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00:00Come on Fletchers! We've reached our fourth year in farming and we've fallen
00:09for this way of life hook line and sinker. Can you keep this? Right Milo let's get
00:17some jobs done. Farming's a breeze compared to having four kids. We're
00:24surrounded by the spectacular peat district. As far as an office goes it's
00:29it's pretty good isn't it? With ancient woodlands and rolling hills as their
00:38playground. This year we've big plans to increase our flock and herd.
00:53Oh you can't ride on him, no. Whilst continuing to diversify. What about if
00:59we've created some sort of farm musical? Kevin we've got enough to do without creating a farm
01:04fan song. And we're excited about what our next chapter might hold. I can't think of
01:10something that would beat this for me. This is my version of a happy full life.
01:14Right let's get some cup of tea then.
01:23This week on our farm I'm forced to call in the vet as one of our expecting ewes takes a bad turn.
01:34Yeah she's quite unwell so it's a good job that I kind of found her when I did really. It's amazing how it can become quite serious quite quickly.
01:43I give our pregnant cow Cherry a bit of TLC.
01:46Kelvin's a very attentive man so yeah he's been good to me during my pregnancies.
01:52He's learnt a lot that's why he knows how to treat the cow.
01:55And our feathered family welcomes its newest member. I'm very impressed by the
02:01cockerel choice. He looks the part, he sounds the part. The next thing to see is whether he's
02:05whether he can deliver.
02:18We're still a while away from living back on the farm following the fire in the farmhouse.
02:24Until then our days start in a rented house down the road.
02:29Right, who wants some jam and toast? Me! Good answer.
02:34And as soon as the kids are fed and watered, who's going in the front?
02:40we all head straight to the farm to do the rounds.
02:47The first job of the day is enticing our Lincoln Reds back to the barn ahead of a visit from the vet.
02:54Hey, hey, hey, hey! Liz, do you want to get some feed? And just put it in the trough?
02:59It's a big day for the herd, especially our new bull, Crowther.
03:04We've got the cows in, we're going to pregnancy test them. A little bit nerve-wracking whether
03:10it's worked, whether he's done his job or whether he's just been roaming around the field having a nice time.
03:15I hope he's been busy.
03:18Arriving to see if Crowther has performed is our vet, Yugo.
03:22Good evening, Kelvin. How's it going?
03:25I'm very good, thanks, mate. How are you?
03:27Alright. Here for scanning day.
03:30Yes. Hopefully you'll be bringing some good news to us.
03:33I hope so. What are you to do?
03:36Well, they're all in. Get them in the crush and then we get started.
03:39Come on, then.
03:40Who's coming first? Come on.
03:43Cherry is first up to be scanned by Hugo.
03:48It's a bit nerve-wracking, yeah.
03:51So I'm just scanning around both sides of a uterus and there is a calf in there.
03:56Yes!
03:58So you've got one pregnancy there.
04:01Very good!
04:02All looking healthy.
04:04But yeah, lots of healthy calf there.
04:07My little guess what?
04:08She's having a baby.
04:10There's a baby in there.
04:12Sonic's going to have a brother or a sister.
04:16This calf, I would say, is just not quite seven weeks.
04:19It's about three centimetres.
04:22Babe, have you heard that, guys?
04:24You know this baby calf inside this cow?
04:26Guess how big it is at the minute.
04:28How?
04:29It's only that big.
04:31What then?
04:32Is it a boy or a girl?
04:34We don't know yet.
04:35Can we tell if it's a boy or a girl?
04:36Not just yet.
04:37Not just yet.
04:38And then what happens is, as it's in its mummy's tummy, the calf probably gets to about
04:42that big in mummy's tummy and then it comes out.
04:45But at the minute, it's just that big.
04:47I'm glad I'm not a cow.
04:49You have a quick look there, guys.
04:51Thanks, Mum.
04:52And what a special moment to share with the kids.
04:55Can you see a black circle or something?
04:57It's like, yeah.
04:58What can you see?
04:59I can see, like, a water.
05:01Ruby's up next.
05:02What do we think?
05:03Ruby!
05:04Come on, let's do it.
05:06Right, let's have a look, Ruby.
05:08OK, not quite so good news now, girl, I'm afraid.
05:14Strangely, she actually seems to have a uterus infection.
05:18Oh, no.
05:21Which is most likely that she has been pregnant and she's resolved that car.
05:30She's had a miscarriage.
05:31Oh, no.
05:32Oh.
05:33So, we're going to have to give her an injection to clear that out.
05:36So, the longer you leave these untreated, the, you know, increases the chance of them
05:42not getting in car, basically.
05:45So, I'll go and get the injection for her now.
05:47Oh, right.
05:48OK.
05:49Wait a sec.
05:50I just feel that's, I mean, it's disappointing.
05:53So, yeah, it's a shame.
05:56The main priority is we want to get her, you know, sorted, treated.
06:00So, we're going to give her an injection now that'll treat her.
06:03There is some good news.
06:05The miscarriage does prove that Ruby is fertile and, once recovered, we'll be able to run her
06:10with a bull again.
