Feeding – bev’s on a rant

[xtine]

😮 blimey! That’s brill!

Might have to give it a whirl later this week  😉

So i’ll need to buy some kind of storage bags for the freezer, and empty all the old rubbish that’s lurking in there  :-\

Great! I’m on a mission now  ;D

[Foxisle_crazy]

Yep, i get about 10 portions when its mixed with rice and veg and whatever else is knockin around!  I freeze them and she has one manybe two a week

[SuzAndTheDiva]

They are fairly big chickens asdas do them really cheap. And he gets mixer with it everyday, pasta veggies lentils all sorts.

So yes you need to clean the freezer out lol!!! ;D

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Yep, i get about 10 portions when its mixed with rice and veg and whatever else is knockin around!  I freeze them and she has one manybe two a week
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Yep and I think Izzy eats more than Buster, since his stroke he just cant do the long walks so he has to eat less, plus hes always been a fatty since he was castrated so we have to watch him there to  ::) poor noy always on a diet!

[*Nat*]

It’s suprising how little meat you actually need to feed – Bev showed me with the pigs head meat when she was down – I’ve been feeding too much until then!! It’s pure protein not the 80% moisture crap you’d get in a tin  ;D Then I add the veg, fruit and biscuit!!  🙂

[SuzAndTheDiva]

Glad you said that Nat was sat here thinking maybe we are a bit stingy with how much meat Buster has. I guess we just go by what they look like they needs, works for us.

[xtine]

True – good point there Balmy

I will have to see how it goes and how his weight is

[kizkiznobite]

what you have to bear in mind is the moisture content of commercial founds – even if you look on the prize choice stuff ingredients list – you will see the protein content listed as around 17% and the rest is moisture – with some as high as in the 70% range

this means you are buying water

so when you do your own – it doesnt look that much until you add your stock or water etc…go on have a look on their site  😉 😉

and tell me how much you are paying for water  😉

[moominhater]

[quote author=xtine link=topic=3257.msg148073#msg148073 date=1180381407]
😮 blimey! That’s brill!

Might have to give it a whirl later this week  😉

So i’ll need to buy some kind of storage bags for the freezer, and empty all the old rubbish that’s lurking in there  :-\

Great! I’m on a mission now  ;D
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Never mind storage bags for the freezer,  I’m gonna have to buy a freezer!  We’ve got a fridge freezer, but it simply isn’t big enough.  ;D

Liz & Joe ‘the dog’

[Jayne, Baby Erin, Murphy and Spud]

Anglican Meats 400g is about 68p (I think).  2k bag of chicken mince is £2.68 (I think).  Guidlines on the pack say 400g for medium breeds, so Murph gets 400g in two meals a day.  I read somewhere lately that for every 10k of weight of your dog you should feed 150 – 200g and if you have 1 handful of meat you add 2 handfuls of fruit and veg.

I’ve got a bid on Comet Clearance for another fridge/freezer to go outside  😉

[kizkiznobite]

but what is the moisture content jayne  😉

[Jayne, Baby Erin, Murphy and Spud]

Oo dunno, will check when I get home at dinner  😉

[Jayne, Baby Erin, Murphy and Spud]

Just looked

Minced meats moisture:
Lamb 64%
Chicken 71%
Rabbit 80%
Tripe 74%

The meat chunks seem to have a lower moisture content.

[kizkiznobite]

so in the chicken for example you are paying £1.90 for the water  😉

[*Nat*]

Since you came Bev I’ve used once packet of Forthglade – been doing more of my own stuff  ;D

[Jayne, Baby Erin, Murphy and Spud]

Bugger  ::)

Butchers on Thursday then to butter them up and bat my eyes, then back Friday for the goodies.

Just shows you how you think you’re buying the good stuff ’til someone points something out to you  ::)  Thanks  :-*

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