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00:00come on Fletchers
00:02we've reached our 4th year in farming
00:05you actually that?
00:08and we've fallen for this way of life hook, line and sinker
00:13ohhh, can you keep this?
00:16right Milo let's get some jobs done
00:19farming is a breeze
00:21compared to having four kids
00:24we're surrounded by the spectacular peat district
00:28As far as an office goes, it's pretty good, isn't it?
00:32With ancient woodlands...
00:36...and rolling hills as their playground...
00:42...this year, we've big plans to increase our flock...
00:50...and herd...
00:55...while continuing to diversify...
00:58What about if we've created some sort of farm musical?
01:01Kevin, we've got enough to do, we're not creating a farm band song.
01:05And we're excited about what our next chapter might hold.
01:09I can't think of something that would beat this for me.
01:11This is my version of a happy, full life.
01:14Right, let's get some cup of tea then.
01:24This week on our farm...
01:26With the Royal Cheshire Show just around the corner...
01:29...I'm starting to feel a few training jitters.
01:32We're kind of up against it, really.
01:33We're not going to give up yet.
01:35We'll have to just see.
01:36We'll have to just get the altar on them every day...
01:38...and just do what we can...
01:39...and see where we end up in two weeks.
01:41With the rain in short supply...
01:44...Liz and the twins decide it's time to shake things up.
01:47Literally.
01:48Show your sheep!
01:52Go to the rain!
01:54And I find myself trying to explain the romantic escapades of sheep.
02:02This year, in November, when you send Viper out...
02:05Yeah.
02:06He's not just got three...
02:08...girlfriends.
02:10He might have ten girlfriends.
02:13Animals are weird.
02:14Yeah.
02:15They're looking well, aren't they?
02:16Yeah.
02:17Do you compare your lambs to mine?
02:18Because that's what I do.
02:19I look at your...
02:20I look at my lambs.
02:21Mine's a better.
02:22Mine's a better.
02:23It's obvious.
02:25Last year, Marnie bought Jacob rammed Viper.
02:27And this spring, his lambs have arrived on the farm.
02:48Number 17's probably my best lamb.
02:49Yeah, that is a good one.
02:50That's a good one.
02:51So, that's your shearling.
02:53So that's your shearling, you, that's her first lamb.
02:56Yeah.
02:57So your triplets are there.
02:58She's doing well with them, isn't she?
03:01Yeah.
03:01Obviously your triplets are not going to be as big, are they?
03:03Because she's having to feed three lambs,
03:05as opposed to maybe feeding one or two.
03:07They do look good size.
03:09Yeah.
03:09They look like equal.
03:10How do you think they're looking?
03:13Good.
03:14Marnie's impressed with how her Jacobs are coming along.
03:17And she's got big plans to grow the flock even further.
03:20So my plans are I'll sell the lambs that I've got this year, cos...
03:28You didn't have any ewe lambs, did you?
03:30They're all boys, your lambs.
03:30They're all boys, yeah.
03:31So you're going to sell them all?
03:33Yeah, cos they're boys.
03:35So you've got three mummy sheep.
03:37Yeah.
03:38And they've given you five lambs.
03:40You're going to sell those five lambs cos they're all boys.
03:44Yeah?
03:45OK.
03:45And the money we get from those five lambs,
03:47you're going to use to buy more mummy sheep.
03:51OK.
03:52So that this year, in November, when you send Viper out...
03:57Yeah.
03:57..he's not just got three girlfriends,
04:00he might have ten girlfriends.
04:04How does he, like...
04:06I don't understand.
04:08Like, with sheep, it's so big.
04:09It's different, too.
04:10Like, with humans, you wouldn't just...
04:12A boy wouldn't go with a woman and then go with...
04:14..and then got, like, 20 more.
04:15Animals are weird.
04:17Yeah.
04:18Like, cringy.
04:19I know, I know.
04:20That's what they do.
04:21You get one boy sheep and lots of girl sheep,
04:25but that's just the way it works, darling.
04:27Oh, my God.
04:28That's just the way it works.
04:30Sheep's polyamorous tendencies are a topic for another time.
04:35Right now, we need a solid plan
04:37to turn Marnie's dream flock into reality.
04:40The Jacob Society are having a sheep sale.
04:43So we could go there.
04:45You know where we bought Viper from?
04:47Yeah.
04:47We could go this time,
04:48and you'd be buying some females, some breeding ewes.
04:53So, timing-wise, now, we have to think about timing, don't we?
04:56The sale is before these lambs will get fat.
04:59You might have to just borrow some money off somebody
05:04and then pay them back.
05:05I've got to know, I know, I know where to borrow some money.
05:08Where?
05:08You.
05:10So I've got to give you an advance?
05:13Yeah.
05:13And then when you sell your lambs, you'll give it me back.
05:15Deal?
05:16Yeah.
05:17So let's shake on it, and then you're going to pay me back?
05:21We'll see what we can do.
05:24Listen.
05:25I've shook hands with you before.
05:27The last time I shook hands with you, I lost some fields.
05:30I love that Marnie is so invested in her flock of Jacobs.