06:12So, it's just an injection into her rump now.
06:16Straight in.
06:25That's it.
06:26Yeah, it's going to set her back a bit, but all we can do is try and get that right.
06:32Good comes with the bad sometimes and one good result and one that we'll just take care
06:37of and we'll re-look at it in a few more weeks.
06:42It's not the news we were hoping for, but we'll give Ruby time to recover and, all being well,
06:47she'll fall pregnant again, joining her partner in crime, Cherry, as an expectant mum.
06:52She's in car.
06:55Cherry, you're in car.
06:57Again.
07:00Oh, that's amazing.
07:01That is...
07:03That is brilliant.
07:04So proud of her.
07:05Shall we have a gender reveal party?
07:08Little reward, you preggers.
07:11How do you feel?
07:12You're pregnant.
07:14Oh.
07:17Ah.
07:22Dad, what are we doing for today?
07:30We're going to build something.
07:32Because you're pretty good at building things, aren't you?
07:34Yeah.
07:36Life on the farm keeps me constantly busy, so I really appreciate the jobs that the kids
07:41can help with.
07:42And when it comes to building, fixing or mending, Milo's my man.
07:47That's a tractor.
07:50But he needs building.
07:52So I need an apprentice.
07:54I need a helper.
07:55So to build this, we need some tools.
07:57So, I'm going to show you a very special toolbox.
08:01Not my toolbox.
08:04Guess who's toolbox?
08:05Grandad's.
08:06Grandad's toolbox.
08:07Come and have a look.
08:08It's a very, very old toolbox.
08:11Is it a big one?
08:12It's massive.
08:13It's bigger than you.
08:16There it is.
08:17You see what it says there?
08:19W.
08:20P.
08:21P.
08:22Fletcher's.
08:23So what does that stand for?
08:26Grandad Fletcher.
08:27Yeah, Warren Fletcher.
08:29This was Grandad's first ever, because you know Granny used to fix trucks?
08:34That was his job.
08:35He used to fix big trucks.
08:37And this was his toolbox.
08:39And he had this since he was 16 years old.
08:44So you've got all different, it's all a bit rusty, but you've got tools there and then all
08:49these little cabinets.
08:50You pull these out and in each one is a different type of tool.
08:53Look at those little tiny ones.
08:56That'd be good for you, that one.
08:57I want to see a really tiny one.
08:58Yeah, that's a small one.
08:59I want to see a really tiny one.
09:00Yeah, that's a small one.
09:01Aww, that could be for Maxim's hair.
09:04Yeah.
09:05Go try that out.
09:06I learned just about everything I know by helping my dad out.
09:10Now, I'm hoping Milo picks up a thing or two, helping me out around the farm.
09:15We're starting small today, nothing too complicated and one job that hopefully will put a smile on
09:20the twins' faces.
09:21Right, shall we get making this then, mate?
09:24Yeah.
09:25Yeah?
09:26Don't put the wheel there.
09:28Let's start with the seed.
09:30So these are the...
09:32everything that we need.
09:34OK?
09:36Now, we've not got a manual, so we're just going to have to figure this out ourselves, aren't we?
09:40Dad, I know how to do it.
09:43Ready?
09:44Watch.
09:45Hello, mate.
09:47Need...
09:48Oh, let's take these gloves off then.
09:50Perfect.
09:51Let's take one off.
09:53Need this.
09:55Put it there.
09:57No, I think the washer needs to go on the inside.
09:59Watch...
10:01and...
10:03learn.
10:04OK?
10:05OK.
10:06Now that.
10:07Get the hat on.
10:10And then, you have to put it on.
10:14Oh, wait, let me throw another hat off.
10:17Pick a hat.
10:20Well, it does say there.
10:23Look.
10:24Shall we go and get one that's already made?
10:26Yeah, so then we can see.
10:29Here's one that's already made.
10:31This sits on like that.
10:36This comes on.
10:38There.
10:39Then turns around like that.
10:40Yeah?
10:41Yeah.
10:42Then we know the axle.
10:43This is called the axle.
10:44It's going to go through.
10:46So that goes through that side like that.
10:49And now we just need to put the wheels on.
10:51So it is this way.
10:54Oops.
10:55This is turning out to be a little trickier than I thought.
11:00And I've officially reached the end of my winging it abilities.
11:03Time to admit defeat and go find some instructions.
11:06I've found a manual.
11:09Oh, yeah, it's instructions.
11:12Here we go.
11:15No charge allowed.
11:17Only parents are allowed to sit.
11:19Yeah, but we'll be alright, won't we?
11:21Yeah, we'll be alright.
11:22Get your steering wheel then.
11:25Steering wheel.
11:26Steering wheel.
11:27So we've got a plastic washer at the bottom.
11:29So that's in.
11:31The wheel's on.
11:33That's good.
11:34And then get your screw.
11:36You've got two screws here.
11:38Nice and steady.
11:41That was a good one.
11:43That was a good one.
11:46Now the twins each have their own mini tractor to keep them busy.
