Can parrots eat chamomile?

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Chamomile · Herbs

Yes — chamomile is mildly calming and a common parrot tea ingredient. Plain dried flowers or cooled weak tea only.

Keeper's notePlain dried flowers or cooled weak tea. Some keepers mist anxious birds' evening water with weak chamomile during firework season.

Why chamomile is good for parrots

Chamomile flowers are safe for parrots and widely used in avian herbal blends for their gentle calming effect — handy during storms, travel, or hormone season. It's the one 'tea' that's bird-appropriate, because it contains no caffeine.

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