Clean up day for Ham's Cage - He isn't happy bout it...

Hey friends!
What doing, I got so excited about my first video I could wait to upload my second. Decided to take you along with me as I cleaned Hams FILTHY cage, have you witness our daily arguments and see how glorious Ham is when it's bath time! Would love to hear your ideas on future videos, look forward to more. (All cleaning products I use are safe for Ham)
Enjoy!

[@jcstang8952]

"say bye!" Ham: HELLO He's a defiant creature.

[@stillhere1425]

I had a male and female pair of budgies who bred. Two of the female chicks stayed here. I hung a large wooden toy in the cage and the ladies were horrified. He wasn’t delighted either, but later the same day, he sat on one side of the cage and as my husband said, “held court,” talking calmly at length in Parakeet (his native tongue) as the ladies listened intently. I believe he was telling them “If we just ignore the monstrosity, the human will soon take it out,” which I did.

[@thomasmleahy6218]

I used to get clean 2x2s and 2x4s from a local woodshop tip or construction site. I'd get pieces 3, 4, or 5 inches not more than 1 1/2 inches thick, split and shortened with a hatchet, hung inside or top of cage with white jute, looks like real thick string. He'd reduce it to little pieces in no time. Also had a huge supply of cardboard egg cartons. Tie half a carton to the top of the cage, and destruction would soon follow. Kept him busy and his beak trimmed.

[@Naturally3m0]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@cuthbert2546]

Seems, like cats, parrots rule the roost!

[@PrincessHVHHDSSS]

So relatable. 😆😂🤣

[@FairyNymph12]

Bwahaha!!! Same! My parakeet thinks anything new is evil and he must stay on the opposite side of the cage. He won’t even eat millet, which he did at the place I got him from. I left one in at Christmas for 3 days, never touched it. 😂 I took it out and decided not to waste my money.

[@readMEinkbooks]

He was looking at the bowl thinking, 'Are you serious? This isn't a bath, it's a very small hand basin. I want a BATH-sized bowl! WITH BUBBLES!'

[@Crystal_Seeker71]

thats what I thought too.My conures bath is three times that size.

[@TheresaONeill-ze3jb]

​@Crystal_Seeker71 she has tried bigger bowls,he won't use them, she said! 🤷‍♀️

[@55robloxmaster]

"Say bye!" "HELLO" Amazing.

[@fjw87]

I could legit watch you two all day long. The banter is 10/10 & exactly how I talk to my pets too 😂🩵

[@elflockexplorer]

I have a 19 year old Senegal (I've had him since I was 12) and he turns into a big jerk when I clean his cage, too. Hehe. All these years and it's the same thing.

[@drschulz2455]

I love how he’s giving his bathtub heartwings! Got me..soulmate…

[@ichinisa2583]

Ham bathing is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen

[@pattieboy5861]

I had a perch in my shower for my Ringneck- but his fav thing was preening my wet hair as I used the blow dryer to dry him off. I miss him. He was 32 yrs old, raised him from 4 weeks old.

[@wendymarie7151]

So awesome to get Hamlet updates again! Bridget, it's so wonderful watching you and Hamlet on here. The silliness and cuteness Ham shows is so darn adorable. Thank you Bridget and Hamlet! ❤❤❤❤

[@thomasmleahy6218]

Parrots have the market cornered on silliness.

[@BiskyKreuger829]

He’s so adorable he never fails to put a smile on my face 😊

[@hardyharr9377]

I had two macaws growing up and I loved taking care of them...taught them many phrases, even the bad ones...I also taught them how to drink out of a cup, how to shake and how to head bang to rock music...I taught them to ask for water if they wanted a bath...it was so fun to watch them spread their wings in the "rain" I created from a hose...I taught them how to beat box a few songs...sadly they have passed away...birds are the new Dinos

[@heathergerbyshak4078]

Hamlet is so pretty. The contrast between his red beak and blue feathers is really nice.

