LOOKING FOR OPINIONS AND INPUT...I GOT 40LBS. OF LEG QUARTERS TO START AND I WANT TO GRIND IT IN TO 1.5 LBS. PACKS..GOING TO MIX IN SOME
TRIPE AND SOME ORGANS;HEARTS AND GIZZARDS...ADD MY SOFTBOILED EGGS AND MULTI VITAMIN AT FEED DAY...QUESTION IS...
WILL IT MATTER THAT I REFREEZE THE CHICKEN AND LAYOUT ENUF FOR 2/3 DAYS AHEAD? GUESS IT'S MY OWN EXPERIMENT....
Originally Posted by rodburner
Why grind it?
I would not grind it but to each his own. The freezing and thawing is a non-issue as it is really the only way to buy in bulk. Buying in bulk is about the only way to save any money feeding RAW. If it were bought daily or every three to four days or so the costs would be huge in comparison to buying in bulk and freezing. Best of luck. EWO
1.5 lb is a lot of chicken per dog.
A dog only needs to be fed 2% of its weight in raw per day, and 1.5 lb = 24 oz of chicken (let alone the other items you plan to add).
Here is a basic matrix to feed approximately 2% of each dog’s body weight daily:
20 lb dog: 6.4 oz.
25 lb dog: 8.0 oz.
30 lb dog: 9.6 oz.
35 lb dog: 11.2 oz.
40 lb dog: 12.8 oz.
45 lb dog: 14.4 oz.
50 lb dog: 16.0 oz.
55 lb dog: 17.6 oz.
60 lb dog: 19.2 oz.
If you have a 40 lb dog, you're doubling the amount of food it needs to be fed. That might be okay if you live in a cold climate, but in order to feed your dogs the correct amount of raw feed, you will need two scales: one scale on which to weigh your dogs and the other scale to weight their feed.
Jack
YEA JACK,I SHOULD HAVE SAID THAT I'M GOING TO CUT IT IN HALF AT FEEDING...ALL MINE ARE BETWEEN 33 AND 38 LBS... SORRY FOR THE MIX UP... ANYWAY TRIED MY HAND AT THE GRINDING DEAL TODAY AND UH TO SAY THE LEAST IT'S A WASTE OF TIME..MITE DO IT FOR THE PUPS BUT THATS IT....JEEEZZZ WHAT A MESS..LOL..
KID WITH A NEW TOY...IT COME IN TODAY SO I USED IT TODAY....THE REASON FOR THE GRINDING WAS TO SAVE SPACE IN THE FREEZER...BUT I DID BUY THEM IN BULK AND DIVIDED THEM UP IN BAGS OF 5 SO TO EZ THE THAWING...THANKS FOR THE INPUT FOLKS.......ANY BODY NEED A STX 3000 HAHAHA...
Nothing wrong with saving space ... if you have a good grinder you might wind up saving time overall, if you (say) devote one day to really grinding-up a bunch, separating it into individual portions, etc.
Jack
TO BE HONEST THAT WAS MY PLAN...GRIND UP A COUPLE OF WEEKS WORTH..BUT I GOT TO GET A LOT BETTER.OR I'M GOING TO GET ANOTHER DIVORCE.LOL
I'LL FINE TUNE IT,AND TIME WILL TELL...IT ONLY BOGGED DOWN TWICE AND IF I HAD CUT THEM A BIT BETTER IT MITE HAVE NOT DONE THAT AT ALL.
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