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Originally Posted by james1
Henry, no I dont think its a better kibble than Orijen, I was just looking around for alternatives that were more evenly priced. Orijens one of the best kibbles there is. A raw diet for me is a bit complicated - getting feeding amounts right, having good stocks, making the expense equal complete kibbles and remembering to order products would just let me down lol
Rainmaker - I realise what your saying about the added meat to an already complete kibble I did wonder that but then again with a kibble like this adding meat to it may well work out as cheap in the long run (only guestemating). As I say Im just considering options and Barking Heads looks good at 36 pounds...  I realise that the protein in it will not all be coming from the meat sources too but on the whole it seems a good deal for the ingredients.
The one thing thats drawing me back is that with delivery it will be more or less 40 pounds and as rainmaker says Orijen with all its added benefits is delivered for only 6 pounds more and you have the assurance meats have been preserved right and are cooked to better standards than anything around etc etc etc.
edit: Henry It sounds like you were feeding exactly what I was with mine - Burns + ND then changed to Orijen The only reason why I changed is because the ND was giving him the loose stools, but Burns is as you say pretty digestable on the whole. Have to agree MY SPANIEL TOO!! has a much better coat lol |
The point I was making was that you're not accounting for feeding amounts. Even if the feeding amounts of Barking Heads are identical to Orijen (I highly doubt it, Orijen requires about 1/2 to 3/4 less per meal than grain based kibbles as you know) then Barking Heads becomes false economy when you add in the cost of meat and/or greaves (dried meat meal).
If we consider that Barking Heads requires a greater portion per day (in grams) than Orijen, then Barking Heads becomes even MORE expensive again! That means, as you say, the kibble with the best ingredients is not only cheaper overall but better quality. A no brainer, surely? Do your maths carefully before you decide. I'm not trying to tell you what to choose, only giving you the information required to do so in full knowledge.
BTW, raw feeding isn't hard at all and there's no hard work involved. Order/buy some raw meaty bones (chicken frames, meaty lamb ribs, breast of lamb, whole fish, lots of things available to choose from) and feed them. Simple. No need to panic over nutritional content, balance or any of those things. When stocks run low, order some more. Couldn't be easier!
It's also very VERY cheap. I pay £2 for 10KG of whole raw meaty chicken frames. Each dog needs one or two frames a day, and there are a LOT of frames in a 10KG box! Add in a bit of liver and heart once a week (40p at the supermarket or butcher), some green tripe chunks as a treat, and you're literally feeding your dogs on a diet better than even Orijen for pennies a week.