Raw Food And Iams ?

[wylie]

Ness

My males on average weigh in excess of 20 kgs. My lightest BC bitch weighs just over 14 kg and on the average most of my girls weigh 18 kg.

The Aussies on the whole weigh slightly more than the Borders.

Also remember males tend to stress when bitches are in season so need more as they dont eat a lot on the whole at those times.

Mine may not be doing agility and obedience but they run themselves silly playing all day with each other.

[ness]

Oh I wasn't being critical wylie just interested thats all - it sounded like an aweful lot but then yep male dogs do need more and yes they probably don't eat as much when there is a bitch in season.

Sorry I hope you didn't take offence at my post. I guess I am always interested to hear the amounts people feed as I really have no idea - some people say I am starving my girl with what I feed her.

ETA. Leopuppy informed me that her Aussie male and aussie female would both get that much in a day as well so I guess maybe 4-5 chicken drumsticks isn't totally a huge amount for an active BC or Aussie.

Edited July 19, 2007 by ness

[wylie]

Tis OK ness no offence taken.

Growing boy puppies like there food. The girls do too!! Adult males like food when they cant smell interesting girls.

And bitches feeding puppies blow all figures out of the roof.

Mind you my papillon (all 2.6kg of her) can put away 5 chicken necks in one sitting and i am always being told off that she is to skinny.

[ness]

LOL about the pap and the 5 chicken necks. Ok Ness isn't to read this thread because she will think she is being VERY hard done by.

[wylie]

How about the bitch who is feeding her litter of 11 puppies at the moment.

4 cups of rehydratable and we are only on day 4

1/2 - 1 kg minced chicken frames per day

1 litre of milk

a slab of lamb flaps

and any cheese and other bits other half can get into her.

Forgot have already gone through 500 grams of Divetelac in order to supplement feed them so would expect that in the long run will go through about 5 - 6 kgs of the stuff as well

Blows the budget big time!!

And the older they get the more she will eat in order to continue nursing them.

Oh and the cardigan corgi can polish off 1 1/2 chicken carcasses and she is as skinny as. You can feel every rib on her. She never stops for long just enough to recharge her batteries then its back to play again.

Then i have to feed the little beggars - that will blow the budget out even more

Edited July 19, 2007 by wylie

[ness]

Pity your not closer else I'd chuck 3kg of puppy food your way. I just noticed on your website that you had 11. WOW that must be a pretty impressive sized BC litter. Hope mum and bubs are well.

[wylie]

Thanks Ness

Yes it is a pretty impressive sized litter. Its not the biggest border collie litter by any stretch of the imagination. But it sure is impressive when you realise its from one solitary Ai late on a sunday night from an 11 year old dog on a bitch they werent sure if she was ready or not. I was sure she was ready.... but Bailey wouldnt mate her.

Oh well it seems i am a glutton for punishment at the moment.

Thanks for the offer of the puppy food but how about offering it to one of the reputable rescue people around you. I am sure that they can make good use of it.

Edited July 19, 2007 by wylie