0:00:02 > 0:00:05- I'm Ferne.- And I'm Rory. - BOTH:- And we love animals.
0:00:05 > 0:00:08Tiny mice, shiny goldfish, clip-clopping ponies
0:00:08 > 0:00:11and purring cats, all make good pets. And pets are great!
0:00:11 > 0:00:15We love meeting you and your pets. What are you doing today?
0:00:15 > 0:00:17I'm off to meet some new friends.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20I'll be back to tell you about it later.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23Would you like to come with me? Come on. See you!
0:00:24 > 0:00:27# My pet My pet and me
0:00:27 > 0:00:30# My pet My pet and me
0:00:30 > 0:00:35# Down every street Are pets to meet
0:00:35 > 0:00:39# Some big some small Some scaly some furry
0:00:39 > 0:00:42# Some keep very still Some are always in a hurry
0:00:42 > 0:00:45# Some have four paws
0:00:45 > 0:00:48- # Some have sharp claws - GIGGLES
0:00:48 > 0:00:51- # Some quack- some bark - some purr- some moo
0:00:51 > 0:00:54- # Some grunt- some squawk - some cock-a-doodle-doo
0:00:54 > 0:00:58# My pet My pet and me
0:00:58 > 0:01:00# My pet My pet and me
0:01:00 > 0:01:02# My pet My pet and me
0:01:02 > 0:01:05# Have you met My pet and me? #
0:01:05 > 0:01:06GIGGLES
0:01:06 > 0:01:08Woof!
0:01:08 > 0:01:12Today we're in Birmingham to meet Millie and her pets.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14I wonder what they are? Come on!
0:01:19 > 0:01:23- Hello, Millie!- Hello, Rory! - And you must be Mum, hello.- Hi.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27- And who's this? - That's my brother, Ben.- Hello, Ben.
0:01:27 > 0:01:31- Right, where are your pets? - Come on, in the back garden!- OK.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40Oh, wow! My absolute favourite -
0:01:40 > 0:01:42chickens.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45They're amazing. What are their names?
0:01:45 > 0:01:49Well, this one is Matilda, that one's Cola, and that one's Chocolate.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52They're lovely. Which one's your favourite?
0:01:52 > 0:01:57- I'd say Chocolate's my favourite. - So is she very friendly, then?- Yeah.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01- Shall we see if she'll let us pick her up?- Yeah.- Yeah? OK, let's try.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04Good girl. I've got her.
0:02:04 > 0:02:08- Got you.- Oh, wow! Hello, Chocolate. - Come here, girl.
0:02:08 > 0:02:13Oh, thank you. What a beautiful chicken you've got.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17Let's look at her feet, here. What's that on the end of her feet?
0:02:17 > 0:02:19They're little claws that help her dig.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23Of course. That's what they're good for, isn't it? Digging.
0:02:23 > 0:02:27Chickens are omnivorous which means they like to eat seeds and fruit
0:02:27 > 0:02:31and living things like worms and creepy crawlies.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33These claws are perfect for digging.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37Let me just hold her, and do you want to pull her wing out?
0:02:37 > 0:02:38Very gently.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40'Look at her beautiful feathers.'
0:02:40 > 0:02:43Do you think they're good at flying?
0:02:43 > 0:02:45No, they're not very good at flying.
0:02:45 > 0:02:50Chickens only fly if they're scared or going for a little explore.
0:02:50 > 0:02:54I called Chocolate a she there, but I don't know if it's a girl.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56What is she, a boy or a girl?
0:02:56 > 0:02:59- She's a girl. - How do you know she's a girl?
0:02:59 > 0:03:02- That's because she lays eggs. - That's right.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05Girl chickens are called hens, and lay eggs.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07Boy chickens are called cockerels.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09Now, what else can we see?
0:03:09 > 0:03:12- Look at her beak there. - Yeah.- It's very sharp.
0:03:12 > 0:03:17- What do you think that's good for? - For pecking and eating worms.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20Yes, pecking at worms that she's found with her claws.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24Well, I think Chocolate is fantastic and I absolutely love chickens,
0:03:24 > 0:03:26they're my favourite.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29Ferne, can you give us some fun feathery facts
0:03:29 > 0:03:31about our new friends here?
0:03:31 > 0:03:33Of course, Rory.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36A chicken can lay as many as 300 eggs a year.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41Eggs have their own protective covering
0:03:41 > 0:03:43which keeps out bugs and bacteria.
0:03:45 > 0:03:50There are a huge variety of chickens and lots of people keep them.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54They live all over the world, in and out of people's homes.
0:04:01 > 0:04:06- Wow! Is this where the chickens live?- Yes. And it's called a coop.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09That's right, a chicken's house is called a coop.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11- Can we look inside?- Yes.- OK.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16Oh, wow. This looks fantastic!
0:04:16 > 0:04:20Can you tell me about all these things inside?
