halight Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 Hi all, I have two Jill Kitts nine and a half weeks old. I've been feeding them on raw meat. And I've started to mix in a few bits of dry food too. I have some trout in the freezer and I'm wondering if I'm ok to give them this flaw and give it too them whole ? Do I have to be carefully of the tiny bones like with cats and dogs ? Should I chop it up and remove as many bones as I can . I've been feeding them on chicken, ox heart,chicken and lambs liver. And I've also given them a couple of eggs. I just want them to have a good mixed diet so trying to find new things for them to try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 I used to give ferrets sprats raw, its great for them but be ready for the stink when you clean the poop out - ITS NASTY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halight Posted July 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 I used to give ferrets sprats raw, its great for them but be ready for the stink when you clean the poop out - ITS NASTY! Thanks mate. I will give them a try on some , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimlet Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 I sometimes feed mine the trimmings from salmon, especially the skin and fat layer. They love it. But I avoid the bones. Gave them some squid trimmings the other day and they cleaned that up as well. They always have access to dry food so maybe that keeps the whiff down a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 Fish is OK, go easy on the liver , too much can cause bone formation problems, especially with kits. Its not recommended for pregnant or nursing jills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halight Posted July 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 Fish is OK, go easy on the liver , too much can cause bone formation problems, especially with kits. Its not recommended for pregnant or nursing jills. Thanks for the tip mate. I did not know that about liver. I will make sure that's it's not over fed to them. I've not tried them on fish yet. It's been that hot here I've not wanted to risk putting fish in. I've been feeding them, ox heart. Which they love. Lambs liver that I had from the supermarket, they had some packs of it marked down to pence. Lambs heart, which was also marketed down to pence. Been eating those myself too. Chicken wings and chicken thighs, On the chicken they eat the skin and meat but leave the bones. They are also like to hide the chicken wings too, saving them for a later meal. Which is a bit of pain in this weather. I've also been giving them one egg between them , once a week. I have a bag of alpha complete food too. But they are not really that interested in it yet. Might have more luck when they are older. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimlet Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 If you can get them used to a variety of food, so much the better. Makes life easier. Mine won't touch venison, the meat trimmings or the red offal, and they won't look at pigeon which is annoying because there's no shortage of either. They've got used to rabbit and anything else is a poor substitute. Don't give them too many eggs. I feed one only occasionally if I've forgotten to defrost some meat and they have a few more in spring when they would form part of a natural diet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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