2006-09-17 12:04:42 · 21 answers · asked by PhotoBear2 1 in Pets ➔ Birds
This silly myth pops up periodically, and it is absolutely unfounded, Many migrating ducks and geese depend on winter-flooded rice fields each year to fatten up and build strength for their return trek to northern nesting grounds.
Uncooked, milled rice is no more harmful to birds than rice in the field,
It's a myth. There is no reason why birds, including small songbirds, can't eat rice,
2006-09-17 12:09:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Wives tale, they don't explode and rice does not hurt them a bit
2006-09-17 12:12:04 · answer #2 · answered by Jeep Driver 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
they dont explode but can kill them as the rice is dry and when reaches stomach it starts to swell with moisture (as it does when you boil it) and then blocks digestive tracts they cant now eat and effectively die from malnutrition
2006-09-17 12:16:35 · answer #3 · answered by John "Freddie" West 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Uncooked, milled rice is no more harmful to birds than rice in the field.
2006-09-17 12:09:25 · answer #4 · answered by Christopher 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I doubt rice will do that to any bird,
but try Diet Coke with Mentos...that might do the trick.lol
2006-09-17 14:28:23 · answer #5 · answered by Einstein 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well, if your first 17 answers are anything to go by - apparently they don't... shame!
I thought it might possibly be something to do with them storing the rice in their crop - and then if they drank water...
2006-09-17 13:17:17 · answer #6 · answered by franja 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
As someone else said, it's bread soaked in bicarbonate of soda. Someone once got arrested for it, I say blow em all up - I hate pigeons.
2006-09-17 12:14:52 · answer #7 · answered by kittygomew 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I am not sure, but, it is probably the same reason that makes seagulls blow up and burst after feeding them bread and baking powder.
2006-09-17 12:47:11 · answer #8 · answered by Robert Abuse 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps because rice expands when it soaks up water?
2006-09-17 12:14:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
That is just totally mint! Exploding birds! can hardly type here but jeez I'll give them a wide field of fire if they are suicide bombers!
2006-09-17 12:18:01 · answer #10 · answered by william john l 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