Scrambled Eggs

[Kathleen]

Do you feed scrambled eggs to your parrots? Do they enjoy it?

I have heard that scrambled eggs is a great way to get parrots to eat vegetables they may have refused.

[MandyG]

Yes! Mojo loves scrambled eggs.

I haven't used them specifically to introduce new foods. Mojo is used to getting a variety of food so he gets excited by new food. I have heard that they do help to get picky eaters to try new things though!

If we're making scrambled eggs for ourselves we'll usually make a seperate batch for Mojo and include the egg shells and add in whatever we're having in ours (except the onions). I'll add in extra veggies, nuts, etc. for him for extra nutrients and to keep it interesting.

I've heard that birds shouldn't eat eggs often, something about too much calcium/protein/cholesteral? I haven't researched this at all because we only have eggs once every couple of weeks. It might be good for somebody to research that before you consider adding eggs to your parrot's diet.

[Kathleen]

That is a very good point and I hadn't thought of that. I imagine too much eggs might mean too much cholesterol for parrots. I'm sure eggs are okay for them to eat once in a while though.

[MissLady9902]

I also feed my birds scrambled eggs. Just remember not to put cheese or milk in them.
I also feed them boiled eggs! It doubles as a forrage toy because they have to "peel" the egg shells off to get to the egg.
I would only recomend hard boiled eggs though. Undercooked eggs may give salmelina (spelled wrong of course) to your birds.

[Michael]

The Senegal can break the shell on its own and get to the inside of the egg, really?? I've never seen Kili crack anything bigger than a peanut!

[MissLady9902]

No, I just tap the egg on the counter and peel off a tiny part so she can get at it. She peels a hold and then makes a HUGE mess with it. She obviously enjoys it so I don't mind the mess. Noodle can open walnut shells so I don't think an egg would be that difficult.

[Michael]

An entire, solid, unopened walnut?? In that tiny Senegal beak??

[MissLady9902]

I said walnut but I meant almond
Sorry I was really tired yesterday but yes, she can open an almond shell, eat the almond and then destroy the rest of the shell.
There's a lot of force in that little beak!

[MandyG]

I said walnut but I meant almond

I was going to say that must be one amazing little Senegal! I have to crack the shells of walnuts slightly just so my Amazon can start breaking open the shell!

[Michael]

Hmm... even almond. I haven't seen Kili crack an almond shell. She can break the nut itself and she is great with peanuts but never an almond. How old is your Senegal again?

Kili is really efficient when it comes to peanuts though. She'll chew off a little whole in the top and then eat out the nut like eating a soft boiled egg out of one of those egg holder plates and then she'll flip over the nut and chew a little whole and eat out the second nut! She used to chew the whole shell through to get to the 2nd one but then she just learned to flip it over. Really sneaky!