[@mandydhi2668]

So cute. Our macaw decides when she wants a bath. Makes her way to the bathroom and climbs up on the sink, gives a shout and rocks back and forth. Throw old shower curtain rod up for her and she’ll hang out under there for a long while. And then I sneakily go clean her cage while she’s preoccupied haha. Birds are great.

[@birdiegirl7849]

Your bird is beautiful. I have a white budgie and he gets up set when I clean his cage as well. He also talks alot He has a vocabulary of about 100 words now .🎉

[@ashbee2982]

“You might have a sharp beak but I have many teeth” 😂😂 I use puppy pads too for my eclectus, I buy them in bulk boxes of 400 and they are amazing lol

[@TabJH]

oh Hamlet... u gotta let Mum make your house look a royal castle

[@Shen986]

My quaker does that crawl-down-the-arm maneuver, too, when he wants a bath. I'm usually in the middle of washing dishes and have to fight him off until can clear the sink for his shower. Extremely relatable video!

[@Sword_Army]

Ah, now i know my bird isn't the only one doing the "out of battery smoke alarm" sound😂so cute but annoying!

[@LordPegasusBudda]

not as annoying as the whistle my brother and step dad do, my mum had an african gray who picked up said whistle .... think smoke alarm but much louder and higher pitch

[@jasonkortink4785]

Hamlet is such a character,your such a good mum and beautiful lady Bridget ,love to you both

[@laurenmargach9540]

Hi Bridget and Ham hope you guys are well sending love from Scotland in the UK ☺️❤️

[@owenyowenface]

This is so cool Bridget.Your videos are now entertaining (which they always were) AND informative. ❤🙋😊

[@Scoobysnax8]

Love it Bridget & Hamlet 🥰 … you really make my day. The goodbye/hello at the end is classic timing 😂

[@8lilly8-qp7os]

You two are hilarious, love your relationship 💕💕💕

[@joannemurdock7899]

Bridget wonderfull to see you and cheeky Hamlet again🥰❤🙏🙏

[@kelseytaylor9020]

Yes. Concrete. I highly recommend getting a small steamer. It helps a lot.

[@ladysmith3578]

My birds like to be misted with a spray bottle. I scrub my cages every Friday morning before I come to work. Of course papers are changed daily. I put a piece of thin plexiglass on top both of my cages to keep the birds from pooping down in the cage and soiling their perches and toys. Sometimes I put my mustache parakeet in my kitchen sink and soak him really good with the sprayer. He likes that better than the sprayer bottle.

[@poonambaboria793]

Lovely bird with cute voice n gestures .....❤

[@efj0096]

You know Hamlet is the boss and our jobs as bird parents is to serve them lol lots of love from New Jersey and Ember 💕💖💗

[@friggintourist7751]

That "growl" he was doing, my dads quaker does it too and we call it motorboating. However, he loves when his cage gets cleaned out and will do double chirps

[@stevendegeorge2910]

I am laying here, watching your video staring Ham, I have been laughing so much. He is so lucky he has you. Bless both of you. Thanks for the great video. All the very best to you both. Steve

[@CallieG333]

My cockatiels used to love getting in the shower with me. They would have a wash then sit on the railing while I finished my shower.

[@lchan97]

Wonderful chaos! Love it!

[@chelle_starroyal1503]

I love how you talk to Ham.. it's exactly the way I talk to my feathered boy 🦜 You guys are funny & Awesome !!!! 💚 😃

[@michellezoe4596]

I love Ham's color. Such pretty birds the ringnecks are!

[@beardymcbeardface69]

Speaking of drowned rats, you should have seen the Rainbow lorikeets who visit me! This morning they were completely soaked through from the rain we're having in Sydney. They looked like they put some gel in their feathers for some punky looks.

[@mehere8038]

rain or deliberately playing in puddles? My rescue pet lorikeets identify as half duck & go nuts at bath time (well sometimes, other times they refuse, but when they're in a bathing mood, there's no stopping them - and they like really cold water too). Wouldn't surprise me at all if the wild ones were intentionally giving themselves the drowned rat look, especially with the warmer weather

[@beardymcbeardface69]

@@mehere8038 Haha yes one time one of them jumped into the shallow small water bowl I gave them to drink from. So cute.