11:50As for Milo the mechanic,
11:52I don't think it'll be too long before he's using more of the tools
11:55from his grandad's toolbox.
12:00That was a hard one but never mind.
12:02That'll do.
12:03Good lad.
12:04Now we're finished.
12:05High five.
12:06You know what we need to do now?
12:07What?
12:08Test drive.
12:09Test drive?
12:10For Max and Matthias.
12:11Make sure it's safe and it's working.
12:14Yeah.
12:15Give it a little drive down there.
12:16I might pretend I'm in a four.
12:17I might pretend I'm in a four.
12:18Give it a little go.
12:19Okay, wait.
12:26Right, let's get some cup of tea then.
12:41Our farm sits on the edge of the Peak District National Park
12:44at around 900 feet.
12:47This year, we're learning that farming at altitude
12:50comes with a whole host of problems that affect the soil quality.
12:54But that's not putting us off having a go at growing our first crop.
12:58The scarecrow's still standing.
12:59I mean, his pants have fallen down a little bit.
13:02But other than that, it's looking all right.
13:04And our scarecrow's Esmeralda and Simon Cowell are a great new addition to the farm.
13:10I must add, doing a cracking job because I cannot see a single crow.
13:16We're growing oats.
13:17These fields haven't been used for arable farming in over 20 years.
13:21So we're learning as we go.
13:23But the prospect of growing an edible crop here is incredibly exciting.
13:28The difference a week makes.
13:31I mean, we're not quite at a sea of green yet,
13:34but now you can kind of, you can see the shoots.
13:36They're quite well-established.
13:38We've had some amazing weather.
13:39It's been really warm, a lot of sunshine.
13:42We haven't had any rain, but at the minute,
13:45the transformation visually is just incredible, really.
13:51I guess we'll see what Ben says.
13:53I'm happy.
13:56We'll see what Ben says.
13:57He's the expert.
13:58Ben is the agronomist, or soil expert,
14:01advising me on how to nurture our first crop.
14:05Hiya, Ben.
14:06How you doing?
14:07Big difference, eh?
14:08There's a crop.
14:09There is a crop.
14:10There is a crop.
14:11Is that the official...
14:12There is a crop.
14:13Yeah, there is a crop.
14:14It is established.
14:15It's here and we can see it.
14:16It looks a little bit patchy up on the top.
14:18Yeah, it does look a little bit patchy in areas,
14:19but it's still...
14:21It's still there.
14:2299% there, really.
14:23It's Ben's job to cast his expert eye over our oak crop
14:27and spot any threats that might affect its growth.
14:32We call this, like, growth stage 12.
14:35Growth stage 10 and up is, like, how many leaves it's got.
14:38So, if it's a growth stage 12...
14:39It's got two leaves.
14:40It's got two leaves.
14:41Right, OK.
14:42I can't see any slug damage, either, at all.
14:44I would imagine it will be slightly capped by the lack of moisture.
14:48At the moment.
14:49Right.
14:50It needs it just to...
14:51Well, it just needs it to move around the nutrients.
14:53Yeah.
14:54It's like human.
14:55Yeah, yeah.
14:56So, once we have a bit of rain, then that will transform things again.
14:59It'll really take it up.
15:00Good.
15:01Now, before we move on, my scarecrow.
15:04Yeah.
15:05Yeah.
15:06That's Liz and Marnies.
15:07Yeah.
15:08And me and Milo did that one up there.
15:12I think that one's worth winning.
15:14That's definitely worth winning, isn't it?
15:16Yeah, yeah.
15:17It's like a work of art.
15:18It's...
15:19But they seem, joking aside, they actually seem to be doing a job,
15:22because I can't see a single crow.
15:24I can't see a single crow.
15:25I've been astonished by the impact that it's had.
15:28And I absolutely really, really enjoyed making them with the kids.
15:32Yes.
15:33I found it quite therapeutic, you know.
15:34Maybe entering competitions soon.
15:36It's a big thing.
15:37Is it?
15:38Oh, yeah.
15:39What, scarecrow competitions?
15:40Scarecrow competitions, yeah.
15:41Maybe that's one for the future.
15:43With Esmeralda and Simon Cowell potential prize winners.
15:47Anyway, shall we have a look?
15:49Shall we have a wonder?
15:50We'll look at some good bits, and then we'll look at some bad bits.
16:05Now, this...
16:07This is grass weed.
16:09I reckon probably the biggest risk this field has got
16:14is if this grass that you've ploughed in comes back,
16:19because if it does, there's absolutely nothing we can do about it.
16:23Yeah, this grass weed is...
16:25Could be a problem.
16:27Could be an issue, but what normally happens is the oats,
16:33especially in spring corn, they'll get beyond it.
16:37So our oats need to outgrow the grass
16:40that's currently competing for nutrients in the soil.
16:43On his last visit, Ben also found a bug called a leather jacket,
16:47which could have devastating effects
16:49if they've decided to call this field their home.
16:52This is the problem with the leather jackets,
16:55is that this is underneath.
