Can parrots eat eggs?

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Yes — cooked egg is excellent protein for parrots, especially during molt, and crushed cooked shell adds calcium. Serve it plain and fully cooked.

Keeper's noteHard-boiled or scrambled plain — no oil, salt, or butter. Bake and crush the shell back in for a free calcium supplement laying hens especially appreciate.

Why eggs is good for parrots

Egg is the gold-standard protein boost for molting, breeding, or recovering birds — complete amino acids plus vitamin B12 and choline. Yes, it's a bird eating egg; nutritionally it's no different from the insects and occasional eggs wild parrots opportunistically eat. The rules: fully cooked (raw egg risks salmonella), and completely plain.

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