Ok, so I don't have a butcher in this area, where else can I get these raw beef marrow bones? Those of you who feed raw, where do you get your chicken backs, etc? I believe I was told not to freeze the bones, to keep them from splintering? So, when you buy A LOT, how do you storage it? Just curious. Ileana Paul adds... We don't do the marrow bones very often, but the head of a supermarket meat dept. can order those bones in for you. Freezing bones will not cause them to splinter but cooking will. We do chicken 1/4's or thighs. We pay anywhere from $.39 to $.79 a lb. I have several markets in the area that will sell me chicken by the case so you have fewer packages and it saves the checker time by keying in the case price instead of having to scan each package. Markets like FoodsCo and Savemart always have frozen 1/4's at good prices. Those same markets also have kidneys, heart, beef back bones, and turkey legs as regular items. Earlier this week I bought 50 lbs. of back ribs for $.88 a pound. Lots of meat and the dogs love the bones. I do cut them on my table saw to make the portions smaller and easier to store but ya don't have to. We're currently feeding 12 a raw diet. It takes us less than 10 minutes to put it all together and the bowls actually shine they've been licked so clean. Paul ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================