16:57It's not necessarily...
16:58It could also be a good thing,
16:59because they might just eat this instead.
17:00Right, OK.
17:01But this is going to be attracting them.
17:02Right.
17:03This is, you know, you've effectively left their food source for them.
17:06They will 100% still be here.
17:08If they were here last time, they won't go anywhere.
17:10Yeah.
17:11But once the crop gets established to a point,
17:12it will out-compete them anyway?
17:13Absolutely, yeah.
17:14OK.
17:15Oh yeah, totally, yeah.
17:16This doesn't look like it's going to be a massive...
17:19The leather jackets, I'm not thinking, are going to become a problem.
17:23This is good, this is...
17:24Yeah, but there's not...
17:25Again, this is toast.
17:26You're optimistic.
17:27Thankfully, it seems that natural predators have kept the bugs at bay.
17:32And the early signs are good for our crops.
17:35All being well, we'll be harvesting our oats before the summer's out.
17:39So this field could literally yield a crop.
17:42Yeah.
17:43Oats.
17:44Yeah, yeah.
17:45And then the latter end of the year, the season...
17:47You could do sweets or stubble turnips, probably stubble turnips.
17:49That would actually support livestock?
17:50Absolutely, yeah.
17:51Wow.
17:52I could fill my belly with porridge oats.
17:54Yeah, yeah.
17:55And then we could fatten lambs.
17:56Yeah.
17:57This is a bit where arable farming gets interesting, isn't it?
18:00That sounds great, that sounds amazing.
18:02Oh, yeah.
18:03As the agronomist there who's come seeing that actor guy who's thought he could grow a few oats.
18:07In a field that's not been ploughed for over 20 years.
18:11So all good then?
18:12All good, yeah.
18:13It's amazing to think this one field could produce two crops in one year.
18:18And by rotating the crop, the soil improves and the weeds are kept at bay.
18:23Good, good, excellent.
18:24It looks brilliant, yeah.
18:25Happy.
18:26In the slightest.
18:27Happy.
18:28Perfect.
18:29Now we just need a bit of rain, you say.
18:30Now it just needs to rain, sadly.
18:31Ben will be back in a couple of weeks to take samples to check the nutrient levels.
18:37This will determine the quality of the crop.
18:42That was really interesting.
18:43I mean, first and foremost, it's established.
18:47Ben's happy.
18:48We could do with a little bit of rain, can't believe I'm saying that, but...
18:51And that'll really kind of transform things again.
18:54As well, can't forget, there's a chance to put some turnips.
18:58So it feels like that one field can really serve us as a family.
19:03That's just music, isn't it?
19:04Here on the farm, we treat every animal with the same love and care we'd give our own family.
19:21And yes, that sometimes means an extra little pampering too.
19:25I'm going to give her a brush down.
19:27She loves this.
19:28She's losing her winter coat.
19:30It makes me just want to get her shampooed.
19:33I know, it would be nice to wash her.
19:34Should we give her a spruce up before she casts?
19:36Should we give her a nice spruce up?
19:37A nice clean, that would be nice, wouldn't it?
19:39Well, we could clean her, you know, give the pens a good clean out.
19:43We'll give her a final pamper before she casts.
19:48Oh, that's nice, like...
19:49And it'll be quite relaxing for her as well.
19:55Yeah, Kelvin really compliments the cows, really talks about how beautiful and majestic they are.
20:02I've not heard him talk about me like that for a long time.
20:06Do you think I'm beautiful and majestic, Kelvin?
20:10Yeah, you are.
20:13Oh, my God!
20:15I've got to ask for it these days.
20:17He used to just tell me, now I've got to ask.
20:19Liz being slightly envious of the attention I give the cows is a new one.
20:23But to be fair to Cherry, after the news of a positive pregnancy test,
20:27she deserves a little extra attention.
20:30There is something calming about a cow, though.
20:33Oh, she has enjoyed that.
20:35Don't stop it, be nice on a belly, Kelvin.
20:37Like, when you're carrying and you're all stretched and...
20:41All tight.
20:42Tight and, oh, he's aching, everything's aching.
20:45Kelvin's a very attentive man, so, er, yeah.
20:48He's been good to me during my pregnancies.
20:50He's learnt a lot, that's why he knows how to treat the cow.
20:53You're regretting those shoes now, aren't you?
20:56See, footwear, that is just...
20:59That was like day one of being on the farm, what are you thinking?
21:02I'd have to wear wellies every day.
21:04All boots.
21:05Get your wellies.
21:06You're a farmer.
21:08I'm an actor-stroke farmer.
21:10I'm always going to be a little unorthodox.
21:12You don't realise what state you're in until you do the school run
21:14and you think, oh, my God, I've got poo down my jeans,
21:18I've got the wrong shoes on, and some of the mums and dads are,
21:21you know, suited and booted and looking glamorous.
21:23I just think, I'm just going to do this as quick as possible,
21:25I hope nobody sees me.
21:27That does not bother me.
21:28My appearance on the school run does not bother me one little bit.
