I would feed all parts of the chicken and its organs. Think whole chicken, cut it in more manageable pieces (poultry shears or hatchet are good to have handy!) or purchase separate cut-ups. Pieces need to be bigger than the dog's mouth so he can spend adequate time ripping and chewing on it! 80% muscle meat, 10% edible bone and 10% organs. I would go easy on the organ meat until your dog is more used to it. Feed chicken for a week (at least) and watch the poops. A little lose stools and/or vomiting is normal in the beginning as the dog is detoxing the old inferior diet out of his body although NOT ALL dogs go through this but it has been observed, especially with older dogs! My senior did this, my 13 month old never had any problems and my 6 month old only threw up once during the switch. As soon as baby seems comfortable with this and all seems normal then move on to turkey. Go through all of the fowls and then get to rabbit or lamb. It's not the cheapest meat and lamb organs are not easy to obtain unless you have a direct farm source. Remember, organ meats need not match the protein source. Example; If you have some pork necks and beef kidneys on sale, that would be just fine to combine. I went from small to big. All the fowl first including ostrich. Then rabbit (which they didn't like, but I'll try again soon) then lamb, pork, beef and buffalo. I will get my first venison meat this year and can't wait! I have some family in Alaska that I'll be visiting soon and they promised me bear, moose, caribou and wild sockeye salmon. After about a month I would try the egg, but break in up into a bowl and try half of it first, remember to feed the shells, too. Some dogs never can figure out how to break it themselves but it's great fun for them if they do! Fish was last on my list and meanwhile you can substitute with fish oil capsules. You prick one every other day and drizzle into your dogs bowl or over his meaty bone. Don't worry, all will be fine! Breathe, relax and take it easy! It seems overwhelming at first but sooner than you think you'll be searching craigslist for goats you can purchase to have butchered! LOL
If you need tips on how to feed or where inside your house, I can tell you how I do this. I can also pass along pointers to you to how to find cheap meat.
Let the dog be the guide for how much to feed, don't be a slave to the 3 percents as those are just a general guideline to newbies. You want to feel the dog's ribs, not see them. Feed more if your dog seems skinny, feed less if you have a little porky! Stepping up the organ meats is the thing to do when you have a very skinny dog for example. My Toy weighs 10 pounds and a large chicken drumstick with a side of organs is plenty for him for breakfast. I feed twice a day, but I do feed the puppy 3 times a day as she's so tiny. Expect a long nap after feeding as it tires the dog out. Wild wolves have also been observed to sleep after a kill so this is normal behavior after gorging! I walk my dogs before I feed to get them nice and hungry and animated.
Oh, I'm sure I'm forgetting something but I can continue to guide you if you'd like!
Nadia
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