Unsecure chicken perches

[foreveryoung]

Hello,

 

My mum has given me some (loads and loads) uncooked rice (from a farm) now I was wondering, should I cook it of can I give it as it is????

 

 

Emmma

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[Egluntyne]

I would cook it, myself. I have heard that if you give it dry, it will expand inside them and cause problems and that the habit of throwing rice at newly weds was shunned because it caused problems for the wild birds that subsequently ate it. Whether this is true or not seems to be a matter of debate though. I guess they would eat it in the wild, but probably in small quantities.

[foreveryoung]

I would cook it, myself. I have heard that if you give it dry, it will expand inside them and cause problems and that the habit of throwing rice at newly weds was shunned because it caused problems for the wild birds that subsequently ate it. Whether this is true or not seems to be a matter of debate though. I guess they would eat it in the wild, but probably in small quantities.

 

I have heard of this, I dont mind cooking it tho

[ashjc]

Yes I cook mine, they love it!

[jomeena]

I cook it and add a little natural yogurt, they love it but can get rather messy. Chicken rice pudding !

[gongladosh]

I cook it and throw a bit out. They also like it when still slightly warm (esp. on a cold day)

[Olly]

On principle, I don't give my hens anything that would swell up in water, because of the problem Egluntyne mentions above. I wouldn't give dry porridge oats, or even raisins unless it was a very few. They love it cooked, though.

[surfer_chicken]

Mine go mad for cooked rice

[gongladosh]

I wouldn't give them fried rice or anything spiced though...