Can Poultry Eat Uncooked Rice?

[casportpony]

Like the title says, can poultry eat uncooked rice?

 

[MysteryChicken]

No. Can cause digestive issues.

 

[chickengr]

yes. I used to buy mixed grains: corn, wheat, barley, oats and rice.

 

[SandyRiverChick]

Trying to have a little fun aren't you? LOL It's not a great source of nutrition but not going to hurt them. I learned this from the 1million threads about it, hahaha.

 

[tlcmurphy]

Didn’t “They” tell us not to throw uncooked rice at weddings because it kills birds?
Also, don’t throw cooked rice, it sticks to the bride. Do. Not. Ask.

 

[nuthatched]

Yes, it won't kill or harm them. It's empty calories but won't hurt them.

 

[saysfaa]

Feedopedia says:

"Rough rice, also called paddy rice, is the whole rice grain with the hulls (about 20% of the grain) (Ffoulkes, 1998). It is a coarser product than brown rice, which is the rice grain without the hulls but still containing the bran, or polished rice, which is the rice without the bran. Paddy rice is much less used for animal feeding than other grains, as it is often more expensive and less available."

"Processess
Rough rice grains are very hard and abrasive and should be ground before they are used as animal feed, particularly for monogastric animals (Ffoulkes, 1998)."

Notice there is nothing about cooking the rice as there would be it it were necessary (as it is for beans).

The brown rice page of Feedipedia is under construction and not available. Rough rice and broken rice are the next closest things

"Rough rice can be fed to poultry though its use is limited by the presence of hulls and non-starch polysaccharides. Information about the use of rough rice in poultry is scarce. It is considered to be poorly palatable (El Boushy et al., 2000). In some countries, rough rice is part of the natural diet of scavenging chickens, as observed for instance in Sri Lanka, where it accounted for 7% of the diet (Gunaratne et al., 1993).

Comparisons between rough rice and maize grain show a much lower nutritional value for rough rice... For laying hens, rough rice gives good results when it constitutes 20-30% of the diet (Göhl, 1982)..."

And

The use of broken rice or polished rice in poultry feeding is not as much documented as it is for other grains. ... A maximum of 40-45% dietary inclusion of broken rice does not affect broiler performance (Brum et al., 2007; Gupta et al., 1999). Complete replacement of maize by broken rice seems possible (Edwin et al., 2002). Similar results have been observed in laying hens but the yellow colour of the yolk is reduced (Jadhao et al., 2000)."

 

[casportpony]

Feedopedia says:

"Rough rice, also called paddy rice, is the whole rice grain with the hulls (about 20% of the grain) (Ffoulkes, 1998). It is a coarser product than brown rice, which is the rice grain without the hulls but still containing the bran, or polished rice, which is the rice without the bran. Paddy rice is much less used for animal feeding than other grains, as it is often more expensive and less available."

"Processess
Rough rice grains are very hard and abrasive and should be ground before they are used as animal feed, particularly for monogastric animals (Ffoulkes, 1998)."

Notice there is nothing about cooking the rice as there would be it it were necessary (as it is for beans).

"Rough rice can be fed to poultry though its use is limited by the presence of hulls and non-starch polysaccharides. Information about the use of rough rice in poultry is scarce. It is considered to be poorly palatable (El Boushy et al., 2000). In some countries, rough rice is part of the natural diet of scavenging chickens, as observed for instance in Sri Lanka, where it accounted for 7% of the diet (Gunaratne et al., 1993).

Comparisons between rough rice and maize grain show a much lower nutritional value for rough rice... For laying hens, rough rice gives good results when it constitutes 20-30% of the diet (Göhl, 1982)..."

Thank you for posting that.

 

[Brooks_]

Do. Not. Ask.

I'm askin'.

 

[Brooks_]

My only concern is the little to no nutritional value. Otherwise, it is fine. Chickens evolved eating uncooked grains. They have a gizzard for a reason.