Just so you are aware, Dr. Billinghurst has a third book out that is supposed to combine and be better than the other 2 books. I am attending his conference here in B.C. next month, and I am assuming that the third book will be available then.
I think why most people feed the chicken and turkey is due to cost. I can get a box (30 pounds) of either for just 23.70 and that's in Alaska. I also feed ground beef but that is a bit more spendy. I can't find anything less than a 1.79 a pound! My husband is about to haul me off to the nuthouse......
The reason I buy other bones as well is just because sometimes they have great deals at the grocery store on beef and pork bones!
I recently found ground beef on sale for $1.00/pound. Bought 40#, got some strange looks at the checkout counter, since that was all there was in my basket.
I also located a local source of ostrich meat: trimmings (usually used for sausages), hearts, livers, and necks.
I tried mixing up the diet described in one of Ed's articles ("The Best Dog Feeding Program..." http://www.leerburg.com/dogfood.htm) but Oka doesn't seem to like it right off; I'll give him some time and let hunger work on him before I give up. It did seem to have a rather high proportion of vegetables in it (10 pounds to 5 pounds ground beef).
Are you saying you mixed 10 pounds of veggies with 5 pounds of hamburger
The book I have from Kymythy Schultze states a couple of tablespoons per 1 1/2 to 2 cups of hamburger!
I mix 5 pounds of hamburger with 5 eggs, and maybe a cup of pulped veggies at the most! I also add some powdered vitamins and omega derm oil.
10 pounds of veggies is way too much for 5 pounds of hamburger!
I just read that article Ed has listed, and I have to disagree with the veggie/meat portion. Everything I have read on BARF states that the meat ratio is higher than the veggie ratio. It is definitely written so in Kymythy Schultze's book. Anyone else? If you look at meat eating animals in the wild. Also, I wouldn't add any kind of yeast. Many dogs have allergies to brewer's yeast. That's just my personal preference though.
I mean't to say, meat eating animals in the wild, the only veggies they get are what's in the stomach content of the prey (Primarily).
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I thought the proportion of veggies to ground beef seemed rather high. I've got about 24 packs of it frozen, so what I think I'll do is chop up some liver each time to bring the meat ratio up.
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An earlier post questioned the amount of veggies I feed my dogs. There are two articles on my web site about all-natural diets. One a friend feeds the other (http://leerburg.com/diet.htm) is how I feed my dogs in my kennel.
I am going to remove the article that my friend feeds. I don't agree with it.
The amount of veggies I feed are 2 teaspoons per 4 to 5 cups of meat combined with kelp and alfalfa powder and supplements. This is not too much veggies for an adult dog.
Someone mentioned earlier about $1.00 per pound for hamberger. If you have an ALDI's near you they often have 1 pound packages of turnkey hamberger for $.59 per pound. These are very convenient for feeding.
Ed, your dog diet makes a lot more sense than your friend's, I think, as far as the amount of veggies. Next time I'll just pulp the veggies alone and freeze them in ice trays or something for convenience.
I haven't been able to find cheap ground turkey out here (SF Bay area) yet, but I'm sure it's around.
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