21:31I remember going to a harvest show once,
21:33celebrating harvest, watching the kids do a little show,
21:36and I sat down, I'd just been in with the pigs.
21:39Oh!
21:40And I remember sitting there and the parents next to me
21:43and I could have this smell, this overwhelming smell.
21:46And I'm thinking, what is that? That's horrible.
21:48And I'm watching little Milo, tears in my eyes, so proud,
21:53and then it dawned on me, it's me.
21:56You are the smell.
21:57I don't mind being a bit scruffy.
21:59Can't change that you are what you are.
22:18Although our sheep and cows aren't always the easiest to handle,
22:22I like to think we are getting a grip on these animals.
22:27But there's one cheeky little group that plays by their own rules.
22:31Our four unruly chickens.
22:33So now, Liz and Marnie are on a mission
22:36to find the true ruler of the roost.
22:39Why are we yelling?
22:41Well, you know we've got the four hens,
22:45but we've never had a cockerel, have we?
22:49And if we have a cockerel, when the hens lay their eggs,
22:53then they would be fertilised into chicks.
22:58And every morning it will be like cock-a-doodle-doo.
23:02Let's go find a cockerel for our hens, then.
23:05Exactly.
23:07Today's adventure takes Liz and Marnie
23:09to a farm on the other side of Cheshire.
23:11Hi. Hello, you OK?
23:14I'm Liz.
23:15Hi, I'm Emily.
23:16Nice to meet you.
23:20We've been told that Emily is a great local breeder
23:22of a whole variety of feathered friends.
23:25So I've been breeding chickens for over ten years now.
23:30I specialise in the rare and traditional breeds
23:33because I love them.
23:36They're hardy and they're robust
23:38and they're very pretty as well.
23:40They are pretty.
23:41Look at these.
23:42What are these?
23:43These are silkies.
23:44So, yeah, they make a great pet, actually.
23:47They're very sweet.
23:50We need our new lad on the farm to produce chicks.
23:53And Emily has a special bit of kit to help Mother Nature along.
23:58Would you like to see some chicks?
24:00Yeah.
24:01We've got some chicks.
24:02They came out of the incubator on Tuesday.
24:04Who's Tuesday?
24:05Yeah, so...
24:06So they're two days old?
24:07Yeah, so...
24:08Oh!
24:09Yeah, so do you want to come in?
24:10This is my incubator room and chick brooder
24:14that just imitates...
24:16Oh!
24:17Imitates the room.
24:19Look at that one there!
24:20Oh, look at the little grey one!
24:21I know!
24:22And then...
24:24I don't know if you want this.
24:25Right, the yellow one.
24:27That's a Weetan Moran, actually.
24:29Oh!
24:31Oh!
24:32That is so cute!
24:35Can I hold?
24:36What?
24:37Oh!
24:41Oh, look!
24:42I know!
24:43These are so cute.
24:46Really cute.
24:48Oh, is this your incubator?
24:50Oh, wow, this is so real.
24:51Are they on a slant on purpose?
24:54Yeah, so they turn every 45 minutes, which...
24:57Because that's what a broody hen would do.
24:59They turn them to make sure they're incubated evenly
25:03all around the egg.
25:05And if our hens aren't broody, so that means they've all set on the egg
25:08to help it grow, we'll incubate them so the children can look after it.
25:13And I think that's just a fascinating thing for them to do.
25:17And they're very clever when they hatch out.
25:19They know to go to the food and they're already eating and drinking themselves.
25:23They're so clever.
25:24Yeah, they're really clever.
25:25Oh!
25:27Listen to that!
25:29Oh!
25:31But as cute as these little chicks are, we're after something a little more grown up.
25:37Shall we take a look at what you think might be good for us then?
25:40Yeah, definitely!
25:42We now need to choose the perfect match for our lovely leghorns.
25:46Marnie, what do you think of this guy?
25:47Yeah!
25:48I love him!
25:50When I take the cockerel home to the hens, how will they work out their relationship?
25:56Like, will he just instantly know to be the boss of them?
25:59Yeah, they'll just...
26:00They'll chat amongst themselves about, yeah, who's this new guy?
26:05And what is his intentions?
26:07Yeah, so I guess they might go through a bit of a dating phase.
26:13So they're quite romantic cockerels then?
26:17Yeah, I think so, yeah.
26:18I think some more than others.
26:20If we take him home tonight, what do we do with him?
26:24Do we put him in the pen and let him warm his way up in the day?
26:28I'll be worried about him at night otherwise, or...
26:30What would you suggest?
26:32I would put him in the coop where you would ideally like all of your hens to sleep.
26:36Right, OK.
26:38Shall we take him home?
26:39Yeah.
26:40Do you think Dad will like him?
26:41Yeah.
26:43I think you've got yourself a deal!
26:45All right, great!
26:46All right, great, yeah!
26:48He's certainly a handsome chap.
26:51Do you cut his nails?
26:52No, usually when they're free-ranging, they wear the nails down themselves.
26:57And they're feathers.
26:58What?
