corn: boiled?

[tiombe]

i have read many references to feeding the grey corn on the cob. does it need to be boiled first? why?

[Caspersmum]

Wow, you're coming up with some amazing questions! I'd answer them with useful info if I could, but I haven't got a clue! But it's good to get us all thinking!

 

Julia

[tiombe]

thanks julia for your positive spin. i am sure others might think i am posting too many questions and avoid my posts like the plague!

[Caspersmum]

Not at all! I'm a medical student, and as my tutors say, no question is stupid if it saves a patient's life!

[Talon]

I would just to make it softer and to get any pesticides off of it. But I'd love to hear the answer for real.

[Errols_Mom]

I give my Errol it raw, bbq'd steamed, and boiled... I chunk it up, give it to her whole, I cut it in wheels, and I've taken the husk and rolled it in a thin coat of home-made (no sugar) peanut butter, and rolled that in seeds, and froze it for a warm summer treat...she LOVES Corn!!!

[judygram]

I've fed it boiled or raw. I cut the corn into wheels and thread it on a kabob and hang it in her cage. My sun conure is so cute when she eats corn, she eats all the inside and leaves the husk of the kernal.

[Guest Monique]

I've also fed both boiled & raw, on and off the cob. On the cob is my Macaw's favorite. My Grey and Conure like the delicate little kernels better.

[jtullos2]

Corn is not a good source of vitamins and minerals so make sure he eats other stuff also. It is a good source of calories though. My bird loves it also, i'm sure he'd be happy only eating corn.