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

[@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.

[@fjw87]

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

[@jcstang8952]

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

[@jacquiewiegand6323]

that's one way of saying "no! lets keep playing!"

[@dulalkhan-p1t]

@@jcstang8952 aku sipang525 style kada . Waiting for parking

[@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.

[@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! 🤷‍♀️

[@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.

[@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…

[@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

[@55robloxmaster]

"Say bye!" "HELLO" Amazing.

[@dulalkhan-p1t]

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[@dulalkhan-p1t]

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[@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.

[@miroslavzima8856]

We all hated when boys sanctuary room was invaded by moms for whatever reason 🤣

[@ichinisa2583]

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

[@dulalkhan-p1t]

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[@dulalkhan-p1t]

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[@dulalkhan-p1t]

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[@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

[@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 .🎉

[@heathergerbyshak4078]

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

[@ConureFan13]

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

[@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.

[@MiguelNoir]

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

[@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!

[@skyesfallenxx]

My cockatiel does too 😂 Sometimes I catch her at the edge of the sink about to fly into the dirty dishes and I have to get up and say "NOO!!" But when I prepare her own plate of water (with leaves of lettuce and strawberry stems I may add! because she refuses to bathe without them) she's suddenly not interested 😂😅

[@jasonkortink4785]

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

[@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.

[@Buster01Actual]

Ham is a beautiful boy! My Amazon and I go through the same routine, including the incontinence pads for her cage and cage top. She decided that every time I shower is her time to flop in her water bowl...which I then have to change. As you know, there's NEVER a dull moment with a parrot!

[@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

[@kh7794]

I use different containers, sometimes plastic storage containers, cake pans work great and I have an outside bird bath inside. More water more mess but my girl likes to submerge. They do prefer the shower though, or maybe it's the steam or just the communal aspect. Everything they do is more fun if I'm involved apparently, esp eating which is tough because they sometimes stop eating and that's because I have severe Crohn's and will have long periods where my food is mostly drank. That's when I have to pretend to eat but they caught on and now they demand I prove I'm eating! Lol...my little caretakers. Mine are scared of new stuff, why? I have no clue.

[@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!

[@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.

[@owenpavey]

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 😂

[@MirlitronOne]

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

[@robertjonsson797]

1st time watcher here (or what you call it) on your channel. Sweet bird. Seems funny. Will check more videos. 😁

[@normamcmanus1139]

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

[@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 💕💖💗

[@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!

[@poonambaboria793]

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

[@michaelfrost4584]

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

[@paulfowler4351]

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

[@MiauxCatterie]

both of you have big personalities, it's perfect

[@mehere8038]

lol I have the same saga with my rescue lorikeets! The tantrums about getting their cage cleaned are epic! & lorikeet poo is even worse than most with drying into hard sugar! Only way to clean that is hot water or pressure hosing. I only do a really good clean about once a month or so, cause it's not worth the dramas & stress to try more often. I like the puppy pad idea, although I dont' think it would work with my 2, they'd eat it lol. I've got artificial grass mats that I change out daily, take outside, hose & leave soaking wet for a few hours to loosen the poo & even just removing those creates dramas some days. They're not too bad on that though, cause they like the clean mats to roll on their backs & play on. Have you ever considered a bunnings birdbath for bathing? Mine have their moods & won't always use it, but when they do, they have an awesome splash around in it & really enjoy it :) My girl will only use it if I put her tin inside the bigger birdbath though (and she climbs into that & then holds onto it's edges as she bathes in the bigger bath outside it) so she has first bath with the tin & semi-warm water, then I remove the tin & add cold water & boy has his really good splash & drench EVERYTHING! I'm amazed you had any water left in the tin with 20 minutes of bathing, my boy would have splashed the entire contents of that dish onto the ground within about 30 seconds lol & my boy will also act like he's forgotten what bathing is & I can spend 2 or 3 hours trying to get him to bathe & fail, then the next day, he'll decide to try to climb into his little water dish! argh!!!!

[@michellezoe4596]

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

[@dlinsk401]

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

[@elivile.]

Arguments between a birb and a hooman, ladies and gentlemen. We love to see it.

[@Daindrais]

Such a pretty boooy, mmmm? Such a pretty pretty boy. mmwaa!! (I learned parrot talking from a friend who has three.)

[@theuktoday4233]

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

[@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.

[@BiskyKreuger829]

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

[@amyf5521]

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

[@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. ❤

[@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...

[@8lilly8-qp7os]

You two are hilarious, love your relationship 💕💕💕

[@momo_the_great6969]

My Kakariki does that exact look and expression when he sees his reflection like your bird did when he looked into the water bowl.

[@phaedrawidney5246]

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

[@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 🇨🇦 ✌️

[@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.

[@brennanlangless8912]

Hams little change fire alarm battery beeps are floofing adorable

[@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...

