[PrincessDiana]

Originally Posted by ShylahTaffy

how do i figure out the ratio...80% meat, 10%bone? do the parts come in that ratio; for example if i feed a chicken leg or a beef rib...does it work itself out to fit the requirements? if not, can someone give me an example so that i am not driving myself crazy trying to work out ratio every meal with the meat and bone? it may sound like im going a bit overboard with it but i just want to make sure Saphira gets what she needs because she is still a baby and i want to make sure she develops properly...if she were an adult i don't think i would be as anal. lol. that face is hilarious!

If you cut up a cornish hen and fed that to her over a week's time or whatever then yes, that would be balanced. However, most pieces of raw meaty bones are not. We balance over a week. It would be way too hard to balance everyday, particularly for such a tiny dog! For instance, I give a bone meal probably 2-3 times a week and then give boneless the rest of the time. There is a great raw feeding spreadsheet in this thread that can help you http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...-learning.html OR you can just figure it out yourself. Convert her lbs into oz and then I would give 3-4% of that daily. Don't forget the organ!

Let me know if you have any other questions.