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| jacquie, kylie & gilbert |
I have a series of stories that my sweet little Gilbert has prompted me to
write from time to time with his sweet antics. Some have already seen
these, some have not, so I will begin posting them now and then so you can
see just how and why this little guy has sooo stolen his mommy's heart.
This is the first in a series......this one is entitled: OMAGOD, IT'S
CHICKEN!!
I'm preparing a nice little chicken for dinner this evening. A tender little
neck was included inside it and I *know* (from all I read and hear from
other folks) that some of you feed raw meats and aren't chicken necks
supposed to be a real delicacy - especially the nice tender small ones???
WELL, I washed it off good, as mommies know to do to keep salmonella and
nasty stuff off of it - and presented it to Gilbert as if it were a prized
possession JUST FOR HIM...........
He sniffed it...backed up...stuck his neck waaaaay out (so as not to get ANY
on him or anywhere near him) and took one more little sniff with his nose
soooo twisted up that it hurt just looking at him!! Then he........GAGGED
and looked at me as if I were trying to poison him!!
....aren't ferrets supposed to like tender little chicken necks??
Oh well..........I'd say it's safe to assume that Gilbert won't be needing
any further chicken necks
So, now I'm wondering - how many here feed raw meats of any kind to their
ferrets - and they like it????
jacquie, kylie & gilbert
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"It is not happiness that makes us grateful but gratefulness that makes us
happy." - Br. David Steindl-Rast
http://www.gratefulness.org
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| Nanny |
Three of the four I have left like mice and day old chicken. Rose just acts
like it isn't there :-)
Nanny
"jacquie, kylie & gilbert" <nospam@nospam.net> schreef in bericht
news:ipSMe.6759$Wi6.1969@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net...
>I have a series of stories that my sweet little Gilbert has prompted me to
>write from time to time with his sweet antics. Some have already seen
>these, some have not, so I will begin posting them now and then so you can
>see just how and why this little guy has sooo stolen his mommy's heart.
>This is the first in a series......this one is entitled: OMAGOD, IT'S
>CHICKEN!!
>
> I'm preparing a nice little chicken for dinner this evening. A tender
> little neck was included inside it and I *know* (from all I read and hear
> from other folks) that some of you feed raw meats and aren't chicken necks
> supposed to be a real delicacy - especially the nice tender small ones???
> WELL, I washed it off good, as mommies know to do to keep salmonella and
> nasty stuff off of it - and presented it to Gilbert as if it were a prized
> possession JUST FOR HIM...........
>
> He sniffed it...backed up...stuck his neck waaaaay out (so as not to get
> ANY on him or anywhere near him) and took one more little sniff with his
> nose soooo twisted up that it hurt just looking at him!! Then
> he........GAGGED and looked at me as if I were trying to poison him!!
>
> ....aren't ferrets supposed to like tender little chicken necks??
>
> Oh well..........I'd say it's safe to assume that Gilbert won't be needing
> any further chicken necks
>
> So, now I'm wondering - how many here feed raw meats of any kind to their
> ferrets - and they like it????
>
> jacquie, kylie & gilbert
>
> --
> "It is not happiness that makes us grateful but gratefulness that makes us
> happy." - Br. David Steindl-Rast
> http://www.gratefulness.org
>
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| Paula |
I gave mine two chicken wings once.... I found one in the cage and the other
under the TV cabinet, so I haven't bothered since.
I suppose I could just leave it on the side of my plate - they'll definitely
want it then :o)
--
Paula
& 'the biz'
Biffa, Rumpus, Banzai, DC & Mischief the ferrets
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"jacquie, kylie & gilbert" <nospam@nospam.net> wrote in message
news:ipSMe.6759$Wi6.1969@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net...
> I have a series of stories that my sweet little Gilbert has prompted me to
> write from time to time with his sweet antics. Some have already seen
> these, some have not, so I will begin posting them now and then so you can
> see just how and why this little guy has sooo stolen his mommy's heart.
> This is the first in a series......this one is entitled: OMAGOD, IT'S
> CHICKEN!!
>
> I'm preparing a nice little chicken for dinner this evening. A tender
little
> neck was included inside it and I *know* (from all I read and hear from
> other folks) that some of you feed raw meats and aren't chicken necks
> supposed to be a real delicacy - especially the nice tender small ones???
> WELL, I washed it off good, as mommies know to do to keep salmonella and
> nasty stuff off of it - and presented it to Gilbert as if it were a prized
> possession JUST FOR HIM...........
>
> He sniffed it...backed up...stuck his neck waaaaay out (so as not to get
ANY
> on him or anywhere near him) and took one more little sniff with his nose
> soooo twisted up that it hurt just looking at him!! Then he........GAGGED
> and looked at me as if I were trying to poison him!!
