Can parrots eat oats?

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Oats · Grains & Seeds

Yes — plain rolled oats are a gentle, healthy grain, dry or cooked. Just skip the flavored instant packets.

Keeper's noteDry or cooked plain — no instant flavored packets. A spoon of dry rolled oats is a handy bowl-topper that nearly every bird accepts.

Why oats is good for parrots

Oats offer soluble fiber, manganese, and B vitamins, and birds digest them easily dry or as plain cooked oatmeal. Whole oat groats sprout readily, too. The hazard isn't the oat — it's the instant packet's sugar, salt, and artificial flavoring.

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