Chicken Feet Treats
Hi, my akita loves chicken feet as a snack. I usually buy it from an organic dog treat company (not raw...he refuses to eat chicken raw). My mother wants to save some money and make them herself. We plan to cut the nails, remove the skin, do a quick parboil before either dehydrating them or roasting them. Does anyone have any other suggestions on preparation?
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There are no chicken farmers in this part of NM as far as I know, though, so as much as I'd love to buy a bunch from the source, not likely to happen.
I've fed dehydrated duck feet I bought before no problem, but never tried chicken feet.
I don't put in boil water as I fed raw diet to Saya since she was 8months old and never pre wash stuff unless it gotten dirt or grass from being fed outside.
Saya's eaten stuff like whole quail, and rabbit.. No issue with bacteria coarse she eats the raw stuff on feeding towel or outside.
I never had issue with dehydrated duck feet, but only gotten bag of it two times.
Why take the skin off? I can understand nails, but skin might make it more chewy once dehydrated?
Saya and Bella loves duck, turkey and chicken feet yummy snack. Though turkey I'd never fed dehydrated it's pretty big and bigger bone..
Here's pic of turkey foot and some meat and beef thymus for Bella she is mainly kibble fed, but gets raw once or twice week sometimes three times and also gets caned stuff once week and egg once week for variety.
Chicken foot, chicken heart and some boneless beef.
I feed with nails never had issues yet with Bella or Saya, but they're raw so dehydrated might pose more issue.