Marianne
Super Self-Sufficient
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As is typical, our lives have changed again = less income...again.
I have tried to feed the dogs 50% raw, 50% kibble. The budget doesn't always allow for that, but I try to give them something besides just kibble every day (bone broth, chicken, what ever is on sale or marked down).
Our SIL is a hunter. I'm thinking about asking him to bag a deer for us to be used primarily as dog chow (bones and meat). DH doesn't really care for venison, but I figure I can slip some into some meals and he'll eat it.
Are there any problems with feeding the dogs the vension?
Anybody have a guess as to how much processing $$ is for an average size deer? I'm not sure I could handle trying to process it myself...
AND to top it off, my freezer is pretty full (thank goodness!). It's getting colder here, below freezing most nights, up in the 40's and 50's during the day, but that should change soon, maybe by the time I actually had some venison. My plan was to take the frozen meat from the processer's, pack it into a metal trash can, then put straw bales around and on top of the trashcan for an insulating barrier. Then as our freezer empties, I could put the venison for the dogs in there.
Any thoughts, suggestions, tips, would be appreciated.
I have tried to feed the dogs 50% raw, 50% kibble. The budget doesn't always allow for that, but I try to give them something besides just kibble every day (bone broth, chicken, what ever is on sale or marked down).
Our SIL is a hunter. I'm thinking about asking him to bag a deer for us to be used primarily as dog chow (bones and meat). DH doesn't really care for venison, but I figure I can slip some into some meals and he'll eat it.
Are there any problems with feeding the dogs the vension?
Anybody have a guess as to how much processing $$ is for an average size deer? I'm not sure I could handle trying to process it myself...
AND to top it off, my freezer is pretty full (thank goodness!). It's getting colder here, below freezing most nights, up in the 40's and 50's during the day, but that should change soon, maybe by the time I actually had some venison. My plan was to take the frozen meat from the processer's, pack it into a metal trash can, then put straw bales around and on top of the trashcan for an insulating barrier. Then as our freezer empties, I could put the venison for the dogs in there.
Any thoughts, suggestions, tips, would be appreciated.