26:59So, this breed, the French Wheaton Moran, he's got feathery feet.
27:03Wait, is this the French?
27:05He's French.
27:06Bonjour!
27:08Yeah, definitely winked, Sam.
27:09Yeah, he understands you.
27:11Come on then, little fella, in your new bed.
27:14There you go, fella!
27:15Right, well, let's get you home to the hens then!
27:18You're gonna love it!
27:19Thank you for that!
27:20Take care, see you later!
27:21Bye!
27:23Today's been amazing.
27:26We wanted that traditional cockerel look.
27:29You know, it looks like he's got something about him.
27:32And it feels like it's something that the farm was missing.
27:37I think Kelvin, you know, two alphas look at each other.
27:39He might square up to the cockerel and be like,
27:41who's the boss of this farm?
27:42And he'll know it's the cockerel.
27:44So, this is the next teeny little bit of expansion at the farm.
27:48Just the next little addition that's exciting.
27:51Fun and very good looking.
27:53I mean, look at him.
27:54He's a handsome chap.
28:11With our new cockerel safely back home,
28:13it's time to introduce him to the rest of the family.
28:17Right, come on, let's go and meet him.
28:19It's a boy chicken.
28:21It's not a chicken, actually.
28:23It's a cockerel.
28:25If you're in America, then you call it rooster.
28:27I don't know why, but for some reason I call it rooster.
28:30And I've also got a name for it.
28:32So, the name is Albie Fletcher.
28:36Albie?
28:37Yeah.
28:38That's a great name.
28:39Albie's a nice name.
28:40Why Albie?
28:41Well, I thought that maybe, like, a fierce name.
28:46Like, maybe, like...
28:47He's got some gorgeous colours.
28:49So, we're going to leave him in here for a little while,
28:51just so he can get used to it.
28:53The hen's roosed up here, so they have been looking at him,
28:56but they're not too impressed so far.
28:58What?
28:59But when he's kind of worked out that this is where he gets his water,
29:02this is where he'll get his food,
29:04then we can let him out for a little bit
29:06and hopefully he'll come back knowing this is where his food goes.
29:09Do you want to go and get a little bit of feed
29:11and we'll chuck it in and see if he comes to it?
29:13But just to know that you also feed him.
29:15Do you want me to go and get you some?
29:17Hold my purse.
29:18I'll be back in five.
29:22Bit of a tough crowd with them hens.
29:24I feel like they're giving him evil looks at the minute.
29:27They're like, who is this?
29:29So, we'll see what happens.
29:31He's got to win them over.
29:33It might take about two weeks for him to officially
29:38do his job.
29:40So, we can still have scrambled eggs, fried eggs for breakfast?
29:43Good.
29:44Yeah.
29:45But on the upside, we might even get some baby chicks.
29:48We might get some baby chicks.
29:49How long do baby chicks take to...?
29:51About 21 days.
29:52What do you think, Milo?
29:53Good.
29:54The thought of having some baby chicks around?
29:56Yeah.
29:57Would you like that?
29:58Yeah.
29:59You'd better start thinking of some names
30:00because if we have loads of chicks running around,
30:02we'll need lots of names.
30:03Right, be very gentle, let him know you're his mate
30:06and then say, come on, chuk-chuk, like we do to the others.
30:09Chuk-chuk.
30:10And then throw some food down.
30:11Chuk-chuk.
30:12Come on, chuk-chuk.
30:13Come on, chuk-chuk.
30:14Say, come on, chuk-chuk.
30:15Come on.
30:16Aw.
30:17I made a love heart, didn't I?
30:19I know.
30:20It was good.
30:21Where is he?
30:22There's my prince.
30:24Come here.
30:25Chuk-chuk.
30:26He's big, isn't he?
30:28Yeah, he's massive.
30:29I think he's handsome.
30:31I think he's very, very handsome, in fact.
30:35And he's a great addition to the farm
30:37and I cannot wait to have some chicks.
30:39He's lovely.
30:40You've picked a very good-looking one there, babe.
30:43Step one is get him to know that this is home.
30:46Step two, let him out.
30:47That's the next step.
30:48Yeah, a couple more days.
30:50And then step three, hopefully, get some eggs
30:54that have been fertilised.
30:55I'm very impressed by their cockerel choice.
30:57They've picked a very handsome chappie.
30:59He looks the part.
31:01He sounds the part.
31:02The next thing to see is whether he can deliver.
31:05Has he got the minerals?
31:07Think he can fill a pram?
31:08Can he fill a pram?
31:12Filling a pram won't be his only job, though.
31:14He'll also serve as the farm's very own alarm clock.
31:18Mornings are going to be different now, aren't they?
31:20Yeah, maybe.
31:21You know how you set your alarm for six every morning
31:24and it wakes everybody up but you?
31:27Well, maybe this cockerel will wake you up
31:29and you'll finally get out of bed.
31:31Right then, Albie.
31:34We'll listen out for you in the morning.
31:39What time are you waking us up, Albie?
31:41Half all right, thank you.
