Weaning pups on BARF
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ClantyreSheltie
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I don't do BARF, so I can't help you. My dogs don't get any veg.
I did wean a litter to a bunch of foods, including raw. They got Gerber baby meat, a large variety of wet foods (Tiki being the favorite, it had fish heads in it, yech), raw chicken breast, kibble, all kinds of things.
Here is a video of 5 week old puppy and a bone-in raw chicken breast. I let them at it for about an hour. It kept them busy, and they had to have baths anyway.
Then I cut the chicken up small and gave it to them. This was mostly playtime.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evoaJhthm5s&list=UUgLVFy0eANDjym1onYWn1DQ&index=3&feature=plcp
I did wean a litter to a bunch of foods, including raw. They got Gerber baby meat, a large variety of wet foods (Tiki being the favorite, it had fish heads in it, yech), raw chicken breast, kibble, all kinds of things.
Here is a video of 5 week old puppy and a bone-in raw chicken breast. I let them at it for about an hour. It kept them busy, and they had to have baths anyway.
Then I cut the chicken up small and gave it to them. This was mostly playtime.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evoaJhthm5s&list=UUgLVFy0eANDjym1onYWn1DQ&index=3&feature=plcp
HopeShelties
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I just hd my first raw fed litter. I started them at 4 weeks on a rotation of ground duck, chicken, turkey, and pork and minced up a small amount of chicken heart and liver. I added a fish oil capsule by breaking it and mixing the liquid in it with the meat. Once they got a little older (7-8 weeks) i added raw chicken necks as one of their meals. They are easier to manage than wings. I also gave them a little mackerel every now and again. They have done really well on the raw. I actually had fluffier coatier puppies than what I normally have. They have done really well on the raw. One remains, which is the one my fiancé kept, and I have kept with two meals a day- one ground meat, and one chicken necks. They are now 13 weeks old. The reason I am still feeding ground is to provide a variety of meats, and this puppy is so little that she isn't ready to manage any larger bones than what is found in a chicken neck or wing yet, and the necks are much cheaper than wings for me to get. I'm hoping between 4-5 months I will be able to stop giving ground, and switch her to unground pieces of chicken necks/backs/quarters, duck frames, turkey necks, and pieces of lamb and pork. She could probably handle rabbit now, but at $3 per pound, I am not feeding rabbit. Too many dogs here for that, and I have to buy it by the case.
I found a lady in new zealand that breeds & weans onto raw. I emailed her & she has suggested giving them raw chicken necks...which I did & just let them munch & pull off the meat....they have been doing that the past 3 days...they LOVE it...I shut them in so the grown doggy family couldn't steal them...they really pulled off the little bits of meat all round the bones...then they all fell asleep with round little bellies....sooo gorgeous!!!