Are oat groats healthy for budgies?

[Olliebirb]

One of my budgies, Winston, absolutely LOVES oat groats. I got him a pack of oat groats that I put in one of the bowls in his cage. He eats them all the time and I wanted to make sure that I can leave the oat groats in his cage. So are they healthy for him or should I take them out of his cage?

I got him something like this but it is solely oat groats and nothing else. Not dyed either.

 

[Bunchobird]

ive never heard of them! how many budgies do you have? do all of them eat the oat groats and enjoy them?

 

[Olliebirb]

ive never heard of them! how many budgies do you have? do all of them eat the oat groats and enjoy them?

Yep both my budgie boys love oat groats! You should try giving them to yours too

 

[Oscarbird]

Oat groats are definitely healthy for your bird. They have lots of vitamins and nutrients in them and also contain irons and fiber. As with anything you offer your bird, offer it in moderation. As healthy as oat groats are you want your bird to eat other things like vegetables and pellets. Oats can make wonderful additions to chop though! I'll tag some people who might have more info: @Mizzely , @Zara , @Kassiani .

 

[Mizzely]

They are a healthful grain IF you can get them on the stalk they usually have a lot of fun foraging for them!

 

[Sparkles99]

One of my budgies doesn't like them & regularly disposes of them in the water dish. I haven't figured out who it is yet.

 

[Mizzely]

One of my budgies doesn't like them & regularly disposes of them in the water dish. I haven't figured out who it is yet.

There's always one!!

 

[finchly]

Yes! But get them at the health food store or the grocery, it’s way more economical.

 

[Kassiani]

As others have said, oat groats are fine I don't just feed oat groats exclusively, though. I use them as part of the dry seed/grain mix I make for my budgies. It also includes rolled oats, millet, quinoa, hemp hearts, brown flax, canola seed, and chia seed. The boys will, of course, pick the millet and oat groats out first, lol!

 

[Olliebirb]

Thanks for all the responses! I'm glad I can keep them in his cage because he loves them so much! He has two bowls in his cage, one with his normal seed mix and one with just the oat groats. He also does eat vegetables every day. My other budgie likes oat groats but not as much as Winston. Oliver is much less picky than Winston and Oliver's bowls have nutriberries and pellets.
Winston will only eat the unhealthy seed mix! It's quite annoying and stressful because if I get him the wrong seed mix he literally won't eat it at all!

 

[Lori D Pert]

Both Sammy and Scout love oat groats. I usually put some in with their morning chopped veg. It's the first place they go in the morning.