my version of commercial raw ;)

[zoologist]

So i got a great big meat order from Kathy the other day and I was portioning everything out when I remembered that the ferrets don't really take to the pork or rabbit as much as the other stuff. Plus that gets the smelliest the fastest. I sometimes add duck to their meals and they always gobble that up first, so what would be a good way to get them to eat pork/rabbit while masking the flavor? I know! Mix everything together. so thats what I did.

i mixed 1 lb of rabbit, pork, chicken and KSM (1/3lb each of tripe, beef and chicken feet, respectively) and 1/2lb of duck. I formed them into 2 oz meat balls and pushed a chicken heart into the top of each one.

totally made with love while being well balanced! Now I just need to feed 3 meatballs a day and they will be getting everything they need- muscle meat, organs, taurine and bone. fool proof and a lot cheaper! For those 4.5 lbs of meat I paid less than $10 and it made enough to feed them for about 9 days. WHoo!

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[Heather]

Hey, if they will eat it why not. Love the little donuts
ciao

[sherrylynne]

Great idea! Here's hoping they take to it

[xeopse]

How have they taken to it so far? Hopefully it went well! I can't wait to start my little spazies on raw! This would be a great way to get everything they need into them so they don't pick it all apart

[mustelidmusk]

They look so good that I would ALMOST be tempted to taste one???
-jennifer

[mommaferret]

sounds like something i could handle to feed my newest kids.
chicken feet? would thighs be ok for a substitute?
what do u use to blend the meats?

[sherrylynne]

Any bone you can grind up would be a good substitute. If you've got a grinder that will handle thigh bone, then great!
As for blending the meats? Just the meat, bone, and organ.

[zoologist]

yep, they are definitely loving the meaty balls. it is so quick and easy, too! grab one from the freezer, defrost for 1:30, flip, defrost for :30 and you're good to go! once the plate is empty, I do it all over again. in an average day they eat between 4-8 oz.