I'm new here and I need some advice.

[4030323]

I feed my birds a mixed diet of layer, grower, vegetable garden scraps, a tiny bit of sweet feed as a treat, whole oats, and scratch feed. During wheat and corn harvest, I feed them the spilled wheat kernels and field corn
missed by the combines in addition to the layer. I have a lg bag of whole grain rice that got a hole torn in it. I know my "babies" grind up the hard wheat and corn in their crop, but was wondering if the rice would be ground up ok, or would turn into a gummy mess and get stuck in their crop? I hate to waste the rice as I know it's high in protein, and would rather not have to cook it for them before feeding, but I will if I have to. Forgot to mention they get bugs and grass too as they have a huge run to forage/play in. Thanks for any help you can give! Pat

 

[barneveldrerman]

They can have rice if it's COOKED.

Here is a link of stuff u can feed your chickens.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/chicken-treat-chart-the-best-treats-for-backyard-chickens


Hope this helped!

 

[trailrider330]

My chickens love cooked rice!

 

[Cindy in PA]

Rice doesn't have to be cooked. It is an ingredient in many pigeon feeds. Chickens are fine with raw rice.

 

[4030323]

Thanks so much. I'll drag out the old rice cooker and start cooking it.