05:34It's great to be able to teach her about how farming works,
05:39along with managing money.
05:41These are the skills Marnie will need to become a successful shepherdess.
05:46So you're happy with your plan?
05:47Yeah?
05:48Yeah.
05:49Jobs are good, then.
05:52They're looking well, though.
05:53Yeah.
05:54They are looking well.
05:55Good chat.
05:56Good chat.
05:56Good chat.
06:04We're just over two weeks away from the Cheshire show.
06:18And now is the time to be prepping the animals,
06:23getting them really keen on the halter,
06:26and, yeah, just strengthening that bond.
06:29We'll get the halter on them again today,
06:31and we'll just have ten minutes with each one,
06:33just to kind of get them used to that process.
06:35Our young calves are a handful,
06:38and both need to have time on the halter.
06:41With my arms still recovering from the knock I took at the rugby tournament,
06:44this isn't going to be easy.
06:47First up is Ray.
06:50Come on, then.
06:52Which way this goes?
06:54Ray.
06:55It's your lucky day, mate.
06:57Come on.
06:57There we go.
07:03There we go.
07:05There we go.
07:06I think last year,
07:07Cherry was so good on the halter,
07:10I was really, really confident going into the show
07:13that she would kind of walk well and, you know, behave.
07:19Whereas with these two,
07:21they just seem like they've got a man of their own, really.
07:27He's not quite as receptive today.
07:32He's having a bit of an off day today, yeah.
07:35Come on, Sonic.
07:37There we go.
07:39There we go.
07:40Come this way.
07:42Come on.
07:44Good boy.
07:46Hey, come on.
07:48Come on, come on, Sonic.
07:49Come on.
07:51At some point as well,
07:52we're going to have to possibly introduce a nose ring to Sonic.
07:57Not too sure about Ray,
07:59but certainly to Sonic.
08:02A nose ring helps to control our cattle
08:04and reduces the risk for both me and them.
08:09Maybe this is the cow equivalent of terrible twos,
08:14which I know all too well.
08:19They are pretty feisty.
08:20We've not really had this before.
08:22Testosterone is certainly kicking in.
08:28And that is a bit of a worry.
08:31I mean, we've got to get to a stage where,
08:35when they're on the altar,
08:36they can be walked.
08:37You know, they can hold their head up
08:38and they can walk on command
08:41and stop on command, really.
08:42What we can't have is them just pulling away.
08:46We're kind of up against it, really,
08:47especially if the kids are going to be in the show ring themselves,
08:51you know, in the young handler sections.
08:53We don't want them pulling the kids around.
08:55When it's the kids,
08:56it does make me a little bit nervous.
08:57You've got a responsibility as an adult,
08:59as a parent,
09:00to work out how much you're pushing them out of the comfort zone.
09:04Last year, we didn't even own cows
09:08until six weeks before the show
09:09and we came home as rosette winners.
09:12So I'm not throwing in the towel yet.
09:15But there's no way that these young calves
09:17are ready to be led by the kids.
09:20So I'm going to keep training
09:21and experimenting with a few new tricks
09:23to get them walking well.
09:26I've left the altar on him.
09:28And what happens is,
09:29when it's trailing on the floor,
09:31they stand on it and it immediately stops them.
09:34So they associate the halter stopping them
09:37and the minute it gets tired,
09:39it stops them.
09:40So they almost kind of self-train.
09:43That's what I've heard anyway.
09:45That's apparently a little trick that I've heard.
09:47So we'll give it a go.
09:52We're not going to give up yet.
09:54We'll have to just see.
09:55We'll have to just get the altar on him every day
09:58and just do what we can.
10:00To add to our worries,
10:02my rugby injury is playing up.
10:04A scan has shown
10:05that I've torn my bicep.
10:08So not only do we need to train the calves,
10:10I need to find a potential understudy.
10:13You feeling confident?
10:19Well,
10:20my arm's
10:21killing me still.
10:24My arm's really sore
10:25and I'm just thinking
10:26whether or not it's best
10:29you taking him in.
10:37You'll be fine.
10:38Oh, Kelvin.
10:39You'll be fine.
10:41Let's just see.
10:42But just
10:43on standby.
10:46How do you feel about that?
10:47Well, not great.
10:48And it's when you're in that ring with other cows,
10:53it's the distraction of the other cows.
10:56We jump in at the deep end, aren't we?
10:59But we're determined,
11:00despite the adversity,
11:01despite the hiccups,
11:03we're still going to go.
11:04where I thought
11:05I was just going to be
11:06having a lovely day
11:07at Cheshire's show
11:08with the kids
11:09and, you know,
11:10no pressure,
11:12no worries.
11:14I'm now told
11:15that I'm going to have to step it up
11:16and potentially be the one
11:18that's in the ring with the cow
11:19because of Kelvin's injury.
11:22I feel underprepared
11:23more than last year.
11:25Although he is a beautiful
11:27and calm temperament,
11:28it's just
11:29when you're with other bulls
11:32in the ring,
11:32it's how does he respond
11:33to those other bulls?
11:35But, er,
11:36we're in it now.
