Can my chickens eat milk chocolate?

[chicken ninja88]

I just started a small backyard flock and make my own food, but have run out of molasses. I have been wondering if I can use ground milk chocolate as a temporary substitute for molasses. Also, does anybody here no if chickens like rice?

 

[Judy]

Cooked rice is fine, but I would not feed a chicken chocolate. It is toxic to birds and can even be fatal.

 

[donrae]

Why are you feeding your birds molasses?

Rice is fine, cooked or raw.

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

Molasses isn't necessary for chicken feed...it is a laxative here:
http://msucares.com/poultry/diseases/solutions.html

I have fed COB with molasses before, just one bag. No ill effects. But it isn't necessary in chicken feed.

Raw or cooked rice is OK. White rice is just a treat. Brown rice is nutritious. They love cooked rice...dunno about raw.

I wouldn't ever feed chocolate to chickens.

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

http://www.lionsgrip.com/recipes.html

http://www2.ca.uky.edu/smallflocks/Feed_ingredients/Grains.html

http://www2.ca.uky.edu/smallflocks/Feed_ingredients/Proteins.html

http://www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/li...y/organic-diets-for-small-poultry-flocks.html

some of my favorite websites for feed mixing