is rice safe?

[psimek]

Is it safe to feed chickens rice? I almost gave them some cooked leftover rice, but remembered that rice expands.

 

[Poison Ivy]

I feed mine cooked rice they love it. Plus any left overs I have at the end of the day.

 

[SandraChick]

My chickens love RICE and pasta and mashed potatoes and any leftovers...well...except most cooked veggies!

Sandra

 

[justusnak]

My chickens LOVE cooked rice. Well...they seem to love everything....I think they are chicken/pigs. LOL

 

[wendy]

we had this discussion when i first joined. i think most said cooked rice not uncooked

 

[natchlaly]

when rice is cooked it has absorbed the water it is cooked in so it will not expand any further it as absolutly fine

 

[wegotchickens]

My peeps love leftovers, even cooked veggies. In fact, they seem to prefer cooked corn on the cob leftovers to the raw cobs I have after de-cobbing cream corn.

I love to give them leftover spaghetti noodles. The resulting game of keep-away as they try to slurp up the noodle is hysterical!

I thought it had been proven that uncooked rice doesn't even hurt wild birds?

 

[MissPrissy]

Cooked rice is good. It is uncooked grains that you need to keep away from the chicks.