11:39What can we do?
11:40We're going.
11:42And I can't get Marnie
11:43to cover for me
11:44because she's too small.
11:47So when there's a man down,
11:50we're all in the trenches together.
11:52I'm going to have to step it up,
11:52aren't I?
11:54It's bad to me,
11:54because I've just got a paper cut.
11:56Oh, for God's sake.
11:57Shall we just get you a stretcher
11:58and wheel you off?
12:00You're such...
12:01I know you're a farmer
12:02and you're very good at it,
12:03but you're a delicate flower,
12:05aren't you?
12:07All I do know
12:08is that when the chips are down,
12:10Liz and I always come together
12:12and pull it out of the bag.
12:14So, with my understudy
12:16reluctantly recruited,
12:17we can spend our time
12:19getting the calves
12:20show ready too.
12:27Training cattle
12:33isn't our only challenge
12:34on the farm.
12:35After a short settling-in period,
12:37Albie,
12:38our brand-new cockerel,
12:39is about to meet the flock.
12:41Liz and the kids are ready.
12:43But,
12:44are the unruly hens?
12:46We're going to let the cockerel out today.
12:48He's been in the pen
12:52for a week.
12:54He's been eyeing up the hens
12:56that roost in the trees above him.
12:58And,
12:59today's the day
13:00we're going to let him out.
13:01Right,
13:01now I want you to shout,
13:02come on,
13:03chuk-chuk!
13:04Come on,
13:04chuk-chuk!
13:05Chuk-chuk!
13:06That's it.
13:07Come on,
13:07chuk-chuk!
13:11Right,
13:11we want him to come out here,
13:12so really,
13:13we want the food
13:14to be put down here.
13:16Come on,
13:16Albie.
13:17So,
13:18can you put a little bit
13:18of food here?
13:19Get a handful
13:20and just sprinkle it
13:21and say,
13:21come on,
13:22chuk-chuk!
13:23And then he'll know
13:23that's his feeding call.
13:26Albie's mission is simple.
13:28Rule the roost,
13:30restore order
13:30in the hen house
13:31and,
13:33fingers crossed,
13:34provide us with
13:35our next generation
13:36of chickens.
13:39There we go.
13:39He's going,
13:40he's going.
13:41Oh,
13:41you're so close.
13:42Yay!
13:44He's out.
13:45He's out.
13:47It would have been ideal
13:48if the hens
13:49were here
13:50because really,
13:51I would have preferred
13:51the hens eating here
13:52and he came straight out
13:54to them.
13:55But they are nowhere
13:55to be seen.
13:56I don't know what those hens
13:57get up to in the day.
13:58So,
13:59all I know is that
14:00they come back at night
14:01and roost in the trees.
14:02Sometimes you see them,
14:03sometimes you don't.
14:04So,
14:04he's going to have to find them.
14:06He's going to have to
14:07hunt them down
14:07and find them.
14:09From the woods
14:10to the muck heap,
14:11our hens are some of the
14:12most free-range birds
14:13in Cheshire.
14:13But we've been assured
14:15that in time,
14:16Albie will entice them
14:17back to the coop.
14:19This is Albie's chance now
14:21to have a look round,
14:23work out where he lives,
14:25know that this is
14:25his safe place
14:26and,
14:28um,
14:29we'll see how he gets on
14:32with the girls.
14:34I just hope he doesn't run off.
14:36I'll be getting messages
14:37on the old Facebook group
14:39saying,
14:40Has anyone lost a cockerel?
14:41You've got to do that
14:43embarrassing thing
14:43and you're like,
14:44oh,
14:44he's mine.
14:50There's his call.
14:55That's what cockerels do.
14:57He's having a good look around.
14:58He seems,
14:59you know,
14:59he's just weighing the place up.
15:01He looks royal-esque.
15:03He's just so handsome.
15:06I guess it's just
15:06a waiting game now
15:08to see if he does
15:09what he's supposed to do
15:11and that's round the girls up
15:13and fertilise the eggs.
15:16Like a couple of anxious parents,
15:18all Liz and I can do
15:19is wait and see how he gets on.
15:23It's probably like
15:23letting your teenage kids out
15:24for the first time,
15:25isn't it?
15:26And you just hope
15:26that they work it out
15:28and they remember
15:28how to get home.
15:29After the farmhouse fire,
15:46we're left waiting
15:47for the rebuild to begin.
15:48But while the house is on pause,
15:50the rest of the farm
15:51certainly isn't.
15:53And today,
15:54the spotlight's on the barn
15:55as it moves one step closer
15:57to its debut
15:58as a wedding venue.
16:00The big pool,
16:01we're calling this.
16:02All the messy work is done,
16:03so concrete's going in now.
16:06And then we'll have
16:07a level floor.
16:13Yeah, one step closer
16:15to the wedding barn.
16:16When Liz was pregnant,
16:17she had this weird craving
16:19for concrete.
16:22The weirdest...
16:23What was it you're craving
16:24for concrete?
16:25It was like petrol
16:27and chalk
16:28and concrete.
16:29Really weird.
16:30I've still got it
16:31a little bit.
