Millet and wheatberries--cooked or not?

[pawsplus]

Do they need to be cooked or can they be given as they come? I assume YES on millet for sure, but what about wheatberries?

 

[Ron]

Well, in the wild they cetainly would not be cooked......

 

[pawsplus]

Well, true.

But neither would rice, and that is supposed to be cooked before feeding.

 

[digitS']

Wheat is a common ingredient in scratch grains.

Steve

 

[Ron]

I don't agree with the rice must be cooked theory. I have gotten sacks of raw (unprocessed) rice from local rice mills and it was one of my chickens' favorites, fed straight out of the bag.

 

[PAJerry]

If you really want to get the most nutrition from the millet and wheat, sprout them first. They are WAY more nutritious that way and the chickens love them.