Can budgies eat corn?

Yes, in small amounts

Yes, in small amounts. Fresh or thawed sweetcorn is safe for budgies, but it is starchy and sweet, so treat it as an occasional extra rather than a staple vegetable.

Portion: Three to five kernels, or a thin round of cob about 1 cm (⅜ in) thick to pick at, taken away after a short while
How often: Once or twice a week
Sugar: 6.3 g / 100 g

How to serve it

Use fresh sweetcorn or frozen kernels thawed to room temperature
Serve raw or lightly cooked, with no butter or salt
Throw away any corn that looks or smells moldy
Remove leftovers within a couple of hours

Why

Risks. Sweetcorn is higher in sugar and starch than most vegetables. Moldy corn and other grains can carry fungal toxins, so offer only fresh, clean corn.

Benefits. The AAV suggests a piece of corn on the cob as something fun to destroy that doubles as a snack.

Questions owners ask 2

Can budgies eat popcorn?

Salted, buttered or sweetened popcorn should not be given; VCA lists salty snacks such as popcorn among foods budgies should never have.

Can budgies eat canned corn?

It is better not to. Canned corn often contains added salt or sugar.

Corn: nutrition per 100 g

Water	76.1 g
Energy	86 kcal
Sugars	6.3 g
Fat	1.4 g
Protein	3.3 g
Fibre	2 g
Calcium	2 mg
Phosphorus	89 mg
Calcium : phosphorus	0.02 : 1
Sodium	15 mg
Vitamin A (RAE)	9 µg
Vitamin C	6.8 mg

“Corn, sweet, yellow, raw”, USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy, FDC 169998). Public domain.

Sources & method 4

The sources below discuss corn for budgies (or for pet birds generally). Confidence: medium. Rated on the JOMIZOO Feeding Scale; when good sources disagree we choose the more cautious level.