So I got a phone call from the company I use for a fair bit of what I feed, but told them that I didn't need an order this month because I still have plenty in the freezer. And then checked the freezer. Umm no, I do not have lots left. I have roughly something like 7 kg left, roughly a week's worth or so. So I thought I'd share here what I'll be doing to keep food in the house for Saxen when my normal source is disrupted, help anyone newish see what others do.
Thankfully I got to stop by and pick up the free chicken carcasses I get. And there'll be more each week (although the size of the bags that they give me I might be giving some away soon, I can't feed that much bone). This is chicken from our local organic poultry producer, they bring me back some when they send chickens to slaughter. Not my preferred bone source but I would rather feed chicken carcasses than minced bone from other animals. Especially as free food means more money to spend on other things.
And today I got to the local farm shop to pick up the ox heart and ox liver I had ordered. I also picked up a couple of their bags of pet mince. From their description it shouldn't be too high in bone, and is actually high in organ. So I'm feeling happy that the odd meal of that to stretch everything else will help deliver organ and stretch the meat meals. I left the farm shop with roughly 5 and a half kg of 'stuff' and it cost £5. That's roughly 0.67US$ per lb.
So chicken carcasses, ox heart, and pet mince for the next month (I'll order more heart). Very far from my ideal but whilst jobless I find myself having to feed in a less than ideal way. I'm also checking supermarket reductions, but I'd rather order more heart (it's cheaper and no bone). Also have to follow-up on some recent networking done whilst helping at the local cub camp (little scouts), with a farmer who has lots of stewing beef and venison in his freezer. Online networking doesn't seem to work very well around here (those with stuff they can sell don't actually go online much it would seem) but in person networking has been more productive. In person networking is becoming easier as we become more involved in our local community (we've only been here a few years). I have a friend in Manitoba who has said he'd happily provide me with all the meat I want if I only lived closer . . .
Thankfully I got to stop by and pick up the free chicken carcasses I get. And there'll be more each week (although the size of the bags that they give me I might be giving some away soon, I can't feed that much bone). This is chicken from our local organic poultry producer, they bring me back some when they send chickens to slaughter. Not my preferred bone source but I would rather feed chicken carcasses than minced bone from other animals. Especially as free food means more money to spend on other things.
And today I got to the local farm shop to pick up the ox heart and ox liver I had ordered. I also picked up a couple of their bags of pet mince. From their description it shouldn't be too high in bone, and is actually high in organ. So I'm feeling happy that the odd meal of that to stretch everything else will help deliver organ and stretch the meat meals. I left the farm shop with roughly 5 and a half kg of 'stuff' and it cost £5. That's roughly 0.67US$ per lb.
So chicken carcasses, ox heart, and pet mince for the next month (I'll order more heart). Very far from my ideal but whilst jobless I find myself having to feed in a less than ideal way. I'm also checking supermarket reductions, but I'd rather order more heart (it's cheaper and no bone). Also have to follow-up on some recent networking done whilst helping at the local cub camp (little scouts), with a farmer who has lots of stewing beef and venison in his freezer. Online networking doesn't seem to work very well around here (those with stuff they can sell don't actually go online much it would seem) but in person networking has been more productive. In person networking is becoming easier as we become more involved in our local community (we've only been here a few years). I have a friend in Manitoba who has said he'd happily provide me with all the meat I want if I only lived closer . . .