LOL! Throwing chickens! Now that's good!
On the topic of throwing rice at weddings, I have no idea if the killing birds thing is a myth or not, but I do know that the most recent fad (at least of everything I've seen) is to either throw bird seed (healthy for the birds and I guess they're more likely to help clean up that way) or to blow bubbles from little bottles of soap...
Ok, I guess this is getting a little of topic now. Oh well, guess we're in the right place for that...
BTW, I love rice pudding, rice krispy treats, and pretty much anything rice.