[@mehere8038]

@@beardymcbeardface69 lol yeh the species LOVES water! Is kinda funny, the cockatoos HATE it, but lorikeets LOVE it. I saw a video a while back where some construction type workers had put some water in their lunchbox to give the lorikeets a drink & a dozen or so of them had decided it was bath time & by the time they'd finished, the "bath" was dark brown, but they were STILL jumping into it & bathing & fighting over it. My neighbour's got a bird bath & the lorikeets & noisy miners LOVE it For my pet rescue ones, I mostly set up a bunnings plastic birdbath in my bathroom & the entire bathroom is DRENCHED by the time my boy's finished! My girl's more delicate, but still wets stuff prettywell. She also likes small baths so yeh, little drinking water container is just perfect. She looks very cute just sitting in a bowl she only just fits inside too :) My pet ones, for water containers I use tiny containers, so as to keep the water drinkable & available, cause larger & yeh, it's jump in time at random (not to mention poo into constantly) but even with tiny ones, we still have times where it's "lets fit my entire head into the waterbowl & drench it" lol when my boy does that, I know it's bath time & get him a proper bath, but then half the time he decides he's finished his bath by the time I can set it up & refuses to use the proper bath after that, ah parrots! If you have space, you should consider getting a birdbath, it's hours of entertainment :) The bunnings $30 plastic ones are really good, nice & light weight, so easy to move around, but a good depth for birds & edges are have lots of holes along them, so they're grippy, so the birds seem to really like them. Kitty litter trays are also a great size & very loved I've found

[@beardymcbeardface69]

@@mehere8038 I wish I could get them a proper birdbath, however I unfortunately can't since I live in an inner city apartment. So at the moment the best I've been able to do for them is provide small bowls (more like plates with high lips). My girlfriend is a ceramicist so we've talked about making some rectangular ceramic bowls to run the length of the window sill. Hopefully we'll get that done. I'm shocked at how friendly and bold the wild lorikeets can be. After maybe 6 months of developing trust with them, they got to the point that they'll fly in from outside, into my lounge room, or even through the lounge room and into the kitchen, and land on my shoulder, as if to ask where their breakfast is. Sometimes they'll land on my computer monitor and wait for me to attend to them. Your birds look very happy!

[@s.714]

Y'all always brighten my day !!! Thank you. ✌

[@missanella]

Ohhhh beautiful Ham 💙🐦💓😘🥰🤗 I love how you talk to Ham and he to you 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 its hilarious!!!! Love you two 💓💝💖

[@amyf5521]

“Wait a heckin second!” Why is that the best thing I’ve ever heard?!?!

[@dlinsk401]

What a fabulous long tail! He needs a bigger dish 😊

[@normamcmanus1139]

Use vet wrap to wrap your perches. Makes cleanup easier, easily replaced and easier on the bird’s feet.

[@thomasmleahy6218]

Clean the cage! What a job, remove all the stuff from the inside, take out the bottom catch-all, soak all the dried on 'stuff' and brush it off, repeat for the remainder. I used to take my parrot into the shower with me. He'd stay on the curtain rod till I was done, then I'd splash the water off my hand onto him. He absolutely loved getting completely soaked, although I wouldn't do him so completely soaked only rarely. Spray bottle with a gentle mist was the usual deal.

[@theuktoday4233]

you and Ham brought a lot of smiles into my life tonight!!!

[@trinityjosephsparanormalre5993]

He's a clean boy!! He really does have a healthy bunch of feathers I didn't know how else to say that but he's beautiful or handsome and thanks for sharing your life with Hamlet!

[@nickrider5220]

Beautiful bird, really gorgeous blue ❤

[@kimberlycopeland2005]

Oh my goodness!! Love this sweet boy!!