31:43Maybe the reviews of the cottage are going to go downhill now
31:46from five stars.
31:47Yeah, people will be saying.
31:48It was five stars, but that cockerel was just a nightmare.
31:50The cottage is amazing.
31:51I had the most relaxing weekend.
31:53Unfortunately, every morning I was walking up at 4.30.
31:55No, they're like, they're like, oh, my gosh.
31:56Guys, we were going to have a great time.
31:58They're chilling in the backyard and...
32:00But then again, like Liz says, you're at a farm.
32:05This is part of it.
32:06You're at a farm, exactly.
32:07It's the farm experience.
32:08It's the farm experience.
32:09You didn't get any sleep because it's the farm experience.
32:11You'll be right, Albie.
32:13Come on, don't let us down.
32:15Give you some space.
32:17So far, this year's lambing season is off to a great start.
32:34But on today's rounds, I spotted one of our ewes expecting twins had taken a turn.
32:40So I brought her down to the barn and called Angelica, our vet, to take a look.
32:45I just checked the sheep this morning and she was laying on the floor, slouched on her own,
32:50didn't come over.
32:51So when I went over, she just couldn't stand up.
32:53And what happens, you know, probably six weeks pre-aliming and up to three weeks post-aliming,
33:00they can get what they call twin lamb disease.
33:04I think they're just...
33:06Energy levels are kind of sapped and they've just...
33:08She's looking a little bit red there, isn't she?
33:13So they go in a negative energy balance and in order to get, like, still some energy,
33:20they will start burning fats and the burning of the fats will create what is called ketones' body
33:26and these ketones' body are toxic, so they are intoxicated.
33:31They're all right.
33:32So that's why she looked a little bit disorientated when I'm trying to get in the trailer?
33:34Yeah, she is.
33:35Yeah, yeah, yeah.
33:36She's really, really weak but also intoxicated.
33:39It's exactly the same that happens in humans with diabetes.
33:44The ew is exhausted and has no energy.
33:47Angelica needs to treat her quickly and hope she responds.
33:59So she's going to have calcium both under the skin and orally
34:04and that will help her the levels stay constant, like rise steady and reach a plateau and stay there.
34:11She also has a bit of pneumonia starting so she's going to have a shot of alamycin as well.
34:18All right, all right.
34:19Yeah.
34:20Usually when they get to this point that they don't have energy to walk, they don't have energy to keep their immune system going.
34:27Yeah, she's quite unwell so it's a good job that I kind of found her when I did, really.
34:32It's amazing how it can become quite serious quite quickly.
34:39I really need to get this ewe back on her feet if she's going to be strong enough to deliver her lambs alive.
34:45To help, I'm also giving her a much needed energy boost.
34:51Yeah, this is a bit like Luca's aid for sheep, yeah.
34:54Hopefully, fingers crossed, we've managed to catch it in time and she can make a speedy recover.
34:59We'll keep her in the shed now.
35:00I've made a little pen up for her so we'll get her in the shed and keep an eye on her overnight.
35:06Let's see how she's doing tomorrow morning.
35:09My gut feeling is that she will probably need to stay in for like another couple of days.
35:14Right, okay.
35:15Okay.
35:16All right, thank you Angelica.
35:17No worries.
35:20We'll keep her in the barn until she's finished her course of treatment.
35:26Come on girl.
35:31There we go, there we go, that's an improvement.
35:34I mean, she's back on her feet, but she's a big improvement.
35:46I didn't actually realise how serious it can be.
35:49I just thought it was the ewe that was depleted of energy, basically, you know.
35:53I didn't realise that it can lead to pneumonia and further complications.
35:59So I certainly didn't know the fact that she'd be kind of somewhat delirious and almost intoxicated.
36:06I've got to give her some calcium and some more medication this evening and then see you again tomorrow, see what she'd like.
36:14But before I let Angelica go, there's one more little guy I'd like her to give the once-over.
36:24We'll just quickly check this...
36:26Yeah, that one, cos we might have to spleen that one.
36:31It's that old job, isn't it?
36:33Whilst you're here, pay for your car lot, Elsa, come on, you can have a right good look around.
36:38So we've got this little lamb here, got its front left foot.
36:43Can't put any pressure on it, so I don't know if it's broken or anything.
36:46Let me see how you walk.
36:55It's very, very stiff here.
36:57I'm gonna put a splint on that limb over there.
37:03No, it's not broken.
37:05The last time we had a suspected case for a splint, the vet told us it was irreparable, really, and the little lamb had to be put down.
37:20Thankfully, this time, it's a bit more of an optimistic diagnosis.
37:25Can you hold that one?
37:26Yeah.
37:27Let's see if you've not started yet.
37:37I'm so happy this lamb has got a fighting chance of survival with help from a short splint.
37:44Once wrapped up, it will give the lamb more stability and help strengthen his leg.
37:48This is just so the splint doesn't get too tight on the skin and it goes down.
37:58We've never had a lamb with a splint before, so this is a first for us.
38:04I mean, you can't get a cuter than a lamb with a...
