Cockerel My Pet and Me

-Hello, and welcome to My Pet And Me. I'm Rory.

-And I'm Ferne.

We've been getting the barn ready for the animals.

Lots of different animals make excellent pets

and we love meeting you and yours.

-What are your plans, Rory?

-I'm off to meet some new friends.

-Let's go.

-Have fun. See you.

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-some squawk

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Today we're in South Wales to meet Rhys and his pet cockerel.

Let's go and say hello.

-Hello, Rory.

-Hi, Rhys. And you must be Mum? Hello.

-Hi, Rory.

Now, I've heard that you've got a very special pet cockerel?

-Is he home?

-Yeah.

-Where is he?

-He's in the back garden.

-I'm very excited to meet him.

COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO!

-So, who's this?

-Colin, my pet cockerel.

-He is very, very handsome.

-Don't you think?

-Yeah.

A cockerel is what you call a young, male chicken.

Why is Colin so special?

Because I saw him hatch out of the egg.

-Wow. So, you've known him since he was teeny-weeny?

-Yeah.

What did you do to look after him when he was small?

Gave him food and water.

Now, you and Colin like to do something special together.

-What do you do with Colin?

-We take him to poultry shows.

Oh, wow. Poultry is a word given to birds like ducks,

geese and chickens which can be kept as pets, or used for farming.

A poultry show is a competition where these birds go to compete for awards.

Have you ever won any awards?

I've won lots of cards, and lots of rosettes and two trophies.

Two trophies? Wow, you must be really good at looking after chickens.

And Colin won all of the trophies and Daisy won some of the rosettes.

Wow. Well, who's Daisy? DAISY SQUAWKS

-Oh!

-That's Daisy.

-Here's Daisy, now. Hello, Daisy.

Daisy is Colin's wife.

Wow, she's very beautiful as well.

What sort of chicken are these guys?

-Booted Bantams.

-Why are they called Booted Bantams?

-Because they have feathers on their feet.

-Yes, I can see that.

-It's like little feathery boots, isn't it?

-Yeah.

That's very smart indeed.

So, what's the proper way to hold Daisy? How do you do it?

-Put this hand underneath here.

-Ah-huh.

-Where does the other hand go?

-On top.

-That's to protect the wings.

-Does she like having cuddles?

-Ah-hum.

-Look at how big her tail is!

It's quite big.

-There you are, Daise.

-Well, I think your chickens are fantastic.

And I have a special surprise for you later.

Oh, I like surprises. That's exciting.

Ferne, can you give us some more facts about our feathery friends?

Of course, Rory. One.

Male chickens, like Colin, are called cockerels when they are young

and cocks when they are older. Female chickens, like Daisy,

are called pullets when they are young and hens when they are older.

Two. The noise a cockerel makes is called a crow.

Cockerels are famous for crowing in the morning to wake us up,

-COCKEREL CROWS

-but they can crow any time of day.

Three. Cockerels have a special bit on top of their head called a comb

and a dangly bit underneath their beak called a wattle. Four.

A cockerel can have lots of different coloured feathers,

like black and white, orange and red and even green and blue.

-DOG BARKS

-Care Time!

Chickens are great pets if you have the time and space

to look after them properly. Rhys, do you think you can show me

-everything you need to do to look after them?

-Yeah.

-Excellent...

-Is there anyone that can help?

-Euan and Jake, my brothers.

Oh, fantastic. We've got Colin and Daisy walking back INTO the coop.

Come on, guys. Get out. We're going to clean that out. Come on, Colin.

-Aw.

-Bye! Let's clean out, come on!

COLIN AND DAISY CROW HAPPILY

-OK, where are your brothers?

-They're there.

-Hi, guys.

-Hi, Rory.

-Hi, Rory.

OK, we'll clean out this end and you guys change the food and water.

You can take that, good work.

-Daisy laid an egg.

-Wow, no way!

-Well, we better take care of that.

-Yeah.

'We need to clean out the coop every day to keep it nice and clean.

-'We take out the old bedding.'

-Excellent.

'Daisy and Colin need fresh water every day.'

COLIN CROWS

Right, that's all tidied up.