16:32Not to eat.
16:33The actual section,
16:34the noise of it.
16:35Just the feel of it.
16:36I could probably eat it.
16:37Put your hands in.
16:38Feel it.
16:39I know, I know.
16:40It has to be dry
16:41and frungling.
16:42The barn makeover
16:43has been gaining
16:44serious momentum lately.
16:45And the closer
16:46we get to the end,
16:47the more I see Liz
16:48totally in her creative zone.
16:51Now this is going in,
16:52I'm starting to feel
16:53like we're there
16:54with the transformation.
16:56And I really did think
16:57that this was never
16:57going to happen
16:58because it felt like
16:59there was so much to do
17:00and now I feel like
17:02it's that little bit of light
17:04at the end of the tunnel.
17:05This is where I work my magic.
17:07When I've got an empty room,
17:09that's when I can put my
17:11little sprinkle of decorations
17:13to it.
17:14And that's what I can't wait.
17:15I'm so excited
17:16for what events
17:17can be this year
17:18and how different
17:20each one is going to be.
17:21To think that this
17:22was once a stables
17:23and now it's going
17:25to become an event space,
17:26a supper club,
17:28a wedding,
17:28a music event,
17:30anything.
17:32How exciting is that?
17:33And just to be able
17:34to do that
17:35is an absolute privilege.
17:37True to form,
17:39we're not ones
17:39just to sit back
17:40and watch the action.
17:42We like to get stuck in.
17:43Do you mind if I do
17:45a little bit
17:46and you tell me
17:46what to do
17:47and I'll just do it then?
17:48No, it's perfect.
17:49So basically,
17:51if you like
17:51bubble it like that,
17:54that'll get it
17:54to go in all the gaps
17:55and tear out of it.
17:59And then just trowel it.
18:01Just trowel it in
18:02nice and flat.
18:03And just hover over
18:04the top
18:06and lift the side
18:07that you're going on.
18:09Oh, it's not like that.
18:11Like that.
18:13They're going to like
18:15shake it
18:16to turn it down,
18:17that's it.
18:24Oh.
18:28That's good.
18:29Done it before.
18:30Is that good?
18:31Yeah.
18:32That is therapeutic.
18:33Oh, messed it up.
18:34That is therapeutic.
18:38Shall we put our
18:38initials in here, Calvin?
18:40Shall we?
18:41Yeah.
18:41Is that good, that?
18:43To be honest.
18:45Perfect.
18:47Turns out,
18:48Liz is a natural
18:49and there's something
18:51about watching
18:51the guys work
18:52that's got us both intrigued.
18:54I've always wanted to know
18:56how they do concrete,
18:57how they kind of lay it
18:58and fascinating process.
19:01It's still an agricultural barn
19:03so it's got to be thick enough
19:04to allow us to have a chapter in here
19:07and trailer
19:08and farm machinery
19:09and various stuff.
19:11So the depth of your concrete
19:12is quite important really.
19:13This feels like real progress
19:16and something we're determined
19:18to savour.
19:19But with the wedding
19:20just around the corner,
19:21the to-do list
19:22is still going strong.
19:24This is actually a real moment
19:25because we've thought about this,
19:28we've talked about this
19:29for years.
19:32So the fact that we've got this far
19:33may not seem like a big deal to people.
19:35We're laying a bit of concrete.
19:36but it's actually a massive moment
19:38and I feel so happy
19:40that we're here
19:41and it's one of those things
19:43that has been on my mind
19:44and we've thought about
19:45for so long
19:46and now it's happening.
19:48MUSIC PLAYS
20:06We're kicking off
20:07another beautiful spring day
20:09in full sunshine.
20:11And while this hot dry spell
20:12isn't perfect for our crop,
20:14our livestock are enjoying
20:16basking in the warm weather.
20:18Especially our two pregnant cows,
20:20Ruby and Cherry.
20:22This is Cherry.
20:23The vet said that she was probably
20:25due to expect
20:26the end of May
20:29and it's now the
20:31end of the first week of June
20:34so we're a week overdue
20:36in that instance.
20:36We sent a picture
20:37to our friend Chris
20:38and a couple of other people
20:40and they've all said
20:40it looks like she's a good
20:42two or three weeks away.
20:44So we're a little bit out
20:45on the test
20:46but what it does mean
20:48is that unfortunately
20:49we're not going to be able
20:50to take her to
20:51the Royal Cheshire Show
20:52to defend the title.
20:55She's a supreme champion.
20:58She had a calf at foot last time
21:00and we were hoping
21:01that this time
21:01she could arrive
21:02to defend the title
21:03with a brand new calf at foot.
21:06Well that's not happened.
21:07The category is open
21:08for cow in calf.
21:11So we could in theory
21:12take her and show her
21:13as a cow in calf
21:14but because she's so late
21:16on in her pregnancy
21:17I don't really feel comfortable
21:19taking her so late in calf really.
21:21So I'm a little bit gutty
21:23because that was the plan
21:24from last year.
21:27As a family we thought
21:28let's come back next year
21:29with two more kids in tow
21:32and wouldn't it be great
21:34if all six of us
21:35are showing the animals
21:37but sadly it's not worked out.
