Cleaning The Bird Room!! | Topics

[@kenziel7575]

What ratio of vinegar to water do you use? Also thank you, this will help me a lot.

[@FlockTalk]

I use 50:50 but there’s lots of different dilutions people will use. I just find 50:50 easiest!

[@kenziel7575]

@@FlockTalk thank you so much. I love your channel and I’m getting a hand fed budgie really soon. 😁. Also thank you for pinning this and responding!!!!! Update: I got my budgie!! He likes to go on my head and my blinds 😂. He’s crazy. Haevent namef him yet but he’s like a grey, blue and violet mix

[@Miidha]

@@FlockTalk and which vinegar?

[@icanhazKnit]

@@Miidha i think its just distilled white vinegar, could be any brand you prefer.

[@Miidha]

@@icanhazKnit thanks

[@esoteric9333]

Love these types of videos because I have learned I operate on a "monkey see, monkey do" principle. I paused the video halfway through and scrubbed my girls' grates and around their food dish. Looks much better now

[@interstatesign]

i personally don’t have a bird, but i am looking into getting one, so this is a great way to see what it’s like to have to clean up after them!

[@ris8065]

They’re a mess. Love my birds to bits but sometimes I really don’t want to vacuum twice a week and climb inside three flight cages to scrub them😂

[@chriskowalski7038]

Yep...Love my birds...But be prepared...MESSY!!...MESSY!...MESSY!....Vacuuming atleast once a day...My vac never gets put away...

[@3stars359]

These videos are requested coz it is interesting to know how different bird owners clean their bird room

[@SoaringSunshine]

Thank you so much for this video! It helps a LOT. Always excited when you have a new video!!

[@smolbean5845]

Lol sameeee

[@janenestmj]

Your ropes, toys & storage inspired me to do bird area remodel. Not only does it look pretty but my birds LOVE it! My budgie hardly came out of his cage because it wasn't really that exciting. Now he's out all the time & they both fly around & play in multiple areas.

[@skiangel3962]

Please make a video on bird sicknesses, common ones, what to do to not have it get worse before you go to the vet, how to prevent them, etc.

[@claire6852]

I don't use paper towels in the bottom of my cage, I use my old math homework 😂 Shhhh don't tell my teacher

[@muslimfart4606]

I mean, it’s a good idea!

[@kenziel7575]

Lol. I use newspaper or old homework. My parents wouldn’t let me use paper towels I don’t think

[@chriskowalski7038]

HAHa..Thats funny...

[@nazadi853]

Thank you so much for the video. Awesome shirt as usual. I'm curious what type of floor is it in the room and how many parts water to vinegar do you use? Xoxo

[@knuid]

We use a wallpaper scraper to scrape off poop and dried food before sweeping and washing / mopping. Makes things a lot easier.

[@mimthyss]

Oooh, smart. I may do the same. Thanks :)

[@simpledropoff5128]

What a cool room!! ❤️

[@Miidha]

Which vinegar do you use? And how much, diluting it with water?

[@derind9191]

Apple cider vinegar and i use about 1/4 vinegar and 3/4 water because I found it smells if i only use 50/50

[@Miidha]

@@derind9191 thanks

[@SirImran]

Sending well wishes and plenty of sunshine your way to brighten up your day

[@interstatesign]

i’m wondering, what do people do if they have a bird in a room with a carpet? i have carpet in the top floor of my home and i’m wondering how someone makes it work? and if there are easy ways to get poop out of carpet 😂

[@mimthyss]

I would also love to know this.. it's currently my biggest worry hahaha. I don't want my lovely thick carpet filled with poop. So gross! 😲

[@Royal.Angel.]

Same worry here

[@h4rt_moto]

I have a parrot who lives in a room that is carpeted, I keep scentless baby wipes in a nearby closet and wipe up any poop. Usually the poop doesn’t soak into the carpet, but if it does I mix some soap and water and scrub it clean. Hope this helps! :)

[@interstatesign]

@@h4rt_moto thank you! do you keep anything under the cage, like a mat or something?

[@ellen2494]

i have two birds who live in my carpeted room. i just vacuum every week or every other week to get all the seed out, and for poop it’s relatively solid so i either pick it up with a piece paper towel or wipe it up with a damp paper towel if its soaked in. Getting a mat used in like offices so chairs dont scrape the floors to put under their cage wouldnt be a bad idea

[@galeem713]

I use a steam cleaner. And I put brown paper on the grill and change that every two days and the grill stays clean.

