I'm stocking up my freezer... Next week we are starting THK. If all goes well with that, we'll start mixing in raw after several days of happy loggy poops.
I can't find chicken backs! What's a good substitute??
Did you check at local butcher shops or meat markets for the necks and backs? I live in a small town and have a local family owned meat shop order me cases of necks and backs for about $.65 a pound. They come in a 40lb case, I just re-packeage them in zip lock bags, usually enough for 2 or 3 days of feeding two pups.
The larger grocery stores cant get them for me for what ever reason, and they look at me strange
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Try a restraunt wholesale supplier. I get 40lb cases of fresh chicken backs or necks for $.35 a lb ($14.00 a case) Of course you need to have the freezer space to store the larger sized orders. I also get 10lb logs of ground turkey ($.89). I also shop grocery store sales for other meats & RMB's)
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Quote: jessica pedicord
... What percentage of meat and bone do I want if I'm cutting up my own?
If you feed the whole bird to the dog over time, then that's the percent of meat to bone.
If not, then you want to replicate the approximate ratio of the whole dead prey.
Did you mean buying the whole bird and cutting it up? Perfect.
Those are the points I'd give you for feeding an all-raw diet.
And you can even start with the backs (peeled) for the first few meals, freezing the other parts for later on.
BUT: I want to add that using THK and adding in RMBs gives you a ton of wiggle room. If you are using the THK as the main food (as opposed to a "gravy" or "side dish" as I sometimes do to throw in extra variety), and adding the RMBs per the package instructions at http://leerburg.com/honestkitchen.htm#hints , then you don't have to think much at all about the makeup of the add-ins.
I'm beyond excited! I've got my big box of THK Embark sitting on my counter and ready to go! Now for the switch... Here's my plan unless you tell me otherwise-
Tomorrow he will fast to clean the kibble out of his system. Works out perfect because I'll be out of town and have a dogsitter so I won't have to look at his pathetically adorable starving face : )
Then the following day I will start him on the new food. I think I'll try out a half-portion for him just till I see what the poo is like. If it explodes out of him like a landmine, its back to the drawing board. If its good, then I'll increase.
Any advice on consistency for a first feeding? Or just follow instructions?
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Also, just so you know, there is no problem with a mixed gradual change to accustom a suspicious dog to the new taste and texture. There is no danger from pathogens that there can be from mixing kibble with raw.
I've met three dogs who hated THK at first bite. All three were fine after it was gradually increased from a tiny sauce to a side dish to the full meal, and the two who I still know now salivate while they wait for it to rehydrate. lol
I don't foresee the taste being an issue. Dom will eat ANYTHING I give him. Like he's been starved for weeks. Seriously. Eating too fast has always been an issue.
Which is why I am anxious to get to the stage where I can add RMB's. He needs to slow the heck down.
I'm gonna give him a few days to a week on THK alone before I start adding in chicken (skinned and w/o fat). Hopefully that will solve the starving dog routine.
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