21:39Such is life
21:40and when she calves
21:42it's not really
21:43in our control
21:44so not to worry.
21:47So Cherry will stay at home
21:48with Ruby
21:50who's also expecting.
21:51Even though I'm disappointed
21:54Cherry won't be joining us
21:55she can always return
21:57to reclaim her title
21:58next year.
22:00Oh there she is
22:01still full of life
22:02look at that
22:04how good does that look?
22:07There's no better side
22:08than seeing animals
22:09outside just
22:10look how happy they look.
22:13As the concrete
22:34begins to dry in the barn
22:35Liz is taking the opportunity
22:36to leave her mark
22:38quite literally.
22:39I shouldn't do this
22:40without Kevin
22:41but he's gone
22:43and this is going to dry
22:44and I need to put
22:45my stump on it.
22:48So
22:48we said we were going
22:50to sign it together
22:51he's gone
22:54so I'm going to sign it
22:56for him
22:57and I'm going to do it
23:00in this little corner here
23:01that's quite discreet
23:02before it dries
23:06so I'm just going to put
23:07E
23:11to let one for him
23:16there
23:18they know who's the boss
23:21there
23:22in fact
23:24I'm going to put
23:24a little love heart
23:25so that's going to dry
23:31and we've officially
23:33and we've officially
23:33stamped it
23:36it's one of those moments
23:38where it's so perfect
23:39I didn't want to ruin it
23:40but that
23:41every house here
23:43has got someone's initials on
23:44that they've done on it
23:45first time ever
23:47at this farm
23:48we've officially
23:49put our initials on something
23:50that feels good
23:54Kelvin's going to kill me
23:56it's one of the hottest springs
24:19we've had since records began
24:21and while that's been good news
24:23for some worshippers
24:24it's not been great news for farmers
24:26the hot weather
24:34is not only affecting our crop of oats
24:35it's too hot for our flock of sheep as well
24:38I'm thinking of putting the sheep
24:42in this paddock next door
24:43where there's just no shelter
24:45in a sense of any shade
24:46and I've just had a look at the forecast
24:49the next couple of days
24:50are going to be
24:51sweltering
24:52it's like a summer
24:52so with that in mind
24:54yeah
24:56I'm going to put them next door
24:57so they can get some shade
24:58a break in the sunshine
25:00would give the flock
25:01respite from the heat
25:02but they seem a little reluctant
25:10to move anywhere
25:11it's a bit of a mess this really
25:18there's certain jobs
25:20that can take two minutes
25:21and then it can be
25:22quickly two hours
25:22so I've just got to try
25:23and move these sheep
25:24in the next
25:25five minutes
25:27while our flock
25:29give me the run around
25:30well let's get these out
25:37and then we'll come back
25:38for the rest
25:39Liz and the twins
25:50are in a mission
25:51set by Ben the agronomist
25:52to conjure up some rain
25:54that will help save
25:55our sizzling oak crop
25:57I'll get your bike
25:59oh strong boy
26:02you go on the side
26:02and I'll carry your car
26:03oh good boy
26:05we're going to call to the sky
26:07and see if it'll rain
26:09shall I play some music
26:10to see if it gets us going
26:12let me play this then
26:14I want to see serious moves
26:17okay
26:18keep your hands up
26:22show us your hips
26:25go to the rain
26:29go on down to the grass
26:34go for it
26:35so we've had weeks
26:38without rain now
26:39and I hate to say it
26:41because it has been glorious
26:42but we need a little bit of rain
26:45just to give the oats
26:47that little bit of extra
26:48boof
26:49and they need water
26:51a little bit of rain
26:53would just do us a big favour
26:54right now
26:54there's a nice cloud there
26:56that looks hopeful
26:57so maybe we could just
26:59encourage it a little bit more
27:01to actually rain a little bit
27:03they've actually got some good moves
27:19the twins
27:20they take after Kelvin
27:22when it comes to that
27:22see if their
27:24strictly moves come in handy
27:26and bring down the rain
27:27come on rain
27:28get us
27:29go for it
27:32come on rain
27:34right if that doesn't work
27:37then I don't know what will
27:38that was great dancing guys
27:42time will tell
27:45if the twins have done enough
27:46to entice the rain gods
27:47to start pouring on our crops
27:49go go go go go
27:53and I finally enticed the sheep
28:02into the shaded field
28:04should have been a simple move
28:06but sheep
28:06are not the smartest
28:08just
28:10nothing ever
28:11I mean
28:12it is what it is
28:13if you've got sheep
28:14you know exactly
28:14how that feels
28:16from an animal welfare perspective
28:18they're much better
28:19somewhere where they can get
28:20a bit of shade
28:21so he was worth it
28:23right
28:27school run
28:27the holiday cottage
28:41is one of Liz's passion projects
28:43and today
28:44it's getting a little leafy makeover
28:46with a helping hand
28:48or two
28:48from some green-fingered Fletchers
28:50so we're going to plant
28:52some beautiful plants in here
28:54so we can bring a bit of colour
28:55look at them
28:57and what we're going to do is