0:04:20 > 0:04:24This here is the perch. That's where they sleep.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28And here is a box and that is where they lay their eggs.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31It's very nicely decorated, did you paint that?
0:04:31 > 0:04:35- Yes, I did.- Wait a minute, I can see some eggs in there.
0:04:35 > 0:04:40- Can we collect them now?- No.- Oh, I'm so hungry! What do we need to do?
0:04:40 > 0:04:43First, we are going to clean out the pen.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47What do we have to do now?
0:04:47 > 0:04:51- We've got to get those trays and empty them into the bin.- OK.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56Excellent. Sweep all that in there.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58Two empty trays.
0:04:58 > 0:05:02Now, we've got to get the new woodchippings
0:05:02 > 0:05:04- and throw them in the tray.- OK.
0:05:06 > 0:05:10- Do you think the chickens are going to like it, Millie?- Yep.
0:05:10 > 0:05:14- OK. Those are looking fantastic, aren't they?- Yes.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23- Right, now, surely we can collect the eggs now?- No.
0:05:23 > 0:05:27- Oh! What do we need to do now?! - We need to change their food.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30Oh, we feed the chickens first. OK, let's do that.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34So, you fill that up
0:05:34 > 0:05:37- to the very top with that food.- OK.
0:05:39 > 0:05:44You can feed your chickens special grains or pellets just like this,
0:05:44 > 0:05:47but it's also good to let them peck around
0:05:47 > 0:05:51to get something wild as well. Maybe some creepy crawlies.
0:05:51 > 0:05:57- OK. Now can we collect the eggs?- No. - What do we have to do first?
0:05:57 > 0:06:00- We've got to change their water. - OK, that's important.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08It's important to make sure your chickens
0:06:08 > 0:06:10have got fresh water every day
0:06:10 > 0:06:15and that their food and water containers are nice and clean.
0:06:15 > 0:06:19- OK, NOW can we collect the eggs? - Yes!- Yes! Brilliant, let's go.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26One here.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30Two, three. Three eggs.
0:06:30 > 0:06:35- When the chickens are laying eggs do they make some fun noises?- Yes!
0:06:35 > 0:06:38Bwuk! Buk buk buk brrr-awk! Buk buk buk brrr-awk!
0:06:38 > 0:06:40MILLIE GIGGLES
0:06:47 > 0:06:50Now that we've fed and cleaned the chickens,
0:06:50 > 0:06:53- we're going to have some fun, aren't we?- Yes!
0:06:53 > 0:06:55We've got all these lovely eggs,
0:06:55 > 0:06:58and some extra ones, that have been boiled.
0:06:58 > 0:07:02- What are we going to do with them? - We're going to paint them.- Excellent!
0:07:02 > 0:07:05I'll give you that one. And I'll take one.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07- Now, let's get going, yeah?- Yeah.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25These are looking brilliant.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29- What are we going to do now, put them in an egg museum?- No.- No?
0:07:29 > 0:07:31Mum's going to hide them in the garden
0:07:31 > 0:07:33and we're going to find them.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36We're going to count to ten with our eyes closed.
0:07:36 > 0:07:41- We're going to have a fantastic egg hunt. Ready?- Yeah.- Let's count.
0:07:41 > 0:07:42- BOTH:- One, two,
0:07:42 > 0:07:44three, four,
0:07:44 > 0:07:46five, six,
0:07:46 > 0:07:47seven, eight,
0:07:47 > 0:07:49nine, ten!
0:07:49 > 0:07:52- Ready or not... - BOTH:- Here we come!
0:07:52 > 0:07:54Let's go, let's go.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58I found one!
0:07:59 > 0:08:01Oh, well done.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05'And look, Ben is joining in, too.'
0:08:07 > 0:08:11I think I found one and it's the one that says 'Rory' on it!
0:08:16 > 0:08:19Well done, Ben, that was brilliant fun.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22But all that hard work's made me very hungry.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26- Doesn't matter, Rory, it's lunchtime! - Yes! What's for lunch?
0:08:26 > 0:08:29Eggs, of course. Come on, let's go and wash our hands.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39Pancakes are one of my favourite things to eat with eggs in.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41- So are mine.- So mine.
0:08:41 > 0:08:46- Look, the chickens are having their lunch, too.- Yes, they are.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48You enjoying that, ladies?
0:09:02 > 0:09:03My Pet And Me!
0:09:05 > 0:09:08- I love all the sounds chickens make, don't you?- Yeah.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11What do you think Chocolate is saying?
0:09:11 > 0:09:15She's saying, "Do you want to dig up some worms with me?"
0:09:15 > 0:09:18- She loves digging, doesn't she?- Yeah.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22If your chickens could do anything, what do you think they'd do?
