Bane going RAW...A few questions?

Bane wrote:Ok so we are getting ready to switch Bane to RAW  and just have a few questions after reading lots about it.

We are going to order from DAF to see how that works out:
- Chicken Mince,
- Chicken Meat chunks,
- Chicken Wings + Drummers mix,
- Turkey something or other.
This will keep him going for the first few weeks, and then we will look at getting some tripe, pork, fish and beef etc.
Does anyone else order from here? Got any favourites that are really good value for money or anything your dogs particularly go nuts for?

yes i order from DAF and the boys go mad for their venison products but you don't need them yet as your not that far along!
In terms of the weights given, it seems everyone goes by what keeps their dog in shape. He is currently on 300g a day of dry food. Will he need more than this in raw meat?
He weighs 15kg and is 5 months old. We don't know what he will weigh when fully grown as he is cross so can we just pick a number say 500g a day and start there see how we get on? (That would be 2% of an adult 25kg dog)
I don't do % and i don't weigh the boys food, so yes i go by my boys shape. An example i always give is
Harvey is 24kg and needs 500g to maintain his weight
Chance is 48kg and needs 500g to maintain his weight - when neither of them are working so a normal day...
however i do not feed the same amount of food each day, one day they could eat 3kg and the next nothing or 100g etc etc but obviously you don't do that for a dog new to raw

Do you feed fresh or frozen more? Does it matter if they have half defrosted meat or multiply-refrozen and defrosted food?
I give more frozen to make food last longer, as i have 2 massive power chewers who have been on raw years now! yes you can give half defrosted food, and refreeze until your hearts content!

He has 3 meals a day. Does it matter if he has a bit of everything for each meal? Or should we feed just meat in the morning and bones later throughout the day?

you feed what you want when you want, it doesn't matter

I think someone else asked about supplements/herbs. Is it needed? Or more of a personal preference to add something once in a while?
if you give a good varied diet then no you don't need to supplement, i give herbs, oil etc as an add on to their diet for the health benefits nothing to do with supplementing their diet

How do we know if he has an intolerence to something? Will he be sick when he's eaten or will his poos not ever firm up etc?
intolerances show up with itchy red ears/feet being sick, having the runs etc

Is it alright to introduce offal after 3 or 4 weeks of testing different meats? Or is it a good idea to try and introduce small amounts early on?
I wouldn't no offal is very rich and causes very loose stools in a dog not used to them, so needs to be held off for a while, and given in tiny pieces to begin with

I'm sorry if all of these have been asked before, and thanks for any help :)Can't wait for his last bag of food to be finished!