38:07No. Can you?
38:09So is he done?
38:11Moment of truth now, let's see if he can...
38:13Too much pressure.
38:16You need to get used to it first.
38:19As his leg isn't broken, just a week or two with a splint should sort him right out.
38:24When the farming jobs done for today, we're finding time to have fun with our own pack of animals.
38:46Go on!
38:57Go on!
39:00The kids love being wild and free.
39:05Dad, I found a ladybird!
39:07Our farm means we don't have to travel far to find adventure.
39:11to find adventure who wants to go look for some bones and then we'll have to
39:17guess what animal they are from yeah after a recent adventure Milo found
39:25what he suspects to be dinosaur bones in the woods so we've got the whole family
39:29together to investigate more so he's ready to go and find some bones right
39:37he got you on my shoulders we got our baskets for bones Milo's the park
39:45Ranger we've got to follow Milo come on Fletchers stretching over 20 acres of
39:54our land is an ancient woodland with trees that have stood longer than any farm
39:58and a home to many species I found a nice flower already
40:05Manny come here put this in your hair you're ready along with an abundance of
40:11wildflowers are the insects birds and animals that live off the land and maybe
40:16just maybe a dinosaur once walked here too come on let's follow Milo
40:25the dinosaur bones are a dusty man down here look at this
40:31it's a bit fricking me
40:37Manny have you found any? no
40:43these are called fern plants
40:49yeah they were in the dinosaur camera they were they've been around on earth for so
40:57many years and that will be older than all the trees all the plants they are so old so
41:06they've seen everything
41:20this is kind of a bit of untouched part of the farm really
41:27it's like nature just being left to its own devices it's like another world
41:33it's the way it sounds the way it smells
41:37there's something about the woods I don't know what it is it's different to any other landscape
41:45the beach the open countryside however beautiful those places are there's something about the woods
41:53that's that's just that's just magical really
41:58when we came to view here Kelvin asked to view the whole 120 acres and we had flip-flops on
42:09and it was like muddy in fact it was a bit muddier wasn't it I remember walking up this section in flip-flops and shorts
42:16and the estate agent was in a suit and really nice clean shoes and by the end of it we're all just filthy
42:23I could live in the woods honestly I could imagine just having a little cabin a little hut here
42:37making your own fires and there's a little stream at the bottom catching the fish and
42:42cooking them on a rock oh honestly I just I think that life would just be amazing
42:47maybe once we're back in the farmhouse I can find some time to build us a cabin in the woods
42:53but for now we've got an important task in hand
42:56oh wow
42:59oh my goodness that looks like a massive one
43:04but these if you find one bone you're going to find more
43:07because that means that the skeleton is around
43:11I mean look at the size of that
43:13yeah I found that one
43:14mommy I found one
43:17I've just found this one
43:21whoa I think that's a rat to bone
43:25let me just think of the size here
43:28because that's the same as daddy's arm
43:29so it could be an arm bone no
43:31or a leg
43:33and as soon as we've found one
43:35the kids find more
43:37and their imaginations run wild
43:40daddy I found a bone
43:42pterodactyl
43:43no for a fact
43:45what's that for a fact
43:47pterodactyl
43:48really
43:49I think
43:50oh I know what that could be
43:51that might be it's close
43:53definitely a pterodactyl apparently
43:55I mean I didn't know this
43:57so on this farm
43:59there's been
44:00sheep deer
44:02pterodactyls
44:03pterodactyls
44:04look at that
44:08what do you think that is
44:11I don't know
44:12it looks like the kidney
44:15a bum bone
44:16oh look I found another
44:18another one
44:19mummy's like David Attenborough
44:22yeah
44:23she's brilliant at finding these bones
44:25so guys
44:27we've done well there
44:29some good finds
44:30who's hungry
44:32should we go and have a picnic
44:34yeah
44:35let's go then
44:36whoo whoo
44:37picnic
44:38I've done a hot pot in my lap
44:40who knows the way back
44:42who knows the way back
44:43Adam
44:43Adam
44:44no I do
44:45I do
44:46okay which way
44:47Adam this way
44:49that way
44:50come on then
44:51let's go
44:52next time on our farm
45:05nerves are shredded
45:06as we await some big results
45:08big day today
45:09TB results day
45:11so
45:11naturally this is where the nerves kick in
45:14it's a day where you've got everything
45:15possible
45:16crossed
45:17and you're just hoping for a good outcome
45:20because you know
45:21it can be devastating
45:22Matthias helps me do some heavy lifting
45:25it's quite heavy
45:27it's heavy isn't it
45:28I'm stronger
45:29you are strong yeah
45:31because I eat my dinner
45:33yes
45:34all of it
45:35all of it
45:35and I come up with a potentially award winning idea
45:38for the farm's very first West End production
45:41what about if we created
45:43some sort of farm musical
45:45and we showcase it on the farm
45:49it's a good idea actually
45:51it could almost be our story
45:52two actors
45:54what
45:55Kevin we've got enough to do
45:59we're not creating a farm
46:00so
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