Defrosting Meat.summer Time.

[king 11,972]

Just thought I would bump this thread back up considering the hot weather we are having. And the raw meat thread that just started.

[Rabbit Hunter 6,613]

Defrosting the meat won't take all day in this weather. I stick it in a bucket of water at about tea time and it's defrosted for about 8 pm. Leaving it all day when it's real hot can make it go a bit off and smelly and attracts the flies.

[dillydog 8,463]

It does no harm to give it to them frozen, or semi frozen,  in this weather it'll do more good than harm

[Ptd87 304]

I don't bother defrosting it now it's so hot out.... Dogs love it frozen and it keeps em busy longer 

[neil cooney 10,416]

Zoos have been feeding frozen meat to the big cats and other carnivores in the heat wave. On the news they even had mackerel frozen in buckets of water tipped into the Sea Lions water to keep them amused. IMO that must be taken on keepers or vets advice.

[Jackknife 823]

Mentioned on here years ago about giving frozen meat and got slated for being lazy..........

[Pirate 9000 676]

It's got to be safer in this weather to feed meat frozen than let it thaw completely sometimes the out side can be on the turn and middle still frozen.

[billhardy 2,342]

On 10 July 2018 at 15:37, Jackknife said:

Mentioned on here years ago about giving frozen meat and got slated for being lazy..........

It's wise to feed frozen flesh full stop let them slate yas maybey when the lost a few through bacterial causes through flesh turned then they will have a different view,chicken the worst killer can be to welps when salmonella high in the flesh.i fed frozen all winter unsure. Of the suppliers of the chicken.do has you see winter frozen with a soup  drink..keeps them really well hydrated.atb bill

[Glyn..... 5,208]

another thing i've found about feeding them Frozen drumstick or wings it keeps the teeth in great shape , let's face it sled dogs are some of the fittest dogs on the planet and are  feed frozen food for half the year 

[Rabbit Hunter 6,613]

Nout funny about it WK, totally agree

[The one 8,467]

Only problem i had was at greyhill they sell the meat in 5 kilo bags and it was off before the dogs ate it , now  i get 2 kilo plastic containers from a canteen  and only buy fresh mince and cooked mince  and fresh hearts and chunks and fill the containers and defrost one in a big plastic box it doesn't go off and no flys 

[Zilverhaze 1,627]

On 25/05/2017 at 13:07, king said:

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.

Haha exactly what I do cold water brick on top in the shade works fine in 40 degree heat