[rawfeeding] Re: 1st time chicken questions

> But what should I feed this evening? Maybe a drumstick each, with
> the skin removed for a later time? Or with the skin? I hope this
> isn't too many questions, I just don't want to make another mistake!
>
> Patty and the brat pack

Hi Patty,

Mine is 9 1/1 lb so were in the same boat, lol.

Luckily mine is a self regulator so I'm not too worried
about him gaining weight.

When I feed chicken he gets one drumbstick or 1 thigh or 1 chicken
breast at a time...... I've just started leaving about half of the
skin on as he's had soft stools most of the last month.

I find whichever piece of meat I give him he doesn't eat it all in
one meal.

It usually takes a day of two meals or sometimes 3 meals for him to
finish it, lol.

If yours decides to eat the whole thing, then tomorrow just give them
a snack and don't worry about it......especially if they don't get
loose stools from to much food at once. If they do you'll have
learned they can't eat till stuffed yet and the next time give them
less to eat at a sitting............

You'll catch on and in no time will know who's the piglet and who's
more careful and be able to judge if you can put down a whole leg or
breast so they get some chewing time.........

It's kind of like those on here with the big dogs.......they give
them a big chunk of roast or something so they have to tear & rip to
get the meat off..........good workout for the dog and good for their
teeth and gums.

We have to do the same for our little guys, just on a smaller
scale.....

I did try mine on a whole pork roast once. I think it so big it
scared him, lol. He wouldn't go near it.....I finally gave up and
cut small pieces off it, but he was by then so psyc' out that he
wouldn't eat, lol. Back in the freezer and another day!

Most of the time he does not eat the bone....... about once a week he
will chew up the ends of the bone. I figure that's probably all he
needs or he would eat more of it..........10 % of bone isn't alot.

As far as making mistakes? Don't sweat it.......we are all making
little mistakes all the time........they don't hurt us, we learn from
them and more importantly, they don't hurt our dogs.......

We are giving them the best life ever.............

It makes me so happy to see my little one chomp down and eat like a
normal dog should for the first time in his life.........he loves it
and seems a lot happier too!

Carol & Charkee the Russian (Yummy, Chicken leg tonight)

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