Can you feed chickens uncooked rice?

[PineappleMama]

Snooping into making my own feed at http://www.lionsgrip.com/protein.html

Their list says Rice, brown 7.5% protein and NO info about how to prepare it so it is safe so I'm guessing as is is fine.

 

[hallerlake]

Stale rice just needs extra water to cook. As long as it's kept dry, I don't think it goes bad.

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[Iflyonhorses]

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Thanks for the link - very interesting, especially about the worms as a protein source. I can't believe that my chickens absolutely will not eat worms. I have offered them beautiful little earthworms and they look at me like I'm nuts. They do like Japanese beetles, though and so I think I'm going to empty all the dead ones out of my trap and see if they'd like those.

 

[Inkheart]

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I would agree with this - i think it bloats birds up and not good for them!

 

[Chris09]

Your birds will not bloat from eating Rice.

Brown and Patty Rice is used in most all good Pigeon Feed. I use a Pigeon Feed as a Scratch and it has rice in it..

Chris

 

[Neil Grassbaugh]

Of course it kills them! They bloat up like toads! Horrible death.

This is why there are no seed or grain eating wild birds in any areas of the world that produce rice. They would get out into the fields, eat the rice and kill them deddern a plastic Christmas Tree. Why do you think that there are no wild birds that would feed on rice living in the rice growing regions of the world. AK, TX, LA not a one! Nor are there any in those areas of Africa, South America, or, for heavens sake, of Asia where rice is raised.

This was all proven years ago. Why do you suppose that for the longest time there were never any sparrows around churches in big cities where there was a wedding or two every week. Rice killed them off as fast as they could fly in from the 'burbs. That is why we now use bird seed. To save the sparrows!

Primitive man in South Eastern Asia had to guard the jungle fowl day and night to keep them from eating rice so that they could domesticate the buggers.
My gosh why do you suppose all those ckickens are kept in buildings all over the rice growing areas of the world. It is to keep them from eating the dam rice!

I don't think that a lot of you realize what a serious uphill battle this has been for since the dawn of time.

I'm really glad that so much time has been spent reaffirming the "common sense" elements of this discussion.

And ya wanna know what is even more detrimental to chicken health- I think internet dunderheads.


I feel better now.

 

[greathorse]

It doesnt surprise me that there are folks that have believed this myth. It was considered such a widespread truth that many if not most churches banned the throwing of rice at weddings. What does shock me is that in the face of real truth and real evidence and logic that folks given the gift of this truth and knowledge still beleive it. That is what astounds me.

We can have a breeder that validates feeding rice for 20 years with great results and others indicate sudden death to the bird, that mystifies me.

 

[NYREDS]

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Neil, love it. You may be even more sarcastic than I am.

 

[goldeneggtees]

Maybe I can use the uncooked rice to kill the starlings that have been plaguing our chickens and ourselves!

Edited to add: OOPS! Didn't read the thread through. Seems as if my evil plan to rid my yard of starlings will need some going over again.

 

[EweSheep]

I've fed my girls raw rice and no problems there! It is just a matter of portion control, too much of it is not good for them since they gotta eat some of the layer feed.

And I cook stale rice along with stale oatmeal in microwave and perfect for a cold day, breakfast time feedings and again at night before they go to bed!