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Hi Guys Can you give me please as much info on feeding chicken bones as possible please.
Quote from: Cazzie on June 06, 2007, 10:35:09 PMHi Guys Can you give me please as much info on feeding chicken bones as possible please. Raw, not cooked Non-weight bearing bones are softer than weight bearing Bashed up to start with until the dog learns how to crunch Umm......that's about the extent of my knowledge really - was there something specific you wanted to know?
Nothing too specific, its for our kenneled working dogs after reading so much about people feeding them I think it would be good for them, the are used to getting bones (raw) as they are given Roe Deer part leg & feet to chew on now and again. What about Pheasant wings? they would be the same wouldnt they? I wouldnt feed my dogs bones that small im terrified they choke
Quote from: Cazzie on June 06, 2007, 10:42:30 PMNothing too specific, its for our kenneled working dogs after reading so much about people feeding them I think it would be good for them, the are used to getting bones (raw) as they are given Roe Deer part leg & feet to chew on now and again. What about Pheasant wings? they would be the same wouldnt they? I wouldnt feed my dogs bones that small im terrified they choke A raw diet is a good one imo - but if you plan on offering raw as an extra to a complete food, then be aware that they are digested as different rates and so need a few hours between meals to avoid explosions I have freezer full of rabbit at the moment, and hopefully will have pheasant in season too; I skin/pluck and gut cos Molo is a fussy b***** and then cleaver it into portions; if I thought he'd take them with their jackets on I'd leave it on If your kennelled dogs are gundogs, then you might need to consider the implications of feeding them game
If your kennelled dogs are gundogs, then you might need to consider the implications of feeding them game
It is a myth.I have 3 gun dogs and also have ducks and rabbits running round my back garden. I feed my dogs raw meat and it does consist of duck and rabbit, now if it were true my dogs by rights should have eaten my ducks and rabbits years ago. They do not associate what they have in their dish with live animals. I even fed them outside with the ducks and rabbits milling round!
Quote from: bluegirl on June 07, 2007, 12:26:33 PMIt is a myth.I have 3 gun dogs and also have ducks and rabbits running round my back garden. I feed my dogs raw meat and it does consist of duck and rabbit, now if it were true my dogs by rights should have eaten my ducks and rabbits years ago. They do not associate what they have in their dish with live animals. I even fed them outside with the ducks and rabbits milling round! I was particular thinking about feeding game in it's feathered/furred state.....which is the same as the game gundogs are asked to carry when they are working - not they they would lose their working ability or start to massacre local wildlife or livestock I think a trained gundog would be unlikely to eat feather/furrred game if it was introduced to the diet once the dog was trained anyway, as their training would be too strong for them to break it - I would be interested to know if it is harder to train a working dog that has been raised on raw food that closely resembles the game it is expected to retrieve