29:00eat them
29:01we're not going to eat them
29:02with patience of a saint
29:08Liz has a way of letting the kids have fun
29:10while still getting the job done
29:12so this is the garden
29:14to the holiday cottage
29:15and the holiday cottage
29:16has gone really well for us
29:18and I am slightly obsessed with it
29:20slightly
29:21well yeah
29:23I'm very obsessed
29:24with the holiday cottage
29:26I want it to just be
29:27perfect
29:28yeah basically
29:29I want it to be perfect
29:31one part of it
29:32is the garden
29:33the feel of the garden
29:34and I'm not a gardener
29:37by any stretch
29:38I am
29:38we've got these gorgeous troughs
29:40that have probably been here
29:41years and years and years
29:43like this is 18th century
29:45these troughs
29:47always look so pretty
29:49when they've got plants in them
29:50so we've just got some little plants
29:51in the troughs
29:52just to grind it up
29:53that's a good one
29:56I'm going to use a hole
30:02with this pot
30:03and wiggle wiggle wiggle
30:04can you make that deeper
30:06watch
30:07watch what I'm doing
30:08if you spin around like that
30:10look
30:11there's a nice hole
30:12and then guess what I'm going to do
30:14I'm going to put that
30:16in there
30:17and then can you cover it up
30:19look at that
30:20it's very rare
30:22I get my nails done
30:23and then when I start doing a job
30:25I think
30:25oh
30:26forgot I'd have my nails done
30:27you can see the girls
30:30in the salon
30:31when I walk in
30:31like
30:32oh no
30:32she's here
30:33so you've got red
30:36let me show you
30:40so you have to squeeze
30:41hold the bottom of the plant
30:43so you don't break it
30:44push it out
30:47right thank you
30:49there you go
30:50it looks like Lizzie's little helpers
30:53feel they've done their bit
30:54leaving her
30:55to finish the job
30:56now my little secret weapon
30:59because we've got loads of it
31:01is manure
31:02now I've had my nails done
31:05so I'm not going to use my hands
31:07but
31:07this stuff
31:09I mean look at that
31:10ugh
31:11fresh from the cows
31:13now I was going to let the kids
31:15get involved in this
31:15but I think it's safer
31:17for my own personal hygiene
31:18to not
31:19because this
31:21would be
31:23definitely chucked at somebody
31:25nothing goes to waste
31:26this is fresh from the muck heap
31:28and that
31:29will help them grow
31:32and give them loads of
31:34nourishment
31:35right
31:36done
31:38let them grow
31:40hope for a little bit of rain
31:42it looks really pretty
31:44I mean
31:44I've seen better
31:46but
31:46it's a start
31:47I don't think Alan Titchman
31:49actually needs to worry about his job
31:50I'm not going to be taking over
31:52but it looks good
31:54nice and colourful
31:55after weeks of halter training
32:10our young calves
32:11Sonic and Ray
32:12still aren't quite getting the hang of it
32:15and with the Royal Cheshire Show
32:17fast approaching
32:18we've got a decision to make
32:20do we take them into the ring
32:22or call it quits
32:24but I've got one last trick
32:26up my sleeve
32:26I just hope
32:28it works
32:28have we got any other sauce babe
32:35have we got any other sauce
32:37it's quite a sexy job that
32:38but I didn't realise
32:39you were wearing this shirt
32:39that we were going to put on the scarecrow
32:41I told you
32:42when I was
32:43I thought it's too good
32:45for the scarecrow
32:46I love it
32:46look right in it though
32:49don't I
32:49it's your colour that
32:51I've been told
32:57that by attaching
32:57a large piece of wood
32:58to a tractor
32:59it'll trick the calves
33:01into thinking
33:01they're being pulled
33:02by the halter
33:03when in reality
33:04it's the tractor
33:05doing all the work
33:06which also means
33:07my arm injury
33:08gets a rest too
33:09big moment really
33:11because
33:11if this doesn't work
33:14I'm just
33:15there's a genuine chance
33:17we might have to pull out the show
33:19the idea is that
33:25the tractor
33:26gently pulls the calf
33:27as we walk next to them
33:28come on
33:29oh you just
33:31pooed on all the
33:32cock
33:33pull in
33:36right
33:37keep pulling
33:38keep pulling
33:40that'll do
33:41wait wait
33:41yeah that'll be
33:43doing like that
33:44that's fine
33:44and then
33:45quick release
33:48yep
33:49you just keep a good
33:51arm's length away from him
33:53yeah
33:53and just keep reassuring him
33:54keep talking to him
33:55so first of all
33:56I'm just going to start it
33:57and you'll see how he is
33:58okay
33:58so you stand back
33:59whilst I start it
34:00come on
34:02shh
34:02good
34:05you all right
34:06yep
34:06yeah
34:07good bye
34:08are you ready
34:10yep
34:11good bye
34:16good bye
34:17the rope can be released quickly
34:18if Ray shows any sign of distress
34:21good bye
34:22good bye
34:24come on Ray
34:25but so far
34:28he seems to be getting the hang of it
34:30good bye
34:32very good
34:35with a pace set
34:38Liz gets behind the wheels
34:40so I can give Ray
34:41a bit of a confidence boost
34:42hey hey hey
34:47come on
34:47good boy
34:50good boy
34:52yeah it's going all right