[@flockclock4080]

Really I want that room 😭

[@ris8065]

Don’t we all😂

[@nataliebutler]

Having you tried using lining paper (i.e. plain wall paper without glue) for lining the cages? It's cheap and thick so I'm thinking it might work well.

[@gunasundariganeshbabu7169]

wow! first comment! i am always exited to watch your video!

[@lisahinton9682]

I do one part vinegar, nine parts water for evwryday cleaning such as was done here. Like she says, if you clean regularly, it's not hard to keep up. And pre-soaking is smart.

[@katmarrs7054]

OMG about the grate, yes! I received a borrowed cage for a new macaw which he will be moving out of this week. He was in the borrowed cage for five weeks and it didn't have a grate. He became comfortable enough to go down to the bottom and he is also very hormonal so he'd sit there in poop and leftover fruits and vegetables early in the morning and just sit there and shred the newspapers. I can't help but ask "WHY DID YOU TAKE THE GRATE OUT!?" Sooo looking forward to him moving into his brand new cage.

[@acelynx3659]

Thank youu i missed you and your birds 😂

[@poms_beats]

Where do you get that faucet bath tub for the birds?

[@jamiekruining957]

What kind of flooring is that? We have carpet in our bird room and I just keep plastic office mats under the high poop areas 😂 I think it’s time for us to make some changes! Your floor looks so nice and shiny and clean 😍

[@icanhazKnit]

Is the vinegar/water just a 50/50 mix?

[@FlockTalk]

That’s what I use, yes!

[@megsutube1815]

I use a steel grill brush to clean the bars on the bottom of the cage.

[@umbreon127]

Os it ok to use apple cider vinegar instead of white?

[@royalegirl5957]

Where did you get the cage from

[@melissamartone581]

where did you get that bird bath?

[@Luna-ny9fq]

On wish, she made a video on that recently

[@chriskowalski7038]

Yep...l do my bird cage things in the shower as well...Easy...l have 8 budgies...I do spot cleaning every day and do a complete cage tear down every other Saturday morning...I budget 2 hrs time for it...

[@charliecreed8967]

where can i find the attachments to hold your cage on the wall! thankyou great video x

[@shaynacossette]

Do you have the model or a link for the cages you use?

[@darshanbhavsar8630]

Can you get new parrot like IRN or ALEXENDRIAN?

[@Hey_yeah]

Thank you for this I really needed this lol

[@enakojic]

omg love the hair x

[@tiffanyveen3583]

when i let my two parakeets out of their cage they fly away through the room thats nice and all but after that they just stay together on the floor somewhere random in the room and the dont know how to get back into the cage can i learn that to them in some way..?

[@claire6852]

Idk if you could LEARN them to go back in. I have two budgies and they just go back in at night because they know that it's time to go to bed. It just takes them a little bit to figure it out. Just cover their cage at the same time and make sure they know that they need to go in there

[@megsutube1815]

Feed them something they like everyday at the same time inside the cage. After breakfast I take away all food accept a vegetable tray. For Budgies I cut green 🍃 leaf veggies in shreads and they munch on those all day. Then at 4:30 I put a teaspoon of seeds in the cages. They quickly learned to hop in and I shut the doors.

[@mimthyss]

Vinegar water? What kind of vinager can I use, and is it safe to use it while the bird is in the cage you want to clean..?

[@lisahinton9682]

MimthyssS, just use the cheapest store brand clear vinegar. Get the gallon size since it's less per ounce to buy the largest size, and you'll use it up anyway. A gallon of clear (aka white) vinegar (store-brand) should cost about $3.

[@mimthyss]

@@lisahinton9682 ooooh I see, thank you so much!!! :)

[@lisahinton9682]

@@mimthyss You're welcome! I forgot to mention that I use 1:9 ratio for every day cleaning and maybe 1:5 for heavier cleaning,if you ever get to that point. (For example I use that on my living room floor where the dogs track in muck f eggyom outside.

[@mimthyss]

@@lisahinton9682 ahh yeah, nice! That's more diluted than I would've expected so it's good to know ^^

[@charliecreed8967]

thanks for another video!!:D what are you bird cages attached to the walls on? i want to do the same, thankyou xox

[@charliecreed8967]

is it just metal shelf brackets?

[@ryanshahed6375]

Thank You

[@blue9946]

Where did you buy your cages?

[@juanitaevelyn5285]

How do you put your cages on the wall?

