Defrosting Meat.summer Time.

[king 11,972]

I know the experienced lads will know this but the lads new to dogs might benefit from it.

The best way to defrost meat in this heat is in a bucket of cold water placed in the shade.

No flys.and no chance of the meat going off in this heat as chicken can turn in a matter of hrs.

Here's an example.

Last summer about 28c that day.

I put 4 frozen chicken backs in a bucket of water about 9am.and placed in the shade all day.

8pm that night I pulled them out and through habit smelled them.they were as fresh as the day I bought them.

In my eyes it's a perfect way to defrost all types of meat

I would reccomend putting a clean brick or some kind of weight on the meat.

To make sure it's totaly submerged.

Enjoy the sun.

[rob84 112]

if you have space a old fridge for dog meat in summer is the answer, especially if you have taken more meat out than they can eat in a night

[dillydog 8,463]

They'll eat it frozen or semi frozen, I use a bucket myself but I'm not shy of giving them meat that's froze either

[ginger beard 4,652]

mine can't wait that long.i put a kg of frozen chicken wings out on saturday,went out the room for 2/3 minutes and there was 3 left.last year she had 6 frozen day old's chicks.

[socks 32,253]

Dogs will happily eat frozen meat without any problems ... same as the ferrets I chuck in a frozen rabbit at night and take out the remains in the morning ... no flies no mess no smell ......

[KING PUCK 14]

Had three lurchers go down for a few days in a bad way after eating frozen tripe ,and a few terriers over the years also with tripe ,so never deliberately fed them frozen food ( tripe anyway)

[socks 32,253]

I can't understand why frozen tripe would upset their guts ??????

[neil cooney 10,416]

Same as that, always take the meat out late morning so it will be semi-frozen when time to feed. The flies wont have affected it and they eat it no problem.

But have used the water in the past.

[steve t 931]

MInes are getting frozen sheep heads at the moment with no problems

[KING PUCK 14]

I can't understand why frozen tripe would upset their guts ??????

well it did socks ,few lads on here seen it as well,just never took the chance again ( maybe iffy meat, but a couple of years apart who knows)

[Daniel cain 45,143]

Always bag my meat up in daily portions before freezing it-used to spend ages chopping big arse blocks of frozen carcasses with a machete lol-shit be flying everywhere and the garden be a mess with the flies and bits of bone and meat everywhere lol-I use the old bucket of water now the sun's out-good bit of advice king - my ferrets quite enjoy a half defrosted rabbit aswell ken,like you say less mess.this threads just reminded me time to give the meat man a ring for another 100 kg of fresh carcasses and backs.atb dc

[WEDGEY 753]

The frozen stuff not run through the dog's ?? I'd never give meat frozen to the dog's

[Daniel cain 45,143]

Never had a problem myself-it comes super fresh so bagged up and frozen soon as-spend a fair bit on wormers mind lol.atb dc

[C.green 3,229]

Always bag my meat up in daily portions before freezing it-used to spend ages chopping big arse blocks of frozen carcasses with a machete lol-shit be flying everywhere and the garden be a mess with the flies and bits of bone and meat everywhere lol-I use the old bucket of water now the sun's out-good bit of advice king - my ferrets quite enjoy a half defrosted rabbit aswell ken,like you say less mess.this threads just reminded me time to give the meat man a ring for another 100 kg of fresh carcasses and backs.atb dc

Buy your carcass and back fresh saves that messing about just bag it up quick Found you could see how much meat was actually on the carcass buying it fresh.

 

I give my dogs half frozen lamb chicken and beef does no harm at all apart from maybe makes there body work abit harder to digest I sometimes boil the kettle get it straight out the freezer scald it and straight down to them . I don't see wolves complaining when there eating a frozen carcass they seem to manage it ok.

Edited May 25, 2017 by C.green

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

None of us like to feed meat past its freshness but no harm will come if fly free .The water method is a good tip mate .I leave out overnight indoors on a tray

and fridge it before work .Will try the bucket though as will be right temp to feed IMO. Nice one king .