The invention relates to a poultry fodder which contains corn, hydrocarbonates, fat, protein, micronutrients, vitamins, possibly enzymes and/or other conventional fodder components and has been subjected to a heat treatment. The fodder contains corn grains and, if desired, coarsely crushed and powdered corn and it has been expanded. The invention also relates to a corresponding procedure for the manufacture of poultry fodder, in which procedure non-powdered corn grains are mixed with the other fodder components and the mixture obtained is expanded.