[@bar-jean]

Ham is indeed a ham and crax me up❣️ Love your interaction❣️💙🩵

[@julieloofbourow3042]

Your bird has me asking WHAT DOOOING 🤣😎✌️

[@missthang4982]

Wait for it..... 3:39 🤣 What a little sweetheart he is. Your facial expressions during this process are pure gold! You both had me very amused. Hello from Sudbury, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦 ✌️

[@ThePetspock]

I love this ! I too have conversations with my parrot during cage cleaning ! Your both great keep it up

[@MirlitronOne]

I have feral ring-necked parakeets in my garden in the UK. Watching them visit the birdbath is always entertaining.

[@MiauxCatterie]

both of you have big personalities, it's perfect

[@rheahorvath9274]

You two are so cute together!!!! ♥️♥️ Thanks for the liner tip! My source does not offer pre cut bottoms anymore! Puppy pads it is!

[@Pardonmyfrenchie951]

You and Ham are adorable ❤

[@Brandon-dg8zn]

My ex-wife's parrot was a complete pig. He totally hated when I cleaned his cage and vacuumed the floor around his cage. He did, however, loved getting wet. We had a spray bottle to wet him down.

[@paulfowler4351]

I had an African gray and currently a cockatiel and they are all a joy.

[@seanalbin]

Beautiful bird and so funny😂

[@janetselke5796]

He’s beautiful! I love his color!

[@ralphchristianson]

Your ringneck is gorgeous, (of course you know that) the unique voice of the ringneck is a treat to here and your is a unique colour and very smart, hope you keep him for a long time.

[@Shreds1016]

He is so adorable! 😍🥰 Such a cute voice 🥰 I wish he could bath in a bigger thing.

[@michaelfrost4584]

Soo, soo cute ❤ l hope the rest of the world is watching, you are a great Aussie advocate.

[@MiguelNoir]

5:10 my favorite part. Say goodbye..."HELLO!" It is as if saying, "They cant leave!" 😅

[@larrywilson6900]

My sulfur crested cockatoo got in the habit of flying into the shower and sitting on the shower rod. Then, he started coming down and sitting on my shoulder and bathing. He would lift one weighing and then the other and then turn around and wash his back.mAfterwards, he would sit on the bar again. I then tried using the hair dryer on him as I dried my own hair, and he really loved it! Again, he would lift One Wing and then the other and to turn around so I can dry his behind. So, he was bathing almost every day, just like a cockatoo in the rainforest. He never dug his claws in enough to scratch my shoulder.

[@tonifrancis6945]

I just loved watching you arguing with your bird! 😅So cute!

[@angelmahone3477]

Such a cute Bird, love him

[@dessiplaer]

I had a little peached face lovebird that would fly from his room every morning to me in the kitchen where I was filling up his water dish. He would land on my shoulder and walk down my arm to my cupped hands that were full of water. Then he would proceed to take a bath in my hands.

[@TenderheartPC]

Such a handsome and well-loved birb ❤🐦

[@atlanciaza]

Such cute birds.

[@kaitlanchristine8106]

So cute when u were blow drying Hamlet. I had a Lory who loved getting blow dried.

[@Aprilsraven629]

What type of Parrot is this, he is gorgeous...thanks for being such a wonderful human and it shows in how beautiful & happy he is...

[@LeeJillian]

😂😂 I'm enchanted!😊 You 2 are ADORABLY HILARIOUS!❤ I'm going 2 be visiting y'all ALOT!👍🏽😉 🐦🕊

[@comesefosseantani231]

HI ! I had a yellow-fronted Amazon parrot for 30 years, who unfortunately became ill and is no longer here. I washed him with the shower, with a very delicate jet and lukewarm water: in the shower tray I put a fairly large basin (the Amazon is bigger than yours) and he went inside, and waved his wings and his head, getting completely wet, and he was very happy! Then I dried it with a small towel (his personal one!) and dried it with the hairdryer, with warm air and a delicate jet of air. He opened his wings and tail and sang happily. If I can give you some advice, don't give the parrot a lot of sunflower or pumpkin seeds: they are oily and damage his liver. The most important thing is that they always have fresh, clean water, fruit and vegetables, and no salty foods. Greetings from ROME ITALY

[@secretagent86]

Gorgeous bird

[@hoodie02]

I’m loving your longer form content! The editing style is really nice as well :D

[@DianeMario-ct9tf]

My bird used to try to bath in his water dish. I got a spray bottle and misted him. He loved it much more than trying to fit in a water dish. He’s see that spray bottle and get so excited. It was so cute. He’d even lift his wing for me to spray under them.

