtips. It's their favorite cut to chew. Seriously I wouldn't pawn them off. I personally would just add some ground chuck or something else to them and count yourself lucky you got a good source of calcium which you now don't have to pay for some other RMB.
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Maisha Butler wrote 10/19/2008 01:13 AM Re: chicken wings [Re: Melissa Thom ] #212803 - 10/19/2008 01:13 AM
Maisha Butler Webboard User Reg: 01-12-2008 Posts: 372 Loc: High Desert, California Offline	I think we might give them a try. It was only 5$ for 40#s. I was hoping for 40#s of chicken breast but I must say I love my new co-op. Just to clarify, ground turkey or ground chicken is considered muscle meat, right? Should I feed the typical ratio of RMBs to muscle meat when using chicken wings or more muscle meat?
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