34:54he's you know
34:54he's
34:55he's a little bit agitated
34:58come on Ray lad
35:00come on
35:01come on
35:02good boy
35:03that's it
35:04good lad
35:06good boy Ray
35:09you've done brilliant lad
35:11well done
35:13after a loop around the field
35:15this old farming method
35:17has certainly given us both
35:18a boost in confidence
35:20good lad
35:22good lad
35:22well done lad
35:23and then clutching
35:28stop there
35:30good lad
35:32how good was that
35:34he's made a massive
35:36massive improvement there
35:37a massive improvement
35:39the moment of truth
35:40can me and Ray
35:42walk the walk
35:43see what it's like now with me
35:44come on
35:45come on
35:46good lad
35:49good lad
35:51come on
35:52come on
35:54come on
35:56come on
35:58come on
36:00well done lad
36:03well done lad
36:04well done
36:06you're good lad
36:07you're good lads
36:32if only you could do that with children
36:41I'd be confident in the ring with him
36:46yeah
36:47I think he's a great animal
36:49and I would like to show him off
36:51the idea was
36:52is to take the kids with
36:53newborn calves
36:54yeah
36:54and we've not got newborn calves
36:56yeah
36:56and um
36:58they're too big for the kids
36:59I feel like Marnie's
37:00you know capable
37:02I don't want to put her in that position
37:03when it's a bit risky
37:04so
37:05we will
37:07support
37:08you
37:09showing the bull calves
37:11how do you feel about that
37:14Royal Cheshire Show is back on
37:16done well there
37:18I enjoyed that
37:18I enjoy what I honestly Liz
37:20I like it
37:21every time I do
37:22I think yeah I do actually like this
37:23oh do you
37:25honestly
37:25I do
37:26so that's settled
37:28Ray is going to the Cheshire Show
37:31but we still have a decision to make on Sonic
37:35and whether or not
37:36it will be both our homegrown calves appearing
37:38in the show ring this year
37:46as farmers we've always kept a close eye on the weather
37:53but lately it's felt more like a full-blown obsession
37:57we're in the middle of one of the driest springs on record
38:01which isn't exactly ideal when you're trying to grow your very first oak crop
38:06thankfully it seems the twins rain dance actually worked
38:14the heavens have opened
38:16and our fields have just got the soaking
38:18they desperately needed
38:19we've had quite a bit of rain
38:22this week
38:23which has been great
38:24much needed
38:25and the good thing as well is that we were
38:27we were worried that it was going to be a huge downpour
38:29because it had been so dry
38:31and the ground was so hard
38:33the last thing you want is a massive downpour
38:35a lot of rain in a short amount of time
38:37and there's nowhere for it to go
38:39and it just doesn't saturate
38:41and it just
38:41you know that's when you can get floods and everything
38:43so
38:43we didn't have that
38:45what we did have was just kind of moderate to light rain
38:47just consistently
38:48good old British weather
38:51there was obviously a bit of a worry
38:53because we'd had
38:53so many weeks of no rain
38:56and then the agronomist was getting a little bit worried
38:59about how the crop could be
39:00you know was in dire need of some rain really
39:03farming has certainly thrown up its challenges
39:06but one thing I've learned from our first foray into growing arable crops
39:09is that there is only so much you can do
39:12and the rest
39:13is up to mother nature
39:14there's so much out of your control
39:17there's so much that can go wrong
39:18it's just like lottery
39:20it's you know you're just literally
39:21spending your money
39:24working hard
39:25in the hope that
39:26that it comes off
39:28as ever I'm the optimist
39:30and I thought it'll be alright
39:31it's turned out good so far
39:32but
39:33we're not there yet
39:35let's not forget we've still got to grow the crop
39:37and then harvest it as well
39:39and the machinery and how we harvest it
39:41and what is it being taken
39:42what does the crop look like when we come to harvest
39:44is it tall
39:45is it still green
39:46that's the little bit that I don't really know yet
39:48that I'm excited to see
39:49although we're not there yet
39:52the idea of being able to enjoy our very own homegrown oats
39:56appears to be creeping ever closer
39:59I actually had a bowl of porridge in the morning
40:01and as I'm eating it
40:02as I'm squirting my honey in it
40:03I'm thinking
40:04this winter
40:05I could be sat here eating Fletcher's porridge
40:08like that could actually be a thing
40:10I mean that for me is
40:11we've had our own lamb before
40:14we've had our own pork
40:16that was a moment
40:17and a real pride
40:19and real genuine
40:20appreciation for what we do
40:24to have your own porridge
40:26that'll have been grown
40:28on our little family farm
40:30yeah that would be mega
40:33the day we've been preparing for
40:50over the last few weeks
40:51is just around the corner
40:53tomorrow is the Royal Cheshire Show
40:56it's only our second ever show
40:58as native breed farmers
40:59with both nerves
41:01and excitement
