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Post by bindiferret89 on Jul 21, 2009 11:29:20 GMT -5
I know I've posted a ton today and I'm sorry if I'm overposting, but I have a few more questions about soups.
*What should you keep in mind when formulating a soup recipe? The answer probably changes based on the purpose of the soup, but I would just like some ideas.
*Can you put raw eggs in soup? (I'd also add the egg shells)
*Should you avoid putting ferret kibble in a raw meat soup, just as you should never feed dry kibble and raw at the same time?
Thanks!
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Post by spiritualtramp on Jul 21, 2009 12:02:01 GMT -5
If at first the kids aren't accepting the soup, you can add some mushed up kibble. Eventually you can phse that out, so generally I'd say make the soup and prefreeze without kibble and add kibble when serving, if needed. You can put raw eggs in soup, but make sure you understand the biotin/avidin relationship - it'd be best to either do just yolks, whites with yolks, or cook the eggs first. Personally, when I add eggs, I just soft boil them. But the kids do eat raw egg occasionally, too. There are probably some threads around about biotin deficiency if you aren't real sure about it. Everyone's soup recipe is different and for different reasons. Mostly, mine is just used as a treat and I switch up the recipes with each batch - as long as it's high in protein and fat then it's good Of course, when you have special needs (like gaining or losing weight) then you can adjust it to suit. I like using Pingford's Porridge as a base and adding a ground or pureed meat (usually rabbit, pheasant, quail, etc) and eggs, and water. It's quick, easy, and the kids always like it. Hope that helps, hon.
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Post by sherrylynne on Jul 21, 2009 18:23:25 GMT -5
No, you are not overposting! We'd rather hear the questions of what you are unsure of When I do a raw soup, I blend chicken/lamb/turkey(meat of your choice) with liver, heart, egg(mine don't eat whole eggs anymore ), so I use a whole egg raw, and bone meal. I'm lucky and can get bone meal from a raw feeding store. If you can't, you can always use powdered eggshell.
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Post by Heather on Jul 21, 2009 22:54:14 GMT -5
Hey this is great....I love it. Keep asking questions, without properly understanding what you're doing how will you learn without the questions. I don't like adding kibble to raw, but some do it and have no problems. So trial and error is where you're going to go with this one. If you feel you need to add kibbles to get them to eat their soupy then do so, but I personally would work it without. Double check with your mentor I don't feed kibbles at the same times as raw. I find that if it's introduced as an entirely different food they don't necessarily go looking for the kibbles. My soupy always carries a raw egg, but a whole egg. You can feed only yolk if you choose but never ever the whites...you can eat them though Please also remember that when feeding eggs, that 2 or 3 per week max. (I made this mistake years ago when I first started feeding the furbrats)....more than that they have a tendency to loose all the fur off their tails and look slightly adrenal. They don't get sick, their coats don't change, they continue their same activity levels, they don't loose weight....they just loose all the fur on their tails. That being said..if something starts to look wrong...then something is going wrong Dietary problems take awhile to show up, that is why the statement balance over time works so well, so when things like this show up...you have time to fix them ciao
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Post by bindiferret89 on Jul 21, 2009 23:59:06 GMT -5
Thanks everyone for all your help!
I ended up mixing up:
about 1-1.5 cups boneless chicken breast 1 chicken liver 1 teaspoon olive oil 1 teaspoon ferretone 1 raw egg w/ shell water
They all loved it! Ginny, Nuka, and Sullivan ate like pigs. Moki and Lucinda were a little hesitant and didn't eat as much, but they got some of it.
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Post by sherrylynne on Jul 25, 2009 0:16:40 GMT -5
If you can, once they are used to it, I'd add another liver or two, as well as some heart. Or you could use chicken thighs instead of the heart, for the taurine.
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