>
> ....aren't ferrets supposed to like tender little chicken necks??
>
> Oh well..........I'd say it's safe to assume that Gilbert won't be needing
> any further chicken necks
>
> So, now I'm wondering - how many here feed raw meats of any kind to their
> ferrets - and they like it????
>
> jacquie, kylie & gilbert
>
> --
> "It is not happiness that makes us grateful but gratefulness that makes us
> happy." - Br. David Steindl-Rast
> http://www.gratefulness.org
>
>
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| Nanny |
Of course they'll want it then :-) But I think the end result will be the
same, you'll find a dirty chicken wing underneath something.....
Nanny
"Paula" <ferretmummy@yahoo.co.uk> schreef in bericht
news:umYMe.14058$Wq4.9785@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
>I gave mine two chicken wings once.... I found one in the cage and the
>other
> under the TV cabinet, so I haven't bothered since.
>
> I suppose I could just leave it on the side of my plate - they'll
> definitely
> want it then :o)
> --
> Paula
>
> & 'the biz'
> Biffa, Rumpus, Banzai, DC & Mischief the ferrets
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> "jacquie, kylie & gilbert" <nospam@nospam.net> wrote in message
> news:ipSMe.6759$Wi6.1969@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net...
>> I have a series of stories that my sweet little Gilbert has prompted me
>> to
>> write from time to time with his sweet antics. Some have already seen
>> these, some have not, so I will begin posting them now and then so you
>> can
>> see just how and why this little guy has sooo stolen his mommy's heart.
>> This is the first in a series......this one is entitled: OMAGOD, IT'S
>> CHICKEN!!
>>
>> I'm preparing a nice little chicken for dinner this evening. A tender
> little
>> neck was included inside it and I *know* (from all I read and hear from
>> other folks) that some of you feed raw meats and aren't chicken necks
>> supposed to be a real delicacy - especially the nice tender small ones???
>> WELL, I washed it off good, as mommies know to do to keep salmonella and
>> nasty stuff off of it - and presented it to Gilbert as if it were a
>> prized
>> possession JUST FOR HIM...........
>>
>> He sniffed it...backed up...stuck his neck waaaaay out (so as not to get
> ANY
>> on him or anywhere near him) and took one more little sniff with his nose
>> soooo twisted up that it hurt just looking at him!! Then he........GAGGED
>> and looked at me as if I were trying to poison him!!
>>
>> ....aren't ferrets supposed to like tender little chicken necks??
>>
>> Oh well..........I'd say it's safe to assume that Gilbert won't be
>> needing
>> any further chicken necks
>>
>> So, now I'm wondering - how many here feed raw meats of any kind to
>> their
>> ferrets - and they like it????
>>
>> jacquie, kylie & gilbert
>>
>> --
>> "It is not happiness that makes us grateful but gratefulness that makes
>> us
>> happy." - Br. David Steindl-Rast
>> http://www.gratefulness.org
>>
>>
>
>
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| Sanguine |
Mine have minced meat..raw or cooked. They also love chicken, but like
it chopped up in inch sizes..if I just give wings, they leave most of
it. They love most meat...as long as it's good quality.
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| Sandy and the Dook City Gang |
Mine eat chicken geavy, raw m,eat, mice.... that kind of thing. The
delicacy is crickets. I had two that thought meat was poison, but
they're eating chicken gravy now.It only took a couple of days to
convert them. I gradually took the kibble out, so now they're eating it
plain and semi raw. I'll take that.
http://www.trifl.org/gravy.shtml
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| swamp |
On Thu, 18 Aug 2005 02:30:38 GMT, "jacquie, kylie & gilbert"
<nospam@nospam.net> wrote:
>I have a series of stories that my sweet little Gilbert has prompted me to
>write from time to time with his sweet antics. Some have already seen
>these, some have not, so I will begin posting them now and then so you can
>see just how and why this little guy has sooo stolen his mommy's heart.
>This is the first in a series......this one is entitled: OMAGOD, IT'S
>CHICKEN!!
>
>I'm preparing a nice little chicken for dinner this evening. A tender little
>neck was included inside it and I *know* (from all I read and hear from
>other folks) that some of you feed raw meats and aren't chicken necks
>supposed to be a real delicacy - especially the nice tender small ones???
>WELL, I washed it off good, as mommies know to do to keep salmonella and
>nasty stuff off of it - and presented it to Gilbert as if it were a prized
>possession JUST FOR HIM...........
>
>He sniffed it...backed up...stuck his neck waaaaay out (so as not to get ANY
>on him or anywhere near him) and took one more little sniff with his nose
>soooo twisted up that it hurt just looking at him!! Then he........GAGGED
>and looked at me as if I were trying to poison him!!