41:02running high
41:03and with limited time to hold to train
41:05we've made a last minute change
41:07to the line up this year
41:09we were originally going to take Sonic and Ray
41:11but we're not taking Sonic
41:12because Sonic was
41:13taking a little longer to train
41:15and Ray was just taking to it
41:17so while we're already short of time
41:20already under a bit of pressure
41:22just taking Ray
41:23we thought you know what
41:24let's just make lives a little easier
41:25we're just going to take Ray
41:27and not Sonic
41:28and we were hoping to have the calves by now
41:31for the twins to lead round
41:32and they've not given birth yet
41:34so Ray is the man
41:36Ray is going to hopefully
41:38win us a rosette
41:39come on
41:41good boy
41:43good boy
41:45good lad
41:47my arm is feeling much better too
41:53so I'm going ahead with Ray
41:55Liz and the kids will be joining us tomorrow
41:58Ray and I need to get settled in the exhibitors tent
42:02where it's my job
42:04to get him fluffed
42:05fed
42:05and as comfy as a bull calf can be
42:08ahead of the competition
42:09come on
42:11shh shh
42:11come on
42:12good boy
42:13the Royal Cheshire Show
42:19attracts some of the best farmers
42:21from around the country
42:22all vying for rosettes
42:25to help boost their reputation
42:27and get their farm's name on the map
42:30last year
42:36this incredible farming community
42:38welcomed us newbies with open arms
42:40and it's great to be back
42:42and seeing some familiar faces
42:44feel like we're actually better prepped last year
42:51than we are this year
42:52how we'll fare
42:53I don't know
42:54but as ever
42:56you know we'll show up
42:59we'll give it a go
43:00and what will be will be
43:01it looks quite relaxed at the minute
43:03does Ray
43:04he's taking it all on his stride
43:05bless him
43:06so the plan now
43:08is
43:08get set up
43:09I might even take Ray
43:10and give him a bit of a wash
43:12while it's nice and quiet
43:13and then we'll have less to do tomorrow
43:14you see tomorrow
43:15we can just focus on
43:16getting the kids ready
43:17which in itself
43:18is a bit of a task
43:19but as I start unpacking our kit
43:22a couple of fellow farmers
43:24notice Ray's breathing
43:25has altered
43:26he's not right
43:28no you'll have to get
43:31you'll have to get on call there
43:32but just when everything
43:34seemed to be going perfectly
43:36Faye decided to throw a spanner
43:38in the works
43:38a few observations have said
43:40that it doesn't quite look alright
43:42you know he looks
43:43he's not really settled
43:44and the way he's breathing
43:46the reason for me
43:48are not his ribs
43:48so it's something he'd die from
43:49up and down
43:50instead of his bed skull
43:51so yeah he's struggling
43:53with his breathing
43:54which could
43:54pneumonia could be one
43:56anything else it could be
43:58or
43:58no it's most likely
43:59just a touch of him
44:00hello it's Kelvin here
44:04we're at a Cheshire show
44:05we just had a little bull calf
44:06here that's
44:07looking a bit uncomfortable
44:08just wanted to see
44:09there's an old call vet here
44:10alright thank you
44:11bye bye
44:13bye bye
44:13oh that was a slight turn of events
44:17I was just about to go and check the water situation
44:19just to see what tap fittings I might need
44:21and there's a couple of chaps there
44:24who are obviously very experienced
44:25and they were here last year
44:27they just politely said
44:28Kelvin
44:28your bull doesn't look right
44:31we've been watching him
44:32and he just
44:33normally after a car journey
44:35the cows will come in
44:36and they'll just tend to settle
44:37but he just doesn't look very settled
44:38and the way he's breathing
44:39he's breathing pretty much from his
44:40from his back really
44:42as opposed to from his ribs
44:43so
44:43he said he might have a touch of
44:44pneumonia
44:45so
44:45which obviously doesn't sound
44:47doesn't sound great
44:48so I've just rang the vets
44:49let them come and check
44:51check his temperature
44:52and see how he is
44:53so we'll see
44:55see what the vets say
44:56when they get here
44:56next time on our farm
45:03it's our annual trip
45:05to the Royal Cheshire Show
45:07right let me get a little picture
45:08of you guys
45:09are you ready
45:09one, two, three, ice cream
45:11ice cream
45:12a farming friend
45:14gives Marnie
45:15an opportunity
45:15to show his sheep
45:17you look like
45:17you show sheep all the time
45:19your position
45:19you kept looking at the judge
45:21you were smart
45:21you were smart
45:22at the judge trying
45:23we impressed the judge
45:24weren't you
45:24and Ray
45:26gives me a decision to make
45:28I can go get me kit
45:29and just see where his temperature's at
45:30yeah I'm in two minds
45:31whether to show him in up
45:54I can go get you
46:04I can go get me kit
46:05what you said
46:12I can walk with you
46:12and I agree Chris
46:14let me get it
46:14I can walk with me
46:16I'm fooling you
46:17I can talk to you
46:18and he asks you
46:20oh my thing
46:20I'm going to go
46:21get me kit