Boiled chicken eggs

[MauveRoe]

I'm new to this forum - I have a new foster in my home and she's very finicky about food - I want to add a boiled egg to her kibble - are eggs ok for our dogs?

[MamaTank]

Raw eggs have an enzyme that can block the absorption of Biotin (A vitamin) so denatured or fully boiled is better.
To denature an egg, heat water to a rolling boil, then carefully put egg in the water, let it boil for 30 seconds. Either time it, or count slowly. Take the egg out and let it cool off for a bit. Then when you crack it open, the yolk is still raw and rich, but the enzyme in the white is killed off.

[MauveRoe]

thanks - i appreciate it and I did boil it - interesting answer - never knew that - thanks again

[PaddyD]

There are several threads on this topic, you might want to search on the word 'egg'. It is a hot topic and the consensus is that whole raw eggs are good for your dog because the white and yolk balance each other out with regard to chemical affects. Many people here give their dogs whole raw eggs daily. I give mine one every few days.

[MaggieRoseLee]

Too funny, I give RAW eggs too! Just take the dogs outside and give them an egg WITH the shell. Heck, any of the shell they eat is extra calcium and the dogs get to play with their food and figure out how to crack the shells

http://factoidz.com/feeding-your-dog...onsiderations/

[Freestep]

When my chickens give me a bumper crop of eggs, I usually boil up a big batch for the dogs and they gobble them up. They do get raw eggs as well, especially Whaley who forages where the free-range chickens are. Never had a problem with any deficiencies. I think the only time you'd have a problem with eggs is if you feed nothing but raw egg whites. Yes, the raw whites bind biotin but there is enough biotin in the yolk to counteract it.

[selzer]

I give them to my dog hard boiled and peeled. I know that people who feed raw without bones, will use dried egg shell to provide calcium but then they have to also adjust phosphorous to maintain the balance. I don't want to deal with all that so I peel them. I cannot think of anyway to give the dogs raw egg that would not be incredibly messy, so I give them hard boiled. they are low in calories, high in protein, and I don't know if you can really give too many of them, but one a day is certainly in ok-range.

[Good_Karma]

I have ten hens and a lot of extra eggs, so my dogs each get two eggs a day, and I scramble them up with chicken or turkey for their evening meal. I save the shells for my tomato plants in the spring.

[Freestep]

Originally Posted by selzer

I give them to my dog hard boiled and peeled. I know that people who feed raw without bones, will use dried egg shell to provide calcium but then they have to also adjust phosphorous to maintain the balance. I don't want to deal with all that so I peel them.

I don't think you need to worry about eggshells messing up phosphorus ratios--unless the shells are powdered, it seems they just go right through. Whenever I feed eggs, shell and all, I find whole pieces of eggshell in the poop. And Luka will spit the eggshells out.

I cannot think of anyway to give the dogs raw egg that would not be incredibly messy

You could just crack it into a bowl if you're feeding indoors. When collecting eggs, I usually hand the dogs a raw egg outdoors and they all have different techniques of eating them. Vinca chomps them. Luka cracks hers by dropping them, then laps up the egg and leaves the shell. Whaley ever so delicately carries his egg to a quiet spot, opens it with a tooth, laps up the egg, then crunches up the shell. Luka is the only one who leaves a mess.

[SummerwoodSoaps]

Sumo our border collie will take his foot and crack the egg lol. I just crack the raw egg over the kibble.