feeding rice?

[Equest94]

My chickens LOVE food. They'll eat anything and everything but I want to make sure the stuff I give them isn't bad for them.

I have a little left over tomato soup that has rice in it...I was going to heat them up some and give it to them as a warm and tasty treat....

is this ok?

 

[S n M Poultry]

yes cooked rice is ok to feed chickens

 

[Rosalind]

Mine gobble down the leftovers from the rice cooker whether I put curry sauce in there or not, so I'm guessing they'll be fine.

Canned tomato soup can be a bit salty though--I'd worry more about that, but I wouldn't worry enough to not give it to them, you know? I'm assuming you're not planning to give them Campbell's on a daily basis.

 

[Equest94]

Thank you for your responses. I just need to get rid of some left overs and thought they would appreciate it, lol.

Is there anything that is really bad to feed them?

 

[ZuniBee]

My wife makes huge bowls of cooked rice and feed it as a treat. You would think the world was coming to an end the way the chickens go crazy. They love it.

 

[earthnut]

Sounds yummy for both humans and chickens!

The no-no's I've read are raw potatoes, citrus, sugar, and salt. (though a little sugar and salt shouldn't hurt them) And of course mold.

 

[birdnutz]

Avacodo is poisonious to birds.