0:09:26 > 0:09:31If my chickens could do anything, they'll be archaeologists
0:09:31 > 0:09:33cos they're really good at digging.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36They'll fly over trees and go underground
0:09:36 > 0:09:41and find lots of things like dinosaur fossils and bones.
0:09:41 > 0:09:47And they would dig big holes to different places, like China.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53Millie's chickens just lay eggs for eating.
0:09:53 > 0:09:58But sometimes chickens lay special eggs that are not for eating
0:09:58 > 0:10:01and we've got some special eggs right here.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03What's so special about these eggs?
0:10:03 > 0:10:08Inside the eggs are little chicks and they're hatching.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11- One of them has already hatched. - That's right.
0:10:11 > 0:10:16- We've got one just hatched out here. - And one that is just about to hatch.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18Yes, look, it's coming out now.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21Can you see the feathers moving around inside?
0:10:21 > 0:10:23That's amazing, isn't it?
0:10:23 > 0:10:27They normally have a mummy hen to sit on them and keep them warm.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31But they don't have a mummy hen, so we've got to put them
0:10:31 > 0:10:33in an incubator that keeps them warm.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36So the incubator is just like a mummy hen, isn't it?
0:10:36 > 0:10:40- Oh, this egg is coming right out now, this chick is popping out.- Yes.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44- It's got its head out, it's hatched. - Oh, wow, that's amazing!
0:10:44 > 0:10:47How are the chicks getting out?
0:10:47 > 0:10:50Everyone thinks they use their beaks, but they don't.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54On their beaks they've got like a little tooth called an egg tooth
0:10:54 > 0:10:57- that they peck out with. - Oh, that's right.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59If you look at an adult chicken
0:10:59 > 0:11:02they don't have one because they disappear.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04Yes, they sort of fall off.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07So when they get older they lose their egg tooth.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09How will you look after the chicks?
0:11:09 > 0:11:13- After a few hours we put them in this warm box here.- OK.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16And that keeps them warm like in the incubator.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19There's one that's a little bit older, isn't there?
0:11:19 > 0:11:22- Yeah.- Shall we go and hold that one? - Yeah.- Come on.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29Wow! Here they are.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32- Oh, it's lovely, isn't it? - Yeah.- So fluffy.
0:11:34 > 0:11:35What's in the box here?
0:11:35 > 0:11:39The box has got a big heat lamp here that's very hot
0:11:39 > 0:11:43to keep the chicks warm. There's some water there with stones in.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46The stones make sure they don't flop in
0:11:46 > 0:11:50and their food is just a little bowl in the corner there.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52They've got everything they need then.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56- There's something important we've not done.- What?
0:11:56 > 0:11:59- We need to give the chick a name. - Yeah!- What shall we call it?
0:11:59 > 0:12:03- I'm going to call it Snowy. - Aw, lovely, what a fantastic name.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05Snowy is just perfect.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07Millie, I've had a fantastic day,
0:12:07 > 0:12:11meeting your chickens and learning how to look after them.
0:12:20 > 0:12:25- Hello, Ferne.- Hi, Rory. - Hi, guys.- How was your day?
0:12:25 > 0:12:29Oh, it was amazing. Wait till I tell you all about it.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31Today we met Millie and her chickens.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35We cleaned out the chicken coop and gave them fresh food and water.
0:12:35 > 0:12:40We decorated some of their eggs and had an egg hunt in the garden.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42We had pancakes for lunch. Mm-mm!
0:12:42 > 0:12:46Millie had some eggs in an incubator and we got to see some hatch.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48It was amazing! They were so cute.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51Thank you Millie and Snowy, the chick.
0:12:51 > 0:12:55That sounds wonderful. And you made some great friends.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59Yeah, pets are great but remember, before you touch any animal
0:12:59 > 0:13:02- make sure it's OK with the owner first.- That's right!
0:13:02 > 0:13:04But one pet you can play with is ours.
0:13:04 > 0:13:08Go onto the CBeebies website and play the My Pet And Me game.
0:13:08 > 0:13:12We've had a fantastic day. We just love meeting you and your pets.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18- # Today we met - OINK OINK
0:13:18 > 0:13:21# A lovely pet
0:13:21 > 0:13:24# We see how much you care for them
0:13:24 > 0:13:27# Thank you so much for sharing them
0:13:27 > 0:13:33# Time for us to just remind you
0:13:33 > 0:13:37# After you've played with your pet Wash your hands
0:13:37 > 0:13:39# Don't forget
0:13:39 > 0:13:42# It doesn't matter what pet you've got
0:13:42 > 0:13:45# You might have one You might not
0:13:45 > 0:13:51# It's still fun finding out What having a pet is all about
0:13:51 > 0:13:57# My pet my pet and me My pet my pet and me
0:13:57 > 0:14:00# My pet my pet and me Come back and see
0:14:00 > 0:14:02# My pet and me! #
0:14:02 > 0:14:04- Bye...- Bye!