Guest lynne893 Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 question-- we've had a couple of turkey necks in our freezer for a few years. i've wanted to give them to our girls, but i've always lost my nerve (fear of the big diarrea blow-out!). is it ok to give them 3-4 year frozen necks? our freezer has never had a long period of being out of electricity or anything so it's not that they'd be rancid, they're just kinda old. but that's the point of a freezer, right? this post has me inspired to take the plunge and feed them today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfish Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Here's a question for those of you with multiple hounds. I've recently found a source of frozen turkey necks and would love to give one to Sid, but I know that given the opportunity, Jeffie would steal it and Sid would let him. The problem is that Jeffie has hardly any teeth, and he has begun to resource guard. Not a problem usually, and we deal with it. He's not dangerous (remember the bit about 'hardly any teeth? ) but I don't want to create conflict. When he's stolen a pig ear, I've let him keep it on the basis that he can really only try to gum it to death and he gives up, whereupon Sid steals it back. But with a turkey neck, it's possible that with his few molars he may be able to separate a bone, in which case he's almost certainly going to swallow it whole. How dangerous would you say a whole vertebra of a turkey would be, if it were swallowed by an old dog, bearing in mind it has those long, spiny parts that it has? Quote The plural of anecdote is not dataBrambleberry Greyhounds My Etsy Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TirzhaZ Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 We've raw fed our dogs for a while (though we're owners of our first greyhound now!) Make sure the turkey necks are not enhanced, as enhancing solutions can cause diarrhea (or in the case of my guy, goopy eyes.) All meat should have less than 100mg of sodium per serving, otherwise they have been enhanced. Usually turkey necks aren't, but check to be sure!Cairo gets his turkey necks frozen and loves them! We feed almost everything frozen, it's helps with cleaning his teeth more than just bone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustyroo Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 I wish Franny would eat them. Her teeth need some help. Quote Jodie D (hope to have another grey name her soon) Missing my Bridge Babies: Rusty (Cut a Rusty) 10/18/95-06/09/09 Solo (Tali Solo Nino) 01/10/98-03/25/10 Franny (Frohmader) 02/28/04-08/31/17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padfootx13 Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 question-- we've had a couple of turkey necks in our freezer for a few years. i've wanted to give them to our girls, but i've always lost my nerve (fear of the big diarrea blow-out!). is it ok to give them 3-4 year frozen necks? our freezer has never had a long period of being out of electricity or anything so it's not that they'd be rancid, they're just kinda old. but that's the point of a freezer, right? this post has me inspired to take the plunge and feed them today! I have this question too! Ours isn't quite so old...just from the Thanksgiving turkey this past November, but still it's been "ageing" a bit in the freezer. Quote Padfoot the greyhound fr. Coach Venom, Joined his forever family: 10-1-13 Lupin the galgo, Joined his forever family: 7-18-14And the reptiles: Bernie the Bearded Dragon and Tonks the Russian Tortoise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandiandwe Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Dunno about that, but mine are just finishing off two turkey necks each for breakfast. These, and chicken carcasses, are the highlights of their week! They get them three or four times a week, their teeth are great, and they cause great excitement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acadianarose Posted March 7, 2014 Author Share Posted March 7, 2014 Dunno about that, but mine are just finishing off two turkey necks each for breakfast. These, and chicken carcasses, are the highlights of their week! They get them three or four times a week, their teeth are great, and they cause great excitement. Here too. Payton knows when the beach towel comes out, he is getting a turkey neck. He loves them and his teeth are getting so much better. Quote Payton, The Greyhound (Palm City Pelton) and Toby, The LabAnnabella and Julietta, The CatsAt the Bridge - Abby, The GSD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest roweboy Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 New owner here and I read about the benefits of turkey necks in the Greyhounds For Dummies book. Since all the grocery stores told me they were out of season, I finally found a butcher who sells them for $1.09/lb. I picked up a couple to try, nearly a pound each, and my 77 lb grey thinks he's in heaven when he gets one. I fed them frozen solid in the yard. The same butcher also sells raw dog food which is whole chicken ground up and frozen. I thought this would be more disgusting than it is, but I bought 3, 1 lb packages. I let one thaw in the fridge then divided it into two. In the past week he's gotten 2 turkey necks and two dinners of raw chicken mixed with his grain-free Costco beef/sweet potato kibble . I ordered ten lbs of turkey necks figuring on one or two per week. I also mix his breakfast kibble with pumpkin and salmon oil, and he gets a TBS of plain yogurt every other day. So far he has very little gas and solid poops. He could stand to gain a couple of pounds; he was racing until Dec 29th. He's young - he'll be 3 in May. His teeth look great, too, so I'm hoping this will keep them good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lillypad Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Sounds great roweboy. There is lots of info at Greytalk on feeding a raw diet. I found this thread to be very informative. I am sure your hound will be very happy that you decided to feed a raw diet. http://forum.greytalk.com/index.php/topic/242512-raw-feeding-basics/?hl=%2Bfeeding+%2Bbasics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rathma Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 I would be absolutely thrilled if I could find turkey necks for $1.09/lb but here, the cheapest is $1.65 and with 6 hounds, it's just no doable! When I did feed them, I think they were most likely the best loved meal by far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FreeholdHound Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Harry is chomping & crunching a a big neck now, to be followed by a bit a raw Green Tripe. His favorite meal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walliered Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 I feed mine turkey necks and they love them, but I thaw them out. Da Vid already had 2 broken canines teeth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieRhea Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Hello. Is it safe to cut a turkey neck with a knife. I want to feed it to my two hounds? Concerned about splinters. Thx. I've had no problem. I feed Duck necks and cut them with kitchen shears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoundHeavenAZ Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 My kids get them about every other day and they totally LOVE them! Leah got her annual check up (9 years old!) recently, and once again the vet said her teeth look fabulous She has never had to have a dental in 7 years! Quote Jody, Leah & JimmieYou left us much, much too soon Lima & Chip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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