He Grinds Up Chickens To Feed His Dogs
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If you want to grind chicken, bones and all, you need horsepower, says Mike Guebert of Terra Farma in Corbett, Ore., who uses the commercial grade, 1 3/4-hp. Carnivore meat grinder from Cabela’s. The owner of a direct-to-market farm, Guebert owns guardian dogs that protect his livestock. Feeding them raw, ground meat helps keep them healthy.
“We got concerned about commercial dog food so we started making homemade food over 15 years ago,” Guebert says, noting he uses old laying hens and imperfect poultry (including ducks, turkeys and guineas) for the dog food.
He’s tried smaller grinders but none were up to the task like the Carnivore that he purchased four years ago. The $800 price was reasonable for the quality of the grinder, and the reverse switch is useful when it plugs up.
Guebert notes the warranty says the grinder won’t handle bones, but he’s had no problems, and that it even grinds whole turkey drumsticks.
First, he cuts the gutted and plucked chickens apart as you normally would, using quality shears made by Shun.
“Make sure the meat is partially frozen to keep the machine colder,” as you feed the pieces through, Guebert says. “We do include heads but do limit the number of feet that go into each batch because the dogs turn their noses up if there’s too many.”
He also throws in organs such as hearts and livers. Going through the coarse grinding plate, the final ground pieces are about 1/4-in. in size.
The meat goes into gallon freezer bags and is frozen until needed; Guebert makes about four batches a year. He also makes food for his cats by grinding the meat again through a finer grinding plate and adding vitamins.
Over the years he has replaced grinding blades but has had no issues with the grinder.
“Overall, it is a good grinder and should last a long time. We are considering getting a foot pedal for it,” Guebert says.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Mike Guebert, Terra Farma, 33945 SE Hurlburt Rd., Corbett, Ore. 97019 (www.terrafarmers.net; terrafarma@comcast.net).
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He Grinds Up Chickens To Feed His Dogs FARM HOME Miscellaneous If you want to grind chicken bones and all you need horsepower says Mike Guebert of Terra Farma in Corbett Ore who uses the commercial grade 1 3/4-hp Carnivore meat grinder from Cabela’s The owner of a direct-to-market farm Guebert owns guardian dogs that protect his livestock Feeding them raw ground meat helps keep them healthy “We got concerned about commercial dog food so we started making homemade food over 15 years ago ” Guebert says noting he uses old laying hens and imperfect poultry including ducks turkeys and guineas for the dog food He’s tried smaller grinders but none were up to the task like the Carnivore that he purchased four years ago The $800 price was reasonable for the quality of the grinder and the reverse switch is useful when it plugs up Guebert notes the warranty says the grinder won’t handle bones but he’s had no problems and that it even grinds whole turkey drumsticks First he cuts the gutted and plucked chickens apart as you normally would using quality shears made by Shun “Make sure the meat is partially frozen to keep the machine colder ” as you feed the pieces through Guebert says “We do include heads but do limit the number of feet that go into each batch because the dogs turn their noses up if there’s too many ” He also throws in organs such as hearts and livers Going through the coarse grinding plate the final ground pieces are about 1/4-in in size The meat goes into gallon freezer bags and is frozen until needed; Guebert makes about four batches a year He also makes food for his cats by grinding the meat again through a finer grinding plate and adding vitamins Over the years he has replaced grinding blades but has had no issues with the grinder “Overall it is a good grinder and should last a long time We are considering getting a foot pedal for it ” Guebert says Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Mike Guebert Terra Farma 33945 SE Hurlburt Rd Corbett Ore 97019 www terrafarmers net; terrafarma@comcast net
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