 Turkey Neck Nightmare
#218224 - 12/01/2008 06:04 PM |
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I picked up my raw turkey necks from the butcher today. They were all frozen together. I had to wait several hours for them to semi-defrost. My husband then had to take a pry bar/chisel to break them apart. I could only fit about 2 necks in each gallon freezer bag.
These necks are huge!! I don't know what I was thinking.I thought they would be one or two times larger than a chicken neck. One of these necks would feed a caveman for several days.
How many do I feed my dogs per day? They all weigh between 55 and 75 pounds. Except for my puppy, she weighs 30 pounds. They are way too big. Should I cut them in smaller pieces and feed them frozen? Can you refreeze turkey necks? I am terrified they are going to swallow them whole and choke. I usually stand around and wait for them to eat, but they will be chomping on these for an hour.
Any suggestions????
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#218226 - 12/01/2008 06:12 PM |
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How much do the necks weigh individually? I use turkey necks and they are rather large, so that is a meal (am or pm) for each dog about 3 times a week and then they get some veggie glop or THK for the other meal that day.
I have to thaw, package and refreeze as well and it is okay to do that.
My dogs seem to enjoy getting them as it gives them something to do for a while.
For the puppy, you can hack them in half (I use a hatchet or a saws-all) and feed a half of one).
That is the joy of feeding raw, if one meal is large the other can be smaller, or you can split the large meal into two feedings, or maybe only feed once that day....it's great!!! 
(you can feed partially frozen if you are worried about the dog scarfing...and for the pup, you can always give her a whole one and let her have it for a while and then take it, put it in a baggie and into the fridge for her next meal as well)
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#218227 - 12/01/2008 06:12 PM |
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My GSD adores Turkey Necks.
We lightly thaw them, and apply the aforementioned chisel and pry-bar approach. Then we quickly refreeze.
Danke eats her quite quickly in her crate. 10-15 minutes, and she'll eat her entire turkey neck, muscle and organ meat.
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#218230 - 12/01/2008 06:22 PM |
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They sound like Tom Turkey necks -- those are usually bigger.
I usually have to partially defrost the case of necks to separate and bag them before refreezing -- that shouldn't be an issue.
I feed a turkey neck to my dog 3-4 days a week either in a meal or as a treat -- she LOVES them!
My dog chews up and consumes one in about 10 minutes -- heck a whole cornish hen only lasts 15-20 minutes.  I wouldn't worry too much and I wouldn't cut them up even for your puppy.
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#218238 - 12/01/2008 08:32 PM |
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Turkey necks are great! I give one to Toro about 3 nights out of the week. Slightly frozen I hear they are good for the teeth. But I really have to watch him because he is done in under 2 minutes.
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#218243 - 12/01/2008 09:58 PM |
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I routinely thaw and re-freeze meat for the dogs without any issues. Sometimes, I'll buy frozen meat that then has to be thawed to hack into meals, then frozen again, then thawed to feed. No issues whatsoever.
Turkey necks are fine food for pups and dogs of all sizes.
As for how much to feed each dog...
The math I use is this: figure 2-3% of the dog's ideal adult weight in food per day.
So...for a 55 pound dog:
55 pounds is 880 ounces of dog.
2.5 % of that equals 22 ounces of food per day.
If you feed two meals a day, divide by two, or 11 ounces per meal.
The math for a 75 pound dog would be 30 ounces of food per day.
Your mileage may vary. Each dog has a different metabolism and activity level, so adjust from there. But those figures will give you an idea of where to start.
FYI, turkey necks are fairly boney RMBs. You'll need to either add muscle meat to the meal, or alternate them with a meal of muscle meat. Too many turkey necks in a row will almost certainly cause constipation.
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#218375 - 12/03/2008 07:32 AM |
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I cut up the necks in smaller pieces and fed thawed this morning.
GSD-methodical chewer- 10 minutes to eat-Gets an A+
Malamute-another methodical chewer-15/20 min to eat-Looked confused the whole time
Lab-3 chews-swallowed whole-45 seconds
Problem Puppy-chewed 3 times-swallowed it whole-almost threw it back up.
Husband-yelling at me telling me. Said I'm a holistic whacko. I am going to kill my dogs.
I thought the whole purpose was for them to CHEW the bone, then swallow it. Should I give the puppy larger pieces like someone said above or will the puppy try to swallow that too?
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#218377 - 12/03/2008 07:43 AM |
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You're not going to kill your dogs. "Holistic whacko"...LOL
My Lab scarfs it (and everything) down pretty quickly...He's still alive. I feed bigger pieces.
I'll also add that he has, on occasion, bitten off more than he can chew, and he hurks it up and starts over. He handles it just fine on his own and I think the vast majority of most dogs do. I pay attention, just in case, but I've learned to not watch too closely.
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#218378 - 12/03/2008 07:52 AM |
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I would NOT cut up turkey necks, this makes them prime choking material. If you cut them up into bite size pieces, they are more likely to swallow them whole and a turkey neck is the right size to block the airway.
I'm not too much of a worry wart about most foods but I won't feed chicken drumsticks or small pieces of turkey necks. I'll feed leg quarters and whole turkey necks but nothing smaller.
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#218380 - 12/03/2008 07:56 AM |
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Lisa, if you feed them semi frozen, your gulpers might crunch them a little more. But I'm with everyone else (and especially what Cindy says); whole necks are fine...
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