ok i am going to start giving lexie raw chicken wings to help her AG problem. i have never fed raw and dont really have any aspirations to do it completely (i have nothing against it) so am a little at a loss......is it just a matter of feeding her a full raw chicken wing a few times a week? like the way you would buy chicken wings in shop/butchers-bones skin flesh cartilage-just give it to her and let her munch and she wont be choking on the bone or should i smash it with a hammer first? am a little apprehensive in case she chokes. shes not overly into meat anyhow much more excited by a bag of carrots than a bag from the butchers!!!

Mine get raw chicken wings occasionally.
First few times I gave them to them I held on to the end as they ate.
Now they just crunch them up on their own.
I just get a big pack of smartpice chicken wings from asda and split the packet up and freeze them.

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I have a small terrier and she has approx 2 a week but it varies, sometimes one, occasionally none and can be more.

The first time I was v cautious and made sure she was chewing and chrunching the bone properly, which she did. I dont feed raw, just the chicken wings and occasional lamb rib. I never leave her eating them unattended

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How strange is that - gave puppy (6mth) his first chicken wing tonight, just left him to it - thought he was going to lick it to death to start with, half hr later - all gone.

He has had lamb shank before so I know he can strip raw meat easily.

When I used to feed raw to my first setter, by way of intro I smashed the knuckle joints and bones with a meat tenderiser for the first couple of times, then just the knuckle joint and then nothing - at that point she was just gulping them down without chewing

I gave Kenzie her first chicken wing last week. She tried to swallow it whole before I had a chance to grab the end! I had to pull it out of her mouth! I think it was probably because it was something new and very yummy and she soon realised she had to chew it, but I'll be holding it for a while longer I think!

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She'll soon get the hang of it

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Kindness in another’s trouble, Courage in your own”

Just bear in mind she may be sick the first couple of times she eats bone...this is totally normal and nothing to worry about. We converted to raw about 7 weeks ago because Lexi has a dodgy tummy and it was best thing i did but i still hold her bones and let her crunch them. If in doubt bash them with a hammer first and hold on to them.

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Maddie had her first chicken wing yesterday! Crunched it all up and it stayed down and her poo is fine That'll be more chicken wings for her!

Out of interest, how much roughly does it cost to feed raw completely? xx

I have been feeding raw from the supermarket for about 6 weeks and that can work out at about £2.50 per day for our three dogs
This week I have an order coming from the dog food company
This will feed my three dogs (two chinese cresteds and a goldie) for a whole month plus a bit more inc delivery for under £40
So just over £1 per day

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attached is my workings out for what I needed to order and the breakdowns if you would like to take a look
I dont know how much the rabbit mince or delivery is that is why they are not on there

hmmm doesnt seem to want to attach I shall try and pm to you

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