Feeding Dogs Mackerel Often

[perthshire keeper 1,239]

hi all i have (as many have this time of year) assess to a large number off fresh mackerel ive been feeding my 3 older dogs them all week with biscuit meal and or a mixer and they seen to be doing v well on it so my question to the more savvy among you is it safe (IE will they get all they need) from being fed mackrell and mixer say 3-4 days a week?

 

i have a Canadian freind the recons he used to feed his dogs on nothing but dried salmon back home in Canada

[socks 32,253]

Yep the sled dogs in Alaska eat dried salmon all through the winter .........

[skycat 6,173]

Mackerel is a great food: quality protein, fat (as in fish oils) loads of vits and minerals; go for it.

[AirgunGuy 362]

Are the mackerel in where you are? Spoke to someone this morning who's at their caravan on the west coast and none caught yet. As soon as they're in me and the kids will be out for them and hopefully filling the freezer for the dogs. Been feeding the dogs raw salmon 2-3 times a week for the last couple of months and they seem fine on it. Their coats are definitely better. Good source of protein and oils ;-)

[Sirius 1,391]

No problem just add it into the mix, I like to vary things so would not feed solely one food stuff for too long. Fish is great stuff, I feed mackerel, sprats what ever I can catch or get my hands on, freeze it down and feed at your convenience.

[perthshire keeper 1,239]

sounds a plan i have acsess to loats of free red meat too, but i like to mix it up so the 3-4 day a week on fish should be good for them. ive 7 dogs to feed now so every little helps the 3 dogs are currently working eat mackerel whole heads the lot and they love it not to mention theirs next to no shite to pick up

Edited July 15, 2013 by perthshire keeper

[koda 83]

there in at blyth got 200 on sun freezers full,i just gut them and feed raw they love them

[AirgunGuy 362]

there in at blyth got 200 on sun freezers full,i just gut them and feed raw they love them

Where's Blyth mate?

[koda 83]

Northumberland 15 miles north of Newcastle,i no they are in further up at amble 7 miles past blyth

[AirgunGuy 362]

Thanks mate. I don't think they're in the sea lochs on the west coast of Scotland yet...shouldn't be long though

[BORDERSCOT 3,816]

 

there in at blyth got 200 on sun freezers full,i just gut them and feed raw they love them

Where's Blyth mate?

 

 

Northumberland...once married a girl from Blyth.. didn't last long but feck me it was eventful...

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[dogs-n-natives 1,182]

Are the mackerel in where you are? Spoke to someone this morning who's at their caravan on the west coast and none caught yet. As soon as they're in me and the kids will be out for them and hopefully filling the freezer for the dogs. Been feeding the dogs raw salmon 2-3 times a week for the last couple of months and they seem fine on it. Their coats are definitely better. Good source of protein and oils ;-)

They are about the west coast, but patchy distribution, last years hot spots are often dead, yet other places are heaving with them. Argyll. My dogs have been feeding on Mackerel for a while now, among other fish and stuff. I never buy mixer, but my dogs also get my food waste.

[AirgunGuy 362]

 

 

Are the mackerel in where you are? Spoke to someone this morning who's at their caravan on the west coast and none caught yet. As soon as they're in me and the kids will be out for them and hopefully filling the freezer for the dogs. Been feeding the dogs raw salmon 2-3 times a week for the last couple of months and they seem fine on it. Their coats are definitely better. Good source of protein and oils ;-)

 

They are about the west coast, but patchy distribution, last years hot spots are often dead, yet other places are heaving with them. Argyll. My dogs have been feeding on Mackerel for a while now, among other fish and stuff. I never buy mixer, but my dogs also get my food waste.

Just heard that they are in around the west coast of Scotland ;-) After BS's comments I was thinkin about hittin Blyth for a fishy weekend...mackerel by day...ladies by night :-D

[dogs-n-natives 1,182]

Haha aye Blyth is a f***ing right laugh, loads of sluts.... the mackerel they are getting there are half the size of the west coast fish, in general, but in huge numbers. Im up loch long just now.... caught 7 off the rocks here last night, and a couple of smallish Pollock too. Watch out for those blyth lasses mate, they are mental! But good fun!

[AirgunGuy 362]

How long you up for mate? I'm thinking on going up with the kids for some mackerel bashin on Sat ;-)