An old timer told me every winter he buys 600lbs of trimmings from a butcher, individually packages it up and adds the cuts to his normal feed to keep his hounds fat during winter. He lives in NJ.

It's hard to get weight back up in winter once lost so I start adding more calories to the diet before winter begins and I'm able maintain an ideal chain weight for the entire season.

In winter my dogs are not fat looking either.