Can I feed my baby venison?

[GinGeum]

Not sure if this is a silly question. He is under 1 but doing well with weaning, has tried most things. We have a freezer full of venison mince, and was hoping to use it instead of beef mince to make up some meals like cottage pie/spag bol. Can't see anything obvious on Google to suggest I can't, but can't really find any information to say I can either!

I can’t see why not! Enjoy

yes

Great, thank you :)

Just be wary that I think venison can very occasionally have bits of shot in it. I think there are sometimes warnings on the packaging. Obviously depends where you got it and if it’s farmed etc

Venison shouldn’t have bits of shot in it. Some game- like pheasant might- but you don’t kill a deer with a shotgun, surely?

Deer aren’t shot with a shotgun, so there’s no lead in it to worry about.

No, it's not shot with a shotgun! (It's from our farm)

I did, it was a great choice because unlike other meats, it just disintegrates in their mouths unlike beef or chicken that went round for yonks like a washing machine. Low fat, high protein and has to be killed on the hoof with a rifle rather than sent to an abattoir.
On the other hand, this was 25+ years ago, so I’m out of date.

November agree with this, I would much rather him have meat that I know exactly where it has come from than from a packet in a supermarket! I'm glad it's okay to give to him :)

Ignore me then getting confused with small game. Sounds a great choice in that case and lovely to have local venison

I think the restrictions around wild game / venison are the same around honey. Due to the presence of some bacteria it’s better to wait until after 12 months. In the US and Canada they often wait until 18 months.

Like I said, I’m out of date. Mine had venison, honey, peanut butter and all sorts before they were 1. Did b/f until 8 months or so, maybe that’s what saved them.

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Only if over 18-months,
If under that age then only farmed and NOT wild meat.

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Sorry to derail the thread but if it's not shot, how is it killed?

They run up behind them and shout boo.

Oh that might be geese actually.

Its killed with a rifle which is a billet as opposed to a shotgun cartridge which has lead pellets

Can't kill a deer with a shotgun

Bullet*

I'm pretty sure I did. We have venison from our farm along with pheasants etc. If we ate it so did they. They are well past weaning and still love most food.