[@djernis]

We've got 2 lineolated parakeets and do the same thing, sometimes we fill a shallow saucer and fill it a little and they'll try bathing in that but they much prefer the travel size spray bottles (gives a fine mist), if there's room for it our male will even drop down on his back with wings spread out, whereas the female will find the nearest branch/perch and cling on while hanging upside down like a bat and spread her wings

[@genkill81]

We have two ringneck hens and they insist on showing with me everyday 😂. They sit on their shower perch and just get damp they get a real bath once a week. I wish I could add a photo of pearl she hugs me with her wings when she gets a full bath. ❤

[@suzanrudulph4141]

Ham is quite gorgeous 😊

[@SuperRashead]

I have had budgies for 20 years. One wanted to bathe in my hands every time I cleaned the potty. They are like little parrots. The last one died in 2008. I miss them. Hate when they die. I always break down in tears. That's why I don't want more. Love watching these videos.

[@jotrimble7688]

Yes please get a bigger bathtub. You are so good to your bird.

[@FAITH2x4x7]

Videos are so sweet. Hamlet is funny. I used to have birds, I never called it their 'cage' I always called it their house or their home because after all...

[@shirlenereid7888]

Say bye … “Helloo” 😂😂 luv you Ham

[@RosscoStixFpV]

Say goodbye... Hello 😂 Ham's a funny boy 😊

[@sbrett0407]

Lol.Bullseed! Hi from Canada's capital! You are lovely inside and out 😊

[@phaedrawidney5246]

I have conversations with my tiel constantly 😊 they're a huge comfort

[@StamperWendy]

Hilarious! Gorgeous bird, I've never seen one before... ❤

[@karenmarshall8354]

My George 🦜, Green Quaker, thinks not only is the house his, but his cage definitely is. There have been times I close the door so he can't come in until the cage is cleaned. And for sure don't put anything new in his space. The pads look like a great idea, why didn't I think of that. Very glad you did. Will make clean up so much faster. Love you and Ham. 💕🐦

[@uhavemooface]

When he squeeks like he does its so cute. He is the cutest bird in the world.

[@ThatsaTechnicalFoul]

You two are adorable! I think bird people are something special. I couldn’t do it. Probably great with toddlers too! My uncle always had parakeets when I was a kid and it was maddening hearing them make all that noise all day. So yea, you people are something special.

[@TheArcofinfinity]

He is so cute!

[@nancykittle6466]

I have two conure parrots. I clean their cage everyday single day. The paper at the bottom is changed. The caged wiped down. My birds also wear flightsuits with a diaper inside and they help put it on in the morning. They are never in the cage except at night. In the warmer weather, they go outside with me, leashed that attaches to their flightsuits and then to me for about 2 plus hours on a beautiful trail.

[@bjb7587]

Stellar comic duo.

[@Theflixlit]

He gets all sideways over his cage. Hilarious!

[@randallburgess46]

I’m so happy I come across this video! I miss Hamlet and his nice young lady keeper. You two are amazing! I subscribed.

[@henkesarah7147]

This was the first time I’ve seen one of your videos….you two are ADORABLE!! You’re both hysterical and I just love when our pets have a great sense of humor - or that at least we can appreciate their quirks! Thanks for sharing! New subscriber now!

[@user-th1dj7xn4h]

You are lucky Hamlet a clean cage and treats,you better be good 👍 for your mum

[@arjen-online]

I adore you two on the clock app, so glad I can see more of you 😂

[@Gummy_Pop.]

Such a cute sassy birb 😂❤

[@IrishAnnie]

He loves you so much!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤

[@sharynhines4769]

One of my Quakers has the exact bowl for his water, his brother takes great pleasure sneaking into his cage to bath.

[@M1KeYMAC]

my daily dose of his royal hamness, and change the batteries in the damn fire alarm