[@kenziel7575]

I think they’re like held up with a bracket or a platform of some sort

[@BlessedWithPets]

Does that vinegar spray stink?

[@FlockTalk]

I have a terrible sense of smell so I don't notice much at all. If it's a diluted mix you really won't notice and once it's dried/ rinsed off the smell clears quite quickly provided it's a well ventilated space!

[@tzxazrael]

hmm... i'm bad at cleaning. this video definitely made me step back and think "am i willing to do this every day/week if i get a bird?" know any parrots that like to clean up after themselves? xD lol

[@zinebbenchekroun8954]

From where did you buy your cages? Thank you so much, I genuinely love your content.

[@FlockTalk]

Mine are from the west coast tropical bird studio

[@zinebbenchekroun8954]

@@FlockTalk thank you

[@rileyhuntingworld9488]

Hi I love your Video can you make one about if you need to have a small room or a BIG room 🥰🤗

[@rheenatheexplorer3290]

My dad brought home 3 lovebirds last two days ago, should i let them get used to their surroundings first, or should i train them/tame them right away?

[@FlockTalk]

give them time to settle in, there's a lot of stressful things to take in, once they're more comfortable then I would start introducing basic training!

[@silvijasimic5348]

You have to clean this way every day?

[@FlockTalk]

No this is once a week or so, daily we just wash food/ water dishes and sweep the floor

[@Kimmb1968]

@@FlockTalkI was so paranoid as a first time budgie owner I would wipe the cage down every single day. And I still felt I wasn’t doing enough. 😢 I was so overkill😂

[@kayleebranton]

What did you do to your hair!?!?!?!?!?!?

[@lisahinton9682]

Kaylee, I soooooo agreeeeee.

[@chillidog1239]

It looks so awesome right!

[@damionkennedy4792]

It is awesome cleaning best ideas 💡

[@Luna-ny9fq]

Thank you for the video!🥰 How long does that process usually take?

[@FlockTalk]

Usually no more than an hour hour and a half? Depends on how intense I decide to be!

[@87.l9]

Whenever I clean my bird room I put ALL of my effort into cleaning it and literally 20 minutes later it's dirty again😑

[@patricia247able]

MICE!!!! Now I've got your attention, my bird room has attracted mice. I keep the floor clean and got rid of my sofa as they were living in it. I've blocked the holes around my radiator but I still see the odd one or two on cctv. What can I do? Anyone? If you have Instagram, my page is Kakariki_novice.

[@MrZavy08]

Do I EVER feel your pain!! We have a large parrot in a cage in our living room and like all birds, she is messy. She belongs to my husband and he is terrible about cleaning up after her. She throws seeds out of her cage constantly, and we have had a huge mice problem, no matter how much we sweep up the seeds! The mice carry the seed shells all over the house and I have found shell "nests" everywhere--closets, inside furniture, behind furniture--you name it. It's gross and disgusting! Not the bird's fault obviously. Just be prepared to clean up meticulously after an avian pet!

[@habibsaifuddinf8387]

outdoor freeflight training please :))

[@birdboy9655]

How this was actually super useful

[@ris8065]

We always like advice on cleaning. Cleaning with birds is *hard*

[@mollymcbride1942]

YESSSSSS

[@charliethecockatoo2159]

Hi, just here to say that vinegar as a cleaning solution is fine, however it has been shown that its disinfectant properties are extremely limited, thus you'd be doing your birds a disservice to continue using it alone as it tends to be most useful for foodborne illness-causing pathogens such as Listeria and E. coli, rather than the myriad other pathogens that threaten our feathered friends on a daily basis. Sorry if this comes off as preachy, I just get so frustrated seeing vinegar touted as the solution (no pun) to all our cleaning woes as pet parronts, when in reality it just... isn't. Anyway, thanks for your continued videos. What you're doing is wonderful and much appreciated on our end! ;3

[@Kimmb1968]

What do you use as an alternative to vinegar and water ??

[@EmilAlexandru]

Damn 1 full room just for parrots :D

[@gough4494]

Nice!!! I'm early 😄😄

[@victoriathegreencheekconur5477]

I don’t clean my bird room I don’t have one

[@87.l9]

Lolololoollololol

[@kenziel7575]

Same

[@kenziel7575]

My birb is in my bedroom

[@Sleeping_Candy]

*birbs*

[@lillianacoronado4355]

News paper does not have a smell wtf like huh

[@Kimmb1968]

It does smell like the ink they print with.

[@F_i_idha]

First

[@Hey_yeah]

Close enough haha