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00:04come on Fletchers we're heading into our fifth year of farming in the stunning Peak District
00:10here we go and we're making big plans from our new HQ being back at the farms 24 7 it
00:22just feels
00:23like the best feeling in a caravan it's pretty bougie alongside our four kids who are each
00:29carving their own path as young farmers too if any of my Jacobs give birth I've got to do it
00:36this
00:38year we introduce new breeds to the farm I'm gonna get a new flock of hens I'm not even telling
00:44Calvin
00:44I'm just doing it I forgot how much I love pigs and continue our journey into arable farming it's my
00:55wife up we've grown in confidence as farmers I will not be defeated embracing the fun and chaos
01:08and together we're working hard to live our life to the full that was
01:13this week on our farm Marnie and her brothers take a very different approach to helping during tupping
01:36season how do you know now while you're asking really intelligent questions your brothers are
01:46drinking water from the drain as our journey as bee farmers continues Liz shows us how it's done when
01:55she tries her hand butchering now that's a man's steak oh my god look at that that is a his
02:03and hers you've
02:04always been the man in this relationship and we have a new mom on the farm as ginger's puppies
02:12finally arrived this one's a big lot what are you bye they're all so different
02:39the rhythm of the seasons takes us through periods of change on our farm and as autumn turns to winter
02:45our farmland gets a chance to rest and we can find time for other work
03:00today our old stable block is undergoing its next transformation with a little help from farmhand Josh
03:07moments like this it's really about delegation and who's right for what job
03:10I don't think you'd be better on the ladder though you've got to delegate the right jobs to the right
03:17people and I'm not getting on that ladder we're using the barn as our hub for events a place where
03:24all Liz's ideas can come to life now that we can use this as an event space it changes a
03:30lot for us
03:31and what I love about is it can become so many things this space is going to be perfect for
03:43our
03:43farmers market in a few months time but before we get there there's a special winter event to plan for
03:49Christmas the whole place is going to become Santa's grotto and you'll come through a maze
03:55and this which is our old tack room for the horses it's going to become the grotto so you've got
04:03to
04:03really visualize it it's not going to look like this you don't miss us at home with a piece of
04:11paper
04:11and I could say it these things seem a really good idea and it never seems as hard as it
04:17actually is
04:18but it is it's a huge operation Christmas it's a lot we've got the strength to do it who the
04:26hell
04:26drill these in oh my god
04:34oh one down
04:40over six days we're inviting families in to give them a taste of farming life
04:45where they can pull on their wellies and get some fresh country but turning a working farm into a
04:52winter wonderland is no small feat I made a spreadsheet of the night and is it's color-coded
04:59I've not even told you this yet Josh what's that you've you've only got about four or five jobs the
05:05majority is red which is me we've got to organize generators different obviously having an electrical
05:11safety we've got to have first aid considerations fire marshals you've got to consider things like
05:16that food hygiene all the paperwork really risk assessments insurance there's all of that so
05:22here it's a bit of a team effort hello lad oh thank you mate um so what are we doing
05:30well but now we're just
05:33putting up the last of these lights and the kids can all do their bit too going up a ladder
05:39is a two-man
05:41job you always have to have somebody next to you to hold the ladder it's called footing the ladder so
05:46daddy will foot it and then I'll watch you like that and when daddy says stop you stop that'll do
05:52now I just think you're only halfway up there what does it feel like does it feel good all right
06:00come
06:01back down then even daddy gets scared up there good lad have you been up a ladder
06:10all right there mate Milo's really grown in confidence this year and keen to get involved
06:17with the jobs around the farm so once he's fed the chickens and we've finished putting up the lights
06:23Christmas lights done there's a few more yet but that's that one done that's the worst one done
06:29nice and neat the next job to do for the Christmas event is something that Milo can really leave his
06:35mark
06:35on why don't we screw that in there and that's an arrow isn't it come here that's an arrow pointing
06:44that way and you could write on it Santa this way and we could put it next to Santa's grotto
06:51because
06:51that's gonna be Santa's house so what we need to do get you a drill and a couple of screws
06:56so we can
06:57screw that in the farm is a great classroom for the kids and we want them to all grow up