-Now we need to put more in.

-Some fresh stuff. Where is it?

-There.

-Tah-dah. Right, let's get the fresh stuff in.

-Do you think Daisy and Colin are going to like this?

-Yeah.

-They can scratch about in here.

-Yeah.

'Daisy and Colin eat special chicken pellets.'

Shall we put the perch and the frame in? I'll take this one.

There we go. Let's put that one in.

-There.

-Great.

-Good.

-OK. Now we need to put that back on, don't we?

-Yeah.

-We put it in round this way.

-That way.

Here comes the food and water. Excellent.

Pop the food in first, Euan.

Good work. And now, the water. Excellent, Jake.

Right, that's all sorted. What do we need to do now?

ALL: Wash our hands! RORY: Let's go!

Phew, that was a lot of hard work. Is it time for my surprise now?

We're going to take Colin to a poultry show.

I've never been to a poultry show before. That's exciting.

What do we have to do to get Colin ready for a poultry show?

-We gave him a bath three days ago, so he's nice and clean.

-Great.

Giving Colin a bath a few days before the show means that there's

time for the natural oils to return to his feathers.

That way he's not only clean,

he's also shiny and healthy as well.

-What else do we have to do to get him ready?

-We've got to clean his feet.

-What have you got here?

-A flannel and some water in a bowl.

You give it a nice, gentle wipe then.

There you are.

Let's get the other one.

-Do you think Colin's looking good?

-Yeah.

-Great.

Well, I think we're ready for the show.

My Pet And Me!

COLIN CROWS

-We're all ready for the poultry show.

-Yeah.

-It's going to be lots of fun.

-Yes,

and I think Colin's ready too.

But if Colin could do anything, what do you think he would do?

DRUMROLL GONG!

If my pet could do anything he would be a rock star.

He would play a big, red guitar with big, gold stars on it.

And Daisy would play the drums.

And the stage would have big, colourful lights.

And there would be a crowd of chickens, cheering for them.

CHICKENS CLUCK

We've come to the poultry show to enter Rhys' cockerel, Colin.

There are lots of awards for the different breeds

and since Colin is a Booted Bantam, he's competing against other bantams.

So, Rhys. What are the judges looking for?

Healthiest and most handsome chickens.

-Colin is both of those things so I think he has a good chance.

-Yeah.

Right. Let's hope the judges agree. Come on, let's go.

QUACK QUACK QUACK!

-Hello, Colin. What do you think, is he looking glorious?

-Yeah.

-Yes.

I think we should wish him good luck.

-Good luck, Colin.

-Good luck, Colin. Hope the judges love you.

Aw. Let's go.

So, while the judges are making their minds up,

-shall we go and check out the rest of the show?

-Yeah.

-Let's go.

'There's lots to see at the show, like tractors...'

-OK, which ones do you like?

-That one and that one.

That one's cool, isn't it? I like that one.

'..dog competitions...' Aw, what a cutie.

'..horse and pony events...

'..and loads of other animals on show!'

Hiya. These guys have done well. Look at all the champion badges.

-It's nice and fluffy.

-Isn't it?

Hello. Those guys are the winners.

And while we're away enjoying ourselves,

the judges are taking a good look at Colin.

We have had a great look around but I think we should get back

-and see if Colin's won any awards.

-Yeah, let's go.

-OK.

Let's see what Colin got. What do you think he got?

-RORY GASPS

-Best Booted Bantam.

First, as well! A rosette and "Best Booted Bantam In Show."

I didn't think he would do it. I thought he would get a two.

-But now he's got a first and that.

-Yes, you're a champion.

-Well done, Colin.

-Well done, Colin.

Rhys, thank you very much for an absolutely brilliant time.

I've loved learning all about Colin. It's been great fun.

-Thanks for coming, Rory.

-You're welcome.

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-Hi, Ferne.

-Hi, Rory. You've got a big smile on your face.

I've had a great time with my new friends.

-It was so much fun.

-That's fantastic.

Well, Rosie and Milly are getting a brush. Do you want to help out?

-Definitely. Looks like you need a hand.

-I do.

-There we go.

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ALL: Bye!