See How I Feed Raw for more information about percentages and weights, etc.
I feed PMR (Prey Model Raw) which roughly equates to feeding 80% meaty meat, 10% edible bone, and 10% organ, with half of that being liver. Heart and lungs are fed as meaty meat, and organs include liver, kidney, spleen, brain, thymus, etc. I aim for balance over time, not daily. Typically, if one balanced out what I feed over any given two day period, it would equal out to the 80-10-10 ratio.
As previously mentioned, chicken leg quarters are my most readily available, affordable source of bone. When I can, I also feed various ribs, turkey necks and feet, duck necks, backs and feet, and chicken feet as sources of bone.
Each of my three woofers eats roughly 2 pounds daily, divided into two meals, with breakfast being a smaller meal. The orange liquid seen in some photos is Grizzly Wild Pollock Oil.
Day one breakfast-goat green tripe.
Green tripe is the unwashed stomach of ruminant animals. I purchased this tripe from the coOp I belong to, Raw Paws. Pictured here is approximately a 10 ounce piece of tripe.
Day one dinner-beef heart, lamb spleen.
Approximately 16 ounce chunk of beef heart, and two lamb spleens totaling about 4 ounces.
Day two breakfast (not pictured)-pork heart.
I think I had to be at work at 0600 that morning, and OH fed the crew. An average pork heart for us weighs about 8 ounces.
Day two dinner-chicken leg quarter, beef liver.
Approximately 20 ounce chicken leg quarter, and about 4 ounces beef liver. A chicken leg quarter with a back portion is approximately 35-40% bone, depending on where one reads their information. I will use 40% for ease of mathematics.
Totals for Days One and Two-62 ounces total fed. 46 ounces meaty meat, 8 ounces edible bone, 8 ounces organ. This breaks down to 74% meaty meat, 13% bone, and 13% organ for this two day period.
Day three breakfast (not pictured)-once again, I had to be at work very early, so OH fed, and took no picture. They enjoyed 10 ounce portions of frozen beef lung.
Day three dinner-beef heart, goat green tripe, lamb spleen. Approximately 12 ounce portion beef heart, 6 ounce portion goat green tripe, and 4 ounces lamb spleen.
Day four breakfast-turkey hearts. Approximately 8 ounces turkey hearts.
Day four dinner-chicken leg quarter, sheep liver. Approximately 16 ounce chicken leg quarter, and 5 ounces sheep liver.
Totals for Days Three and Four-61 ounces total fed. 45.6 ounces meaty meat, 6.4 ounces edible bone, 9 ounces organ. This breaks down to 75% meaty meat, 10.5% edible bone, and 14.5% organ.
Day five breakfast-beef heart. Approximate 12 ounce chunk beef heart.
Day five dinner-pork heart chunks, lamb spleen. 16 ounces pork heart, 3 ounces lamb spleen.
Day six breakfast-venison. Approximately 16 ounce piece of venison.
Day six dinner-chicken leg quarter, sheep liver. 18 ounce chicken leg quarter (shown with bully stick flakes from this month's BarkBox) and 3 ounces sheep liver.
Totals for Days Five and Six-68 ounces total fed. 54.8 ounces meaty meat, 7.2 ounces edible bone, 6 ounces organ. This breaks down to 80.5% meaty meat, 10.5% edible bone, and 8% organs.
Weekly Totals-191 ounces total fed. 146.4 ounces meaty meat, 21.6 ounces edible bone, and 23 ounces organs. This breaks down to 77% meaty meat, 11% edible bone, and 12% organ.
As I have mentioned before, I feel that large dogs are easier to feed raw to than smaller dogs, because one has a larger amount of wiggle room with dealing with percentages. When I was first starting out, I measured EVERYTHING precisely. I no longer weigh chicken quarters, knowing the ones I purchase always weigh 16-20 ounces each. I can easily eyeball a 3-5 ounce serving of organ meat now, so I no longer weigh organs when portioning for individual freezing. I will weigh whole beef hearts or other large chunks of meat, so that I know how many pieces to cut them in to.
I am happy to answer any raw feeding questions I can, and there are a variety of websites and FaceBook pages that are super helpful. Perhaps that will be an upcoming blog entry.
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