 Re: What to do when you run out of beef?
[Re: Alex Corral ]
#153615 - 08/28/2007 02:57 PM |
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Well, I picked up the beef hearts today, and they're conveniently cut into squarish chunks of about 3/4 to 1 lb each, bagged 5 or so chunks to a bag. Will be very easy to cube up what I need. Only reason I bother cutting into small pieces/cubes is that I use it reward my dog for finding an article when tracking. He's learned, a la Flinks, that he doesn't get breakfast unless he earns it on the track.
BTW, beef heart is also great if you raw feed your cats, as I do. Excellent source of taurine, which is a protein they cannot survive without.
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Re: What to do when you run out of beef?
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#153622 - 08/28/2007 03:13 PM |
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Well, I picked up the beef hearts today, and they're conveniently cut into squarish chunks of about 3/4 to 1 lb each, bagged 5 or so chunks to a bag. Will be very easy to cube up what I need.
Good for you! At least you won't have to flip the thing over and over trying to cut through the valve - Ugh!
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Re: What to do when you run out of beef?
[Re: Alex Corral ]
#153623 - 08/28/2007 03:19 PM |
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Just a word of caution, Alex. Beef heart is rich, and if your dog isn't used to it, I would start out slowly and build up. Any signs of trouble, back off and start again. However, once you get it safely incorporated into the diet, you shouldn't have any problems at all. I think the people who only feed beef heart sporadically run into problems occasionally.
On the other hand, I have not heard of anyone having problems with chicken hearts. However, you usually buy them combined with gizzards, and you always get more gizzards than hearts anyway.
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Re: What to do when you run out of beef?
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#153637 - 08/28/2007 04:26 PM |
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I agree, there are days they eat green tripe only, and they love it.If it was up to them that is all they would eat ... 
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Re: What to do when you run out of beef?
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#153672 - 08/28/2007 11:42 PM |
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my Walmart has sold 10lbs of chicken quarters for .39 consistently and I'd buy the chicken livers/beef livers/beef hearts, as well....I have noticed the last several weeks that they haven't had the 3 lbs cut up hearts packages, though.
I haven't been able to beat Walmart on the chicken prices, but a game/butcher shop will do any mix I want in 30lbs boxes...trouble for me is I don't have a separate freezer for that kind of quantity, so for me Walmart is the best choice for now. They're cheap, fresh, and are fairly well stocked most of the time.
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Re: What to do when you run out of beef?
[Re: Alex Corral ]
#153678 - 08/29/2007 02:21 AM |
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You people with the big dogs have it easy.
I just started feeding raw to my little dogs (Chi's to Beagles, with two big dogs thrown in for easy). I have been using an ax or meat cleaver to chop the chicken into smaller chunks. Any ideas for an industrial grade dicer that will handle bone(if it's something simple I can get my husband to build it)? I'm trying to do this without taking hours. I want to keep their diet varied and including bone, and anything ground that I can buy is always more expensive than the chicken meat, so I will be dealing with bigger pieces of meat. This fall I will be processing deer carcasses and will have some of the same issues, only bigger.
Any ideas???
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Re: What to do when you run out of beef?
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#153686 - 08/29/2007 07:55 AM |
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Re: What to do when you run out of beef?
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#153748 - 08/29/2007 12:03 PM |
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Now the only question is where do I put 60 pounds of beef heart? 
In your dog, silly! 
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Re: What to do when you run out of beef?
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#153773 - 08/29/2007 02:01 PM |
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Angelique,
I can't thank you enough for steering me toward feeding tripe -- or should I say Ellie thanks you with a big tail wag and happy dance at dinnertime... 
SG S'Eliana vom Kraftwerk IPO3,AD,CGC,KKL1
Jaya von der Olgameister AD, CGC
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Re: What to do when you run out of beef?
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#153799 - 08/29/2007 04:53 PM |
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Debbie, the place close to me will do any ground mix I want so unless you just want to get your own grinder, maybe check a wild game processor/butcher shop out! And it's basically the consistency of ground beef but with bones/organs/muscle meat ground up in it in whatever percentages you specify, obviously...It costs basically 1.00 per lbs for me to do that with any meat they sell over the counter, which for them includes buffalo and venison which is very, very lean...not too bad, really. Most dry dog food costs more than that and the nutrition/health benefits you already know 
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