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Post by luxuriousferret on Apr 8, 2009 14:51:14 GMT -5
Can cornish game hens be the main part of my ferrets diet along with organs and beef and of pork as a treat?
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Post by harrisi on Apr 8, 2009 15:27:31 GMT -5
It can be up to roughly half to 3/4 of the diet, depending on what else you are feeding. Treat it like turkey.
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Post by luxuriousferret on Apr 8, 2009 16:08:34 GMT -5
Ok, so if I were to sneak in some beef-pork and organ day, it should be fine? Sorry, just soo confused!
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Post by sherrylynne on Apr 8, 2009 19:55:10 GMT -5
As long as you have at least three different protien sources on a regular basis, it would be fine. Like- Cornish hen on M_W_F_Sun.. Beef on Tues. Pork on Thurs. For Sat. either beef, pork, cornish hen for one meal, and organs for the other. BUT- the more meats you introduce them to, the more likely all your bases are covered nutritionally. You could even substitute. A different bone-in meat for cornish hen. A different muscle meat for beef/pork, and do this occasionally.
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Post by Kerit on Apr 8, 2009 20:31:09 GMT -5
I'm digging the CGH as much as my boys do... They're $1.88 apiece at Wal-Mart and the bigger ones can make up to eight two-portion meals for us. I wish they came with neck and giblets too.
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Post by luxuriousferret on Apr 8, 2009 21:00:51 GMT -5
Mine hame with the neck, but not organs. I am gonna see if this other store is cheaper. Geez! At walmart here their about almost 4 dollars!
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Post by Kerit on Apr 11, 2009 15:47:47 GMT -5
Huh, I wonder if they're the same ones then? These have a white and red label and are a pound each. They've got "rock" in their name, so maybe that's the difference.
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Post by luxuriousferret on Apr 11, 2009 21:58:06 GMT -5
The color is white and blue... This other store had a much bigger game hen for less. So I dont know why their soo exepencive
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Post by harrisi on Apr 12, 2009 11:15:32 GMT -5
Cornish game hens only grow small-ish but taste devine so they are more expensive then a less tastey but bigger game hen.
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Post by luxuriousferret on Apr 12, 2009 15:27:32 GMT -5
oh... So I should stick with them smaller ones?
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Post by harrisi on Apr 12, 2009 18:29:49 GMT -5
Depends on your ferrets taste buds! I am not sure they mind which ever it is, I only know from cooking the poultry for humans to eat!!
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Post by nwheather on Apr 19, 2009 5:41:15 GMT -5
I'm guessing that CGH from Walmart are not organic, so do you guys take the skin off before giving it to the weasels?
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Post by harrisi on Apr 19, 2009 9:26:46 GMT -5
I'm guessing that CGH from Walmart are not organic, so do you guys take the skin off before giving it to the weasels? As not to sound stupid, why would you take the skin off of a factory-farmer (non-organic) animal?
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Post by sherrylynne on Apr 19, 2009 10:32:10 GMT -5
The thing you want to check for is that the hen, or any of the meat for that matter, is not "enhanced". That means they've added salt/other spices to "improve" the flavour. As long as it's not enhanced, give them skin and all. If it is- don't buy it, unless it's for you
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Post by luxuriousferret on Apr 19, 2009 20:49:05 GMT -5
I dont, but it is washed a bit since I rip it apart in the sink But I will check into that next time I go to the store, since I dont want my babies to eat chemicials.
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