You missed one important step. Lather it in Ferretone/Linatone. My
youngster (8 w/o) took to raw meats easily. The 3 y/o took more
persuading (maybe the food dish was a little low in the morning [shoot
me]) but he came around as well. Now 1 1/2 and 4 y/os, they'll chow
down 20-30g of raw chix/beef/day. They're about 50/50 kibble to meat
these days.
> ....aren't ferrets supposed to like tender little chicken necks??
I tried to switch to cheaper cuts of chicken and mine wouldn't go for
it. My guess is I should've gone for the cheaper cuts the first time.
Live and learn.. or experiment, anyway.
>Oh well..........I'd say it's safe to assume that Gilbert won't be needing
>any further chicken necks
As you know, once they've set their minds, for or against, it's pretty
much set.
> So, now I'm wondering - how many here feed raw meats of any kind to their
>ferrets - and they like it????
Me. I buy ~pound of chicken and ground beef, slice it into chunks, and
freeze them in a Ziplock. Then I take out a chunk at a time. Don't
forget the Ferretone.
>jacquie, kylie & gilbert
Good luck w/ Kylie & Gilbert,
swamp
--
"Who me officer? What's a ferut? These guys?? No, they're Polish cats."
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| jacquie, kylie & gilbert |
Never occurred to me to put ferretone on it...........duh. LOL Thanks for
the tip!!
"swamp" <swamp92@> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 18 Aug 2005 02:30:38 GMT, "jacquie, kylie & gilbert"
> <nospam@nospam.net> wrote:
>
>>I have a series of stories that my sweet little Gilbert has prompted me to
>>write from time to time with his sweet antics. Some have already seen
>>these, some have not, so I will begin posting them now and then so you can
>>see just how and why this little guy has sooo stolen his mommy's heart.
>>This is the first in a series......this one is entitled: OMAGOD, IT'S
>>CHICKEN!!
>>
>>I'm preparing a nice little chicken for dinner this evening. A tender
>>little
>>neck was included inside it and I *know* (from all I read and hear from
>>other folks) that some of you feed raw meats and aren't chicken necks
>>supposed to be a real delicacy - especially the nice tender small ones???
>>WELL, I washed it off good, as mommies know to do to keep salmonella and
>>nasty stuff off of it - and presented it to Gilbert as if it were a prized
>>possession JUST FOR HIM...........
>>
>>He sniffed it...backed up...stuck his neck waaaaay out (so as not to get
>>ANY
>>on him or anywhere near him) and took one more little sniff with his nose
>>soooo twisted up that it hurt just looking at him!! Then he........GAGGED
>>and looked at me as if I were trying to poison him!!
>
> You missed one important step. Lather it in Ferretone/Linatone. My
> youngster (8 w/o) took to raw meats easily. The 3 y/o took more
> persuading (maybe the food dish was a little low in the morning [shoot
> me]) but he came around as well. Now 1 1/2 and 4 y/os, they'll chow
> down 20-30g of raw chix/beef/day. They're about 50/50 kibble to meat
> these days.
>
>> ....aren't ferrets supposed to like tender little chicken necks??
>
> I tried to switch to cheaper cuts of chicken and mine wouldn't go for
> it. My guess is I should've gone for the cheaper cuts the first time.
> Live and learn.. or experiment, anyway.
>
>>Oh well..........I'd say it's safe to assume that Gilbert won't be needing
>>any further chicken necks
>
> As you know, once they've set their minds, for or against, it's pretty
> much set.
>
>> So, now I'm wondering - how many here feed raw meats of any kind to their
>>ferrets - and they like it????
>
> Me. I buy ~pound of chicken and ground beef, slice it into chunks, and
> freeze them in a Ziplock. Then I take out a chunk at a time. Don't
> forget the Ferretone.
>
>>jacquie, kylie & gilbert
>
> Good luck w/ Kylie & Gilbert,
>
> swamp
>
> --
>
> "Who me officer? What's a ferut? These guys?? No, they're Polish cats."
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| BettyFuzzy@gmail.com |
Thats a funny story. i can't wait to read more. ;)
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| Joan |
I feed raw...chicken necks, wings, thighs, and organs, as well as
rabbits and mice. They're raised on it from about 4 weeks on and you
really need to watch your fingers when they get a whiff of it. They
have kibble available (a 50/50 mix of Natural Gold/Evo for cats), but
eat relatively little of it. The dams of the first litters I raised on
meat only ate kibble at the time, but it only took them a day or two to
decide that the kits had a good thing going. After that, they chowed
down on the meat right along with the kits. It took another week or so
before everyone was gobbling it down...you know how ferrets hate the
idea that they're missing out on something.
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