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Questions for Webmaster
last updated 11/15/2003
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2003 Menus (August 2003)
After 20 months feeding raw and going through the ups, AND DOWNS, and getting
bored, and getting tired of the work, and being a little dismayed at the time
and money that goes into BARF, I have streamlined my menus. What I am
feeding is still better than kibble. If it ever falls below that
benchmark, I'll go back to kibble. Until then, here's my
Barf-Made-Simple...
BARF-Made-Simple
 | How much - 2% for lean, muscled dogs, less for fat dogs, more for skinny
dogs. |
| How often - once/day for adults. More often for moms, puppies,
working-hard-that-day dogs. |
| Menus - I "plan" 7-day menus. OK, that's a joke. I put
a sample 7-day menu on the fridge and try to stick to it. Mostly.
Sometimes. If balance over time really means what we raw feeders thinks it
means, than the avalanche of raw foods my guys get outweighs any inconsistencies
or laziness on my part. |
| Canned, fresh, pulverized - Canned is easier and cheaper than frozen.
Fresh or frozen is better. but takes more work. Canned veggies can have
added salt - but not as much as kibble. I don't pulverize anymore.
Poop consistency tells me digestion is just fine. Dingos and wolves don't
have juicers but they are scavengers. And frankly, there are a lot of
people who don't feed veggies at all if they can get whole carcasses
(prey-model feeders). |
| Percentages - drive me nuts. Whole animals... who knows, who has time
to figure it? So leave it out of the calculations. Check this out, much easier to
remember.
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7-Day Menu1
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7-Day Menu2
| RMB - chicken backs/ribs w/ some organ meat attached 25¢/lb |
| RMB - chicken backs/ribs w/ some organ meat attached 25¢/lb |
| RMB - chicken backs/ribs w/ some organ meat attached 25¢/lb |
| RMB - chicken quarters (extra muscle meat) 19¢/lb |
| Veggie/Offal/Fish Meal with supplements
(this is a combo of Veg & Offal Meals) $15 for 15lbs |
| WHOLE Small Animal or other proteins - whole
fish $1.50/lb, whole rabbit $2/lb, ground lamb $4/lb, lamb ribs $2/lb, turkey necks/wings
$1/lb,
or pork necks 50¢/lb |
| Recreational beef bone 10¢/lb
1 month, 10 dogs, $160 |
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7-Day Menu3
| RMB - chicken backs/ribs w/ some organ meat attached 25¢/lb |
| RMB - chicken backs/ribs w/ some organ meat attached 25¢/lb |
| RMB - chicken backs/ribs w/ some organ meat attached 25¢/lb |
| RMB - pork necks 60¢/lb, turkey wings 60¢/lb, lamb ribs/necks
$2/lb |
| WHOLE Animal
fish $1/lb, rabbit $1/lb, |
| Muscle meat - lamb $3/lb, turkey 69¢/lb, beef $1/lb, fish $1/lb |
| GLOP - Veggie/Offal/Fish Meal with supplements
$15 for 15 lbs |
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The point is the majority of the meals are RMBs. Each week they get
veggies, fruit, and offal. Each month, we throw out the menus and bring in
a WHOLE LARGE ANIMAL either a
goat, deer, or lamb - digestive track removed if at all possible. The guys
are rotated on the carcass. Usually lasts 3 days. Also each month we
visit a local beef slaughterhouse and bring back enough raw
meaty beef knuckles & flat ribs for 3 meals, scattered throughout the
month as BONUS meals.
This fall the red coats are not as glossy as I'd like so I'm handing out fish
oil caplets several times/week. Grey and black coats are shiny and sleek.
Recipe Cards
Veggie/Fish Meal
- Green Leafy Vegetables, pick 3 (collards, kale, spinach, turnip,
mustard)
- Misc Vegetables, pick 1 (tomatoes, carrots, pumpkin, peas, squash,
broccoli, red peppers, etc.)
- Fruit, pick 1 canned or very ripe (blueberries, cantaloupe,
strawberries, crushed pineapple, mangos, papaya, mandarin oranges,
apples, bananas)
- Fish, pick 3 cans (mackerel, salmon, anchovies, tuna, etc.)
Mix supplements first for easier mixing. Add veggies, drained
or not. Add fish. Stir. Serve
*You'll end up with ABOUT 3lbs greens, 1lb vegetables, 1lb fruit,
3lbs fish, plus supplements.
*"Pick 3" can be all collards, or 1 of each. But if it's
all collards this time, then
next time, pick something else. |
Offal Meal
- 6lbs pork brains
- 6lbs pork, turkey, lamb, calf, or beef liver (sometimes kidneys)
- Supplements
Mix supplements, add thawed brains, pour liver and blood over
top. Serve.
Liver or kidneys - FILTER organs, not tongue, heart, gizzards which are
MUSCLE |
Combo Veg/Offal/Fish
3 large cans misc. greens
1 jar unsweetened applesauce
2lbs cooked sweet potatoes or 2lbs canned pumpkin
3 cans fish
3lbs pork liver
Supplements
Mix supplements first, add the rest and stir |
WHOLE Small Animal
Pick one:
- Fish - smelt, whiting, tilapia, salmon (bone-in; preferably with
head & guts)
- rabbit (with skin, with head, with guts)
Serve frozen or thawed. |
Weekly Supplements in Glop for
100lb dog
- Vitamin C chewable 500mg
- Vitamin E 200-400IU
- Zinpro (Zinc, B-complex) 1 tsp
- Kelp 1 tsp
- Alfalfa 1 tsp
- Raspberry SEED Powder (aleic acid) 1 tsp
- Eggs 2 each
- Yogurt 1 heaping tbsp/dog
- Cod Liver Oil (Norwegian) 1 tsp
- Arctic Vigor Marine Oil, Fish or Salmon 1 tsp
*Some dogs get the itchies from flax or alfalfa.
*Some dogs are "picky" and we'll add Menhaden Fish Meal as a
flavor enhancer. |
Daily Supplements for 100lb dog
After some trouble with my red coats this fall, I've started adding
Fish Oil caplets on the non-fish days, or 3x/week. Greys and
Blacks look great.
- Fish Oil Caplet (non-fish days) |
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