[@joannemurdock7899]

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

[@kaitlanchristine8106]

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

[@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

[@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. 💕🐦

[@trppro7640]

Glad to see you two. Happy clean Ham. 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 !!!! 💚 😃

[@cptyoyo5126]

Watching this made me smile! You can tell Ham is full of personality!!

[@missanella]

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

[@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

[@michellebeingessner7643]

Your videos brighten my day when I am having a frustrating day. ❤

[@jotrimble7688]

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

[@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!

[@bar-jean]

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

[@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.

[@bar-jean]

Ham does the polar opposite of what he is asked -- and it is incredibly, ridiculously, hilarious!😂😂😂😂💙🩵🖤

[@wildlifevideos1111]

Good and cute parrot ❤❤❤ I love the birds ❤

[@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.

[@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.

[@lchan97]

Wonderful chaos! Love it!

[@chezarctica7386]

I enjoy how much you and this bird sass each other but clearly love each other to the ends of the earth, a bit like an old married couple lol 🥰

[@kimberlycopeland2005]

Oh my goodness!! Love this sweet boy!!

[@svenjahfm408]

How cute is that lil bastard 😂😂 didnt know birds can be that funny

[@ziggyvoss]

I really felt that with 'i miss Jenna Marbles' lol it's been so long, but she's still missed

[@mfi-cf7sp]

3:20 heyyyy now ✋🏻 lizards 🦎 are amazing I have a few lolz 😂

[@ThePetspock]

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

[@DeniseMcMurray-j7y]

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

[@crazydavec3861]

We've got a yellow ringneck who also says "Come on" and a great many variations on "Wadda - ya - doin'?" - We have an old glass casserole dish which we put water in for him to have a bath, and we also spray him from above like rain - he opens his wings and we do his erm... wingpits! 😁 - Lots of fun but ours is an angry sod if he wants something and he isn't getting it - which has its moments given he's got a bright red tin opener on the front of his face! 😉

[@laurenmargach9540]

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

[@Amy-and-Ozzy]

Lol yeah my cockatiel Ozzy is just like Ham around cage cleaning! Yup poop is like bloody concrete! Im in UK and one of our online parrot equipment retailers sells a great product from America called POOP OFF. Works like a dream in a few minutes, non toxic and just great

[@lindsayschmidt2177]

Him staring down at the water and saying “huh?” KILLED me. This bird somehow has the best comedic timing.

[@Pagani_x]

He gets all sideways over his cage. Hilarious!

[@michaelireland7239]

hamy is the best bird ever he is adorable i i love you ham ,i hope you have a long happy life

[@janetselke5796]

He’s beautiful! I love his color!

[@eschwarz1003]

luv that "wait a heckin second" proly useless with Ham though, haha

[@s.714]

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

[@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

[@suzanrudulph4141]

Ham is quite gorgeous 😊

[@juliea.7292]

Ham is absolutely lovely, when I first look at Ham, Hercules Poirot comes to mind. The great character of Agatha Christie, with his fabulous moustache. 😂❤😂🦜🦜🦜

[@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.

[@Shreds1016]

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

[@ribena607]

Never commented before, but I love watching you and Hamlet! (I'm a new fan, been watching for 3 months-ish). Love both your personalities! I do the same ritual with our family Indian Ringneck; he has a bath and then I clean his whole cage out. He doesn't actually bathe himself unless the hoover's on, for some weird reason lol. I spray him with a spray bottle: he also forgets this every time and has a heart attack when he sees it, and I have to start by aiming at him while he travels around his cage in a panic, but once I get going with his shower he relaxes and is absolutely loving it lol. (Silly boy!). Then scrub his cage up with some soapy water (and a rinse and towel dry)- for the dried poo, I soak a bit of toilet roll with water and cover it over the poo for a good while (maybe like 30 mins) so that it softens and it's easier to get off. And in the summer, I just take it outside and hose it down, as well as scrub, and leave it to air dry, which is SO much easier!

[@patchdavis35]

I have to chase my Grey all over the screened porch, misting his feathers with the spray bottle while he constantly tries to escape. Then, when he gets good and soaking wet, he decides he LOVES his "shower" and he can't get enough of it! Dog people are extroverts; Cat people are introverts; Parrot people are just crazy to put up with all the abuse, but they are SO worth it!.

[@ribena607]

@@patchdavis35 Hahaha! They're all silly billies!

[@KarenBKatie]

The bowl is not too small! My parrotlets also bathe in their water bowl. I have offered larger bowls and different shapes of bowls, but they like their water bowl. To us humans, it seems too small. Birds may want to control how many feathers get wet and how saturated at one time. For survival, they need to fly away from a predator at any moment. My parrotlets keep themselves very clean, so it works!

[@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.

[@sdographics]

What I actually use to help scrap up dried cement parrot poopies is a grill brush- wire brush with a metal scraper. Give it a try if you haven't already :) It's not perfect, but I'm 43 years old and have had parrots my whole life. The grill brush is the best I've come up with for scraping dried poop.