For about 3 months I had my dogs on a 100% raw meat diet. Mainly chicken necks mixed with venison and wild pork. I felt they did better (energy and looks) than they do on kibble. I give 1 pound of meat/bones per 50 pounds of grown body weight. So if a puppy will weigh around 100 pounds when full grown he gets 2 pounds a day. Been feeding kibble for the last few months but once deer season rolls around and I can get a steady supply of meat from my taxidermist I will go back to feeding 100% raw meat diet. It's amazing how much meat you can get from a deer head/neck that is being caped out.....I cut up the neck meat and also the tongue and mix it with chicken necks (we can get chicken necks for $12 for a 40 pound case).....They love it. I know a guy who runs an egg production farm and they only use the chickens for about 14-16 months then destroy thousands of them and start with new birds.....Have seriously thought about getting a large grinder or small wood chipper and throwing in the chickens whole feathers and all and grinding everything and then freezing it in bags and feeding that......figure it would just add vitamins, minerals, and fiber to the diet by getting feathers and guts.....
Here is some good reading on it:
http://www.canadasguidetodogs.com/health/nutritionarticle14.htmhttp://leerburg.com/feedingarawdiet.htmREMEMBER: Do not cook the bones/meat.....that changes the diet and makes the bones (especially poultry bones) splinter which can cause serious problems.....cooking also destroys many of the useful ingredients that your dog needs to get out of the bones......
