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Post by Jackie on Jan 23, 2011 21:37:11 GMT -5
So my girls have been doing fantastic when it comes to their switch. They have eaten pork chunks and pretty large chicken wing chunks. However, this is the second time I've given them chicken breast chunks and they have completely snuffed them. I know they are hungry, because they keep returning to the food bowl to lick the juices. Pixie ate the liver chunks around all the chicken breast chunks I know they aren't tired of chicken, because they really love chicken wings and if I let them would eat them every day. Is the flavor too bland? Should I try chicken thigh? They will eat it in a soup just fine, but the chunks just get ignored....
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Post by sherrylynne on Jan 23, 2011 21:41:03 GMT -5
It's entirely possible it's too bland for their developing taste buds I've only got a couple who actually enjoy the breast any more. I'd go for the thighs, see what they think of those.
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Post by Jackie on Jan 23, 2011 21:45:33 GMT -5
I'm going to defrost some bone-in thigh (with skin - they LOVE chicky skin). At first, when I was in the scruff and stuff stage, they seemed to start to enjoy the chicken breast slivers. Now that they are at the stage of eating chunks, they seem to be snubbing the breast.
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Post by sherrylynne on Jan 23, 2011 22:11:38 GMT -5
The breast is usually best for beginning switches, simply because of the bland taste. They are less likely to outright refuse that as compared to a stronger flavoured/scented meat. Which, of course, is why they DON'T like it later on In other words- they just like playing with your mind
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Post by Jackie on Jan 23, 2011 22:14:35 GMT -5
Yeah, I can see how it'd be easier to switch with blander meats. Now I have a bunch of chicken breast that they'll only eat in soup form Ferrets are MASTERS are playing with minds
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Post by sherrylynne on Jan 23, 2011 22:18:05 GMT -5
No. Now you have a bunch of chicken breasts that you can either cook whole for you- or toss into a stir fry
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Post by Jackie on Jan 23, 2011 22:19:52 GMT -5
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Post by rarnold18 on Jan 24, 2011 15:15:11 GMT -5
Here's a question for you.... Are the chicken breasts enhanced in any way? I know that our fuzz (and dogs) have really good sniffer's and if there's anything added to the meat like salt, broths, or other nonsense they won't touch it. Meat companies can be very tricky when they add stuff too and it's not always very visable on the packaging and you usually have to go hunting on the package to find out. Here is a great link I just found that discusses enhanced meats and what to look for on the packaging www.virtualweberbullet.com/enhancedmeat.html I only know this because one of the people on Raw4pets was having difficulty feeding thier dobe some meat that a friend at a resturaunt gave them, some cornish game hens to be exact, the dog wouldn't touch it, refused to eat and was starving, even got sick and vomitted up some bile he called my mil and she talked to him about what was happening and she suggested to check the packaging and then (to see if it was enhanced) defrost a chicken back, lay them side by side and see if the dog would eat it...the dog ate the chicken back which we knew was no enhanced... the furparent check with the friend and got the packaging material and found out that the cornish game hen was enhanced with 15% solution of sodium phosphates, salt, and broth... but, it was in *very* fine print on the bunched up "crinkle" of the package so unless you were actually hunting for it...you wouldn't of even known it was there!
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Post by Jackie on Jan 24, 2011 15:28:54 GMT -5
I've read my packages very carefully and buy organic meats with no enhancements. Only the best for my fuzzies The were previously eating chicken breast from the same packaging, too. I just chopped it up and pieced it out to different baggies
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sherik
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Post by sherik on Jan 24, 2011 20:07:38 GMT -5
Hmmm interesting. I never had any luck with chicken breast in the raw soupies. And I noticed that they eat the soup more willingly when I use chicken thighs with the skin.
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