by Old Fashioned » Thu Nov 14, 2024 10:44 pm
Farm.......your dogs are very well cared for and as you've said before, they do get lots of leftovers and whatnot, so IMO they are just as "lucky". Although I do think you spoil your sheep just a bit
Patrice......the stuff canned will be more for emergencies or backup. I have been and will be doing more like you are doing now for their day to day meals.....when and if I can find cheap meat I'll cook it along with veggies to provide their topper to their dry food. Depending on how much I can get at any time, that may do for a day or a week. Last time at my store, when I complained about the rising prices I did find 4 pkgs of ground pork in the markdown for less than $1 each (the rest of the markdowns were more than I was willing to pay. $3.99lb is my limit for beef) I cooked up the ground pork and added veggies and put it in the fridge and have been feeding from that for several days.
At the moment, the boys have a total of 5 bags (44 or 48lbs each) of the Purina Dog Chow, plus the remainder of open bags that may total about half of a big bag so 22-24lbs. The dogs go thru 1 bag EACH in about 4 to 6 weeks, so that's nearly 3 months of dry food. Plus I have picked up another 3 or 4 bags (different brands and sizes, but still large bags) that I've found on markdown/clearance that I keep on hand in case of emergency that would feed them both for another month or two.
Then there's the cat that will only eat the dry kibble, I have 2 big bags of unopened food stashed for her, about 20lbs each I think (biggest bag of cat food I can find). Plus a big tub that holds 1 or more bags, that I feed her from.....when the tub is empty, I open another bag and dump it in. All of it should feed her for 4 to 6 months, maybe longer. IDK, I haven't really tracked her food consumption, I just know 1 bag lasts her a long time. She usually gets Purina One 'Tender Selects Blend" chicken, though I also have a bag of IAM's chicken to mix with the other. She gets a little better quality of food, just because she's so picky and I can't improve it any with real food, like I can for the dogs.
Farm.......your dogs are very well cared for and as you've said before, they do get lots of leftovers and whatnot, so IMO they are just as "lucky". Although I do think you spoil your sheep just a bit |em28|
Patrice......the stuff canned will be more for emergencies or backup. I have been and will be doing more like you are doing now for their day to day meals.....when and if I can find cheap meat I'll cook it along with veggies to provide their topper to their dry food. Depending on how much I can get at any time, that may do for a day or a week. Last time at my store, when I complained about the rising prices I did find 4 pkgs of ground pork in the markdown for less than $1 each (the rest of the markdowns were more than I was willing to pay. $3.99lb is my limit for beef) I cooked up the ground pork and added veggies and put it in the fridge and have been feeding from that for several days.
At the moment, the boys have a total of 5 bags (44 or 48lbs each) of the Purina Dog Chow, plus the remainder of open bags that may total about half of a big bag so 22-24lbs. The dogs go thru 1 bag EACH in about 4 to 6 weeks, so that's nearly 3 months of dry food. Plus I have picked up another 3 or 4 bags (different brands and sizes, but still large bags) that I've found on markdown/clearance that I keep on hand in case of emergency that would feed them both for another month or two.
Then there's the cat that will only eat the dry kibble, I have 2 big bags of unopened food stashed for her, about 20lbs each I think (biggest bag of cat food I can find). Plus a big tub that holds 1 or more bags, that I feed her from.....when the tub is empty, I open another bag and dump it in. All of it should feed her for 4 to 6 months, maybe longer. IDK, I haven't really tracked her food consumption, I just know 1 bag lasts her a long time. She usually gets Purina One 'Tender Selects Blend" chicken, though I also have a bag of IAM's chicken to mix with the other. She gets a little better quality of food, just because she's so picky and I can't improve it any with real food, like I can for the dogs.
