Chicken Frames

[lillim]

I've brought Misha a chicken frame after reading that they can be good for her. The wishbone is still attached and looks to me like a choking hazard as well as some bones which look a bit sharp and pointy. Am I meant to feed it to her as is or remove the wishbone or any other bones?

Edited June 28, 2010 by lillim

[Guest belgian.blue]

You'll that everyone feeds whole chicken frames.

My four month old Pointer eats entire frames, nothing removed.

[tlc]

All my four eat whole chicken frames, I cut off any unnessesary (sp) skin.

[oakway]

I give whole frames to 3 month old pups.

[persephone]

I feed occasional frames to pups/dogs (kelpie sized ) .. haven't had a problem yet.

if your pup/dog is not used to chewing properly- maybe give her large chicken wings or turkey wings ... until she can chew well enough ...

[lillim]

thanks for the replies, looks like Misha is going to be getting the chicken frame as is then.

[ridgiemum]

My ridgeback eats chicken frames whole (nothing removed), it is about the only bone she will eat, although she loves turkey necks too.

[karly101]

I only give with supervision and now don't really give that often... only after hearing horror stories from my boss (vet) who had 2 dead dogs last year from chicken frames. It can happen though it is a very small risk considering the number of people who do feed them.

[Jaxx'sBuddy]

if the dog chews too fast then freeze the frames before giving them. thats what i did to stop my oldie vaccuuming them up!!!

[dandybrush]

i buy bags of them and freeze them so they always have to defrost when i give them to my boy

[Ashanali]

It's one of the only things one of my dogs will eat consistently... he has 2 a day, nothing is removed before giving them to him.

[loulouB]

i buy bags of them and freeze them so they always have to defrost when i give them to my boy

When you buy bags of them, if you separate them into individual freezer bags before you freeze them, it makes things heaps easier. Then you have the option of giving them a single one frozen, or just defrosting a small number of them at a time etc.

I hate it when you have to defrost them in bulk, and then by the time you get round to feeding them the last few carcasses, they have gone all rank & stinky

[lillim]

Well she got the chicken frame tonight, she is very happy with herself and had no problems chomping it down

[tez]

I know how you feel Lillim. I was the same when Gus came home to us as a 14 week old from the RSPCA. I was so worried he would choke and yet Jane has been having frames for ages and loving them! Anyway I finally took a deep breathe and gave hime one and he loved it. After seeing him vacuum up his dry puppy food it was great to see him work so hard at eating the frame. He has one every other night now.

[GregW]

Yep, Zoe gets a whole frame every now and then. Doesn't even appear to touch the sides