RAW Feeding (BARF/RMB) for newbies - Page 20

fenwoman · #**191** (**permalink**) 23-09-2008, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by labmad

I pay £2.50 per box of carcusses from a poultry wholesaler, weight wise I aint sure, but i get approx 80 carcusses per box.......tripe wise i pay 20p per piece which is a full stomach, again to be honest i dont know the weight of it, but is DEF more than a pound.......this is from the local abbotoir, where i also get other offal from.......I get salmon fish heads from a fish wholesaler, but these are few and far between lately, i used to pay 10p per head but a while back they have risen in price to 20-25p per head........oh yeah my rabbits cost me £1 per rabbit, and thats for a full rabbit

So for anyone who thinks it is an expensive way of feeding then think again

How does the food from landywoods arrive......is it frozen, fresh etc etc .....and i assume they use the refrigerator type vans etc to deliver it in.......it would sure stink on a hot day oterwise i guess

Crikey I can't find it anywhere near as cheap as that but probably because there are a lot of dog breeders and kennels in this area there is more demand so prices are higher?
It arrives frozen in a refrigerated van and even on the hottest days (when we get any) it is frozen solid. If it didn't arrive frozen and wholesome, there is no way I would be feeding it to my animals and I don't imagine they would get any repeat business if it arrived stinking.
I can buy a whole unminced cows stomach from my local abbatoir but a/ it's a pain as I don't have an industrial mincer and b/ it costs me a fiver to buy it.

Emmaj · #**192** (**permalink**) 23-09-2008, 04:48 PM

Phil will you be making a food trip anytime soon ?

labmad · #**193** (**permalink**) 23-09-2008, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Emmaj

Phil will you be making a food trip anytime soon ?

wont be for a few weeks now mate - i assumed you were sorted for getting your food supply these days, so dont think i am being rude by not asking if you wanted anything getting

labmad · #**194** (**permalink**) 23-09-2008, 05:01 PM

To be honest I could do with finding a supplier of Lamb Shanks, as I give em my lot evey now and again, can get from tesco etc for 2.50 each, but am sure i will get cheaper......just need to track down an abbotoir near me.....the one i go to just do sheep and cows, and poss pigs.......but then again they aint gonna sort me out me thinks as they just sell the whole animal to butchers etc etc

basky · #**195** (**permalink**) 24-09-2008, 05:36 PM

ive just bought a pack of bones from morrisons butchers. will these b ok for gsd 4 months old? also got salmon trimming, pig heart and spratts. will these all be ok. should i introduce things over a few days? she's currently on royal canin gsd junior.
thanks

peaches · #**196** (**permalink**) 24-09-2008, 05:41 PM

I pick up the lamb bones from Morrisions too, I would expect they would be fine but wait for another reply, no where near as much experience as these guys.

I've bough salmon heads too but they were loaded with worms!! I binned them but is it ok to feed something like that????

labmad · #**197** (**permalink**) 24-09-2008, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by basky

ive just bought a pack of bones from morrisons butchers. will these b ok for gsd 4 months old? also got salmon trimming, pig heart and spratts. will these all be ok. should i introduce things over a few days? she's currently on royal canin gsd junior.
thanks

just be careful the dog doesn't try and take a bone down whole.....I have seen some bones in morrisons which look great, but as some are quite small, the dog might try and take down too big a piece......thats if it's a greedy swine like all ours are

labmad · #**198** (**permalink**) 24-09-2008, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by peaches

I pick up the lamb bones from Morrisions too, I would expect they would be fine but wait for another reply, no where near as much experience as these guys.

I've bough salmon heads too but they were loaded with worms!! I binned them but is it ok to feed something like that????

salmon heads are great......we get them for ours when we can, but they are all fresh, no worms, if you can source some fresh ones go for it

peaches · #**199** (**permalink**) 24-09-2008, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by labmad

salmon heads are great......we get them for ours when we can, but they are all fresh, no worms, if you can source some fresh ones go for it

Well they were fresh, from a supermarket at least. But just couldn't get over the amount of worms.

I didn't realise you could buy straight from an abbatoir, have one just down the road from me aswell, so will give them a ring and see what we could get.

fenwoman · #**200** (**permalink**) 24-09-2008, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by peaches

I pick up the lamb bones from Morrisions too, I would expect they would be fine but wait for another reply, no where near as much experience as these guys.

I've bough salmon heads too but they were loaded with worms!! I binned them but is it ok to feed something like that????

Raw fish is a big no no. Not only because of the worms but they can make your dog ill. As long as the bones aren't chopped they should be ok but personally I would be looking at buying breast of lamb rather than plain bones. Why get bones from supermarkets when you would probably get them free from a proper butcher. Supermarket meat is way more expensive and generally poor quality imported stuff from places where animal welfare standards are much lower than ours is. Support your local butcher, he is the source of all things good for humans and dogs.
My lot get pigs heads and trotters to eat, ox tail and ox cheek, I get a whole big flour sack of bones every week for free. You won't find ox cheek and tail in the supermarket as you don't get the range of cuts and as much choice as you do from a proper butcher.

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