We got some local sweet corn for our caique and didn't know if the corn should be cooked or served raw.
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I also have been feeding corn on the cob to my budgies for several years. I have had these budgies turn up with fungi in the crop leading to the death of one of them. It is my theory that fresh corn can lead to yeast growth in a budgies crop. This was backed up by my avian vet when I asked him about it. Since I stopped feeding both processed corn and fresh corn 8 months ago there has been no growth of yeast in my birds. This is my own personal experience and belief so I do not recommend others to do this. Roudybush has a high percentage of corn as do other bird foods so I switched to goldenfeast foods that do not use corn as a filler. For those that do feed fresh corn please be aware of the symptoms of AGY so it can be treated early on.
No I did not say this anywhere. Before I put 2 and 2 together I was feeding corn on the cob to my current budgies. The male was diagnosed with AGY a few months after that as I recognized the symptoms early on. He was treated with 10 days of Ampho B and was clear after that. That is the point when I thought about the one I had that went into the wasting part of AGY and died. I fed him corn on the cob. As said I am not recommending anyone stop feeding corn to their birds.And did you not say the Budgies came in with yeast issues