Turning surplus shot birds into dog food.

[mark williams 7,549]

I`ve only just started to boil down surplus pigeon breasts/ rabbit, mixed with a little veg, pasta for my GSP.

                    I get a token payment of 30p per pigeon from a local bird of prey centre but when you take into account the price of dog food i`m getting at least 60p- 90p per bird, saved, by making good dog food.

                    By the reactions of Kaiser at feed time, he knows the home made food is being served compared to the commercial stuff in a can.

                    He is thriving on the shot game and absolutely no weight gain or loss.  

 

atb  Mark.

[j j m 6,479]

i took my mate 4 rabbits this morning which I shot last night for his birds of prey,as they go through a lot in the winter

[The one 8,395]

You might do better selling them in a pub etc and get a bit more than the game dealer offers but as long as your feeding your dog for free that's a good thing in my books 

[lifelong cumbrian 1,789]

that is my idea as well, i use my rabbits myself, for me, dogs and ferrets and i give a few to friends.

 

[Deker 3,450]

I don't have a dog, but my lads dog has been eating my rabbits as long as I can remember, he loves it, but stubbornly refuses to eat it until its cooked!

[toxo 160]

On 04/11/2018 at 09:16, mark williams said:

I`ve only just started to boil down surplus pigeon breasts/ rabbit, mixed with a little veg, pasta for my GSP.

                    I get a token payment of 30p per pigeon from a local bird of prey centre but when you take into account the price of dog food i`m getting at least 60p- 90p per bird, saved, by making good dog food.

                    By the reactions of Kaiser at feed time, he knows the home made food is being served compared to the commercial stuff in a can.

                    He is thriving on the shot game and absolutely no weight gain or loss.  

 

atb  Mark.

This is what I use Mark. Or one like it.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2800W-Electric-Meat-Grinder-Mincer-Aluminum-Sausage-Maker-Filler-Kitchen-UK-Plug/173398250510?hash=item285f57540e:g:8Y0AAOSw3UJbQFcB:rk:2:pf:0

Fur off the rabbit half a dozen chops with the cleaver rinse off and in the mincer bones an all for the calcium. Then I weigh em into freezer bags.

After freezing I boil it up with maybe some rice etc. After freezing and boiling there's not much risk of the dogs picking up anything nasty.

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