chicken carcass mince - healthy?

[Caro]

Does anyone feed pet mince regularly? The chicken butcher shop is selling pet mince made up entirely of chicken carcasses. It is only $1.50/kg (compared to the $7.50 I currently pay for chicken thigh mince or roo mince).

Atm the dogs get fed mostly roo meat, and I alternative with chicken mince and beef. They are all human grade so the meat is mostly muscle meat.

Do you think carcass mince is a good alternative to muscle mince? Would they be missing out on any nutrients? Does anyone have experience with feeding pet mince long term? If its just as nutritious enough I will prob switch to pet mince (will save me adding calcium to their mince) but I dont want their nutrient levels to go down, esp as they are both so active.

 

[Justicemom]

Rachel got whole ground chicken for Kramer so I guess that is the same as mince. The butcher just threw the chicken we buy as quarters into the course grinder. Prechewed raw chicken I like to think of it. Same meat source same nutrients. I would think carcass mince would be more balanced than meat minced because it is a whole product as long as it is good quality chicken and not the rejects.

NO experience feeding it long term because as soon as the pup teeth come in he'll be on whole chicken parts.

 

[ClantyreSheltie]

If the mince includes the muscle meat, it should be fine. If it's made from what is left over after they strip the meat off, then I would pass because it's too much bone.