Anyone raise chickens to feed RAW to their dogs?

[DALBERT]

I read alot about the raw diet and was going to do it with my two dogs. I later read that this needs to be started when they are pups. is this true?

 

[Garden Gal]

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We appear to on 2 different topics here, what has kibble have to do with raw. I agree that healthy meat is healthy for dogs as well as humans, it is just the raw I disagree with. You must have missed where I posted I feed my dogs beef and chicken(no pork).

Unfortunately, I believe cooking removes / kills many of the beneficial enzymes which are present in raw meat. I do NOT profess to be well versed on the subject; I am in the process of learning, however it is the benefits found in raw meat and raw bones which makes it so healthy for the dog's immune system, its teeth, etc...

 

[Garden Gal]

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Absolutely not; the benefits are available to the dog regardless of age. Some dogs take to the switch immediately, some dogs need to go slowly so their digestive tracts can adjust (some are more touchy than others), but regardless, it can be done no matter the age of the dog. I already posted for someone else but will repeat it here in case you don't see that one - go to www.leerburg.com for lots of information on feeding a raw diet to your dog.

 

[Garden Gal]

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Loup, Is that really you?

the oh so great moderator over at showdog?

Nice to see you here and thanks for posting a more factual (instead of myth and fear) based argument for feeding Raw.

Karen

Ditto.

 

[Pupsnpullets]

B. Saffles Farms :

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That might be true for some dogs but not alot of them. Ive seen them first hand get a taste of meat and they want more. Thats why I dont do it. But its just my choice, from what I have seen.

B, I would like to respectfully point out that there's a difference between dogs going crazy a ripping animals to shreds, and dogs being fed raw animals. Most times when the dogs kill chickens they won't eat them, they just do it for the thrill of the chase. It's a different mind set. I think you'll find nearly all dog attacks reported on BYC would be from kibble fed dogs, although that would take time and effort to prove.

Having grown up on a farm with up to 7 raw fed working dogs at any one time we never has a chicken mauling, or any other stock for that matter, dog.

I do agree, though, that once they start livestock worrying they are not to be trusted with livestock again.

Back to the question of whether I'd cultivate chickens for dog food, no I wouldn't. I like my chickens just too much for that. Back on the farm we fed the dogs culled sheep or beef trimmings from home butchering.​

 

[Chicks_N_Horses]

Our dogs get raw meat from carcasses of deer we kill. We kill enough deer during the winter to feed our family all year as we primarily live off of deer. The dogs love the scraps and bones and it has never hurt them that I know of. Now, I did just have a puppy get sick on rotted eggs but never have had any trouble with raw meat of any kind. And I certainly won't stop because I believe it is healthier for them than the processed dog food.

I personally feel dogs are meant to eat raw meat as the good lord created them before we had commercial dog food

I don't really know about the raw meat causing them want to kill because my grandmother has a little weener dog and he has never had raw meat, she feeds him only dry dog food and he will kill anything that moves.

My pit has never killed anything..he runs from his own shadow, no joke. We had to get the pom (she is vicious lol) and lab mix to bark and run things off from our property. They on the other hand have killed a few chickens once. They did not eat the first one that they killed either. They seem to have killed for the fun of chasing them down and just killing them.

I am no expert on this matter...just giving my own personal experience.

ETA: Back on the subject matter of chickens for dogs....I do occasionally feed the pit raw chicken but not the smaller dogs because my mom in law had a small dog die of chicken bones getting stuck in him. So I am scared to feed it to the smaller ones.

 

[realmofthewoodsranch]

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I started my two adult dogs on the raw diet last year when I got a new rare breed puppy. They were 4 and 5 years old, respectively.
Here's what it did for my dogs:
Evened out the energy levels so that there were no HYPER active spurts from them digesting unnecessary carbohydrates.
Cleaned ALL of the plaque from their teeth. I had been contemplating taking them in for a dental cleaning because the back teeth were turning green and black from all the plaque buildup, from the higher sugar levels in the kibble.
Made both of their coats and eyes glossy and healthy.
Stopped my male dog from creating lick granulnoma on his paws (I'm guessing an allergic reaction to the kibble, and I had tried many types!)
Made the poops tiny and crumbly because they are actually digesting their food, instead of pushing out the inedible parts (filler) of the kibble.
They don't smell like "wet dog" anymore, even after coming in from the rain.
Some of the things I noticed was that even though it takes alot more effort to break through the bones, it slows down the dinner process and they actually have to chew their food, which seems to make them calmer around food time.
They did have the necesarry strength to break through the bones, but my breed of dogs are known for having srtong jaws anyways.
The prey drive did not change at all, it didn't go up or down, even though I have killed squirrels right in front of my dog and then given him the carcass, complete with hair and tail. While I wouldn't reccomend that for everyone, it works for us. I usually take the tail away from him, because I was worried about a blockage, but he ate the whole thing one time and nothing changed, he's just fine.
I noticed some other remarks on here and I would like to point out this small fact...
Dog kibble has only been around for the past 70-80 years. What do you reckon they ate before kibble?

 

[BarkerChickens]

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While I understand your concern, I want to point out that feeding beef hearts would encourage the taste for blood. Whereas, sane people who feed raw, generally feed home-processed meat that has been bled, etc...as if prepared for family dinner. A bled chicken thigh is much different than a beef heart. Someone who buys a gun for hunting is not the same crazy person who is using the same type of rifle to shoot at cars on a freeway. (I cropped the quote to save space, but kept your last part in their to express to others that you are not invoking an argument and nor am I). Also adding veggies and vitamins is MUCH different than gun powder. I am glad that person is in jail!

Additionally, I want to add that our dogs are fed kibble, however, this forum has brought up an interesting topic that I find intriguing. Maybe ya'll are on to something here.

 

[BarkerChickens]

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I know dogs aren't allowed cooked chicken bones, but can dogs eat all of the raw bones or just the neck and such?

ETA: I am new to the idea of a RAW diet and am truly curious to how the raw meat part works. They already get raw veggies...I can handle that part!

 

[Wifezilla]

Google the BARF diet. It's not as gross as it sounds...LOL

BARF stands for Biologically Appropriate Raw Food