Rice & Potatoes

[Chicklette]

Can birds have rice and Potatoes? Cooked!

[expressmailtome]

Yes. Brown rice is much better than white rice and sweet potatoe is much healthier than white potatoe.

Matt

[Scritch]

What Matt said ^^

Rice can be fed uncooked, also. I add organic brown rice to my dry seed & grain mix. Potatoes should be cooked, though.

[hollyhawkz]

When we have either for dinner, our fids get a little bowl of their own. I usually mix a few veggies in as well. I just put some aside before seasonings of any kind and they think they are getting the same as us. LOL

[Chicklette]

Oh I didn’t know you could give them uncooked rice. That is good to know.

I think Im going to try some rice mixed in with eggs (cooked of course), some cooked veggies and see how that goes. I think they would like the egg mixed in with it. Kind of like a stir fry.

I “think” I read somewhere raw potatoes are bad for them.

[Barbi]

Ah shucks! I wasn't wanting to read that raw potatoes weren't approved, or even questionable. Krickett loves a few small potatoe peels in her salads...

[Chicklette]

Well I do know I read it somewhere, sorry to burst your bubble. I could try cooking my babies some potato skins.

[Barbi]

I think I'll try cooking some and then dehydrating them. She likes crunchy. Maybe even grate some large and cook and dehydrate. Or what about frozen french fries?

[Chicklette]

Frozen French fry’s I would think would not be to healthy. High in fat and grease. You can give them one but just limit it to occasionally. Mine LOVE French fry’s.

[sailorkelly]

Abbey will be upset about the raw potato. She loves raw sweet potato. Do you know why it is bad?