We save the hearts and livers when we process chickens. We’re pretty big on fully utilizing everything on the homestead, and with animals we’ve processed we feel that’s especially important.
About 118 chicken hearts!
With this batch we decided to dehydrate the hearts and livers to be used as dog treats. First I sliced each one so it was thin and would dehydrate well.
Sliced chicken hearts
Then I laid out the slices on wax paper-lined dehydrator trays.
Ready to go in the dehydrator!
The trays went in the dehydrator, where I used the same temperature and time settings recommended for jerky.
The finished product
The organs dehydrated very well. The dogs love the “chicken jerky” and I love feeding them a healthy, all-natural, homemade snack! We have a limited amount of jerky for sale so your dog and cat can enjoy this special treat as well, click here for details!
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