07:03learning how
07:03to fix things solve problems and take pride in a job well done they've got to know where Santa is
07:10if
07:10not they'll just leave they listen to say oh maybe I won't come because there's no Santa bye so this
07:17is
07:19called a drill bit and the drill bit goes in here so we'll do one there and we'll do one
07:27there okay all right
07:30then once you do put one hand on press down firmly good lad right there and then this one so
07:42go in
07:42first we are pressing it get in put a bit of pressure on you go steady first steady right now
07:50go
07:55good lad boom is that finished you need to carry on painting it but there's your sign the Santa's
08:05grotto still paint it it's always great to get the kids involved that can be really helpful and as a
08:22kid I do say so myself I'd be my dad's little helper he'd be fixing cars on the drive mechanic
08:29and I'd be
08:29passing tools and but I didn't have this sort of environment so I mean I'd have absolutely love
08:35this it's you've gone fully gold then yeah yeah not red I'm gonna do it all gold right okay good
08:45work
08:45there so we're gonna let this dry yeah and then next we need to find a black pen to write
08:50Santa this
09:17way yeah we're used to new arrivals on the farm but last night
09:20Liz was watching over a birth a little closer to home we've had a long night and ginger started
09:30signs of labor she was just panting and panting for hours and hours and hours then she was just
09:37circulating the room like so restless didn't know what to do with herself so I slept on the sofa
09:44she's made a little bed in this box so I slept here next to her and then about five o
09:51'clock this
09:52morning she finally delivered the first pup and she was amazing it was fascinating to see it was like
10:01she just knew what to do she knew so she knew to eat the umbilical cord she had to eat
10:06the placenta she
10:07had to lick them they fed instantly and then the next pup came about 15 minutes after she did the
10:15exact
10:15same thing and then about an hour later the third pup came and Max and Milo managed to watch it
10:23and then
10:23once every we got everyone to school got back and she delivered the fall I can't believe it oh he's
10:32got
10:33just the cutest fingers so we have another mum of four in the house and we're so pleased ginger was
10:40able
10:40to deliver them all naturally this one's a big lad what are you boy they're all so different
10:54oh you want to be warm don't you with your mom there you go we've witnessed countless births yet it
11:03never ceases to amaze us just how instinctive motherhood is in every animal and ginger was no
11:09different she has been amazing during this pregnancy she's been very clingy which we don't mind she's not
11:18left my side and the pups they just get right under her it was amazing because the first pup was
11:24born
11:25and she started like rolling her neck on the pup to warm him up and I've never seen I was
11:31thinking she
11:31was gonna crush him but she was just knew instinctively to keep him warm she's done amazing no vet calls
11:39no
11:39emergencies just calm quiet I'm very very well I woke Kelvin up when the first pup came I said Kelvin
11:50the first pup's been
11:51and he looked at me went has it and he went back to sleep so it was just me and
11:58ginger and it was so nice
12:03and I felt like she trusted me although she probably had no idea what's happening I felt like she knew
12:09that
12:09she was she could relax and it was just me and her it was really quiet I kept the lights
12:14really dim
12:17a bit like hypnobirthing really did a bit hypnobirthing with ginger
12:23it worked didn't it we've had pups at the busiest time of the year we open for Christmas in about
12:32six days so I'm gonna be out there entertaining people knowing that my house is probably gonna get
12:38trashed and nibbled and my shoes will be done and the feet of the sofa is probably getting chewed on
12:45so we'll have to think a bit of a plan I don't think you'll be in this box for a
12:48long time
12:50I'm so tired I've literally been awake I've been awake all night
12:58right ginger keep your babies warm give you some space have a lot of sleep
13:19work on our Christmas event is underway so there's no chance for Liz to catch up on any sleep
13:24she's off to pick up some more paint and decorations while Josh and I are getting stuck in to some
13:30heavy
13:30lifting we've got an idea for a way for families to find Santa's grotto and for that we need straw
13:37bells started Josh that'll be about 500 kilo will it I think I've just made myself redundant really
13:49it's not my job that so we've got a straw delivery today obviously we managed to make straw with our
13:59harvest of the oats but it just wasn't quite enough so we've had to bring extra straw in and we're
14:04using
14:04that as a bit of a decorative feature so the straw bales are going to provide a bit of a
14:11a maze if you like in Santa's workshop it's amazing what you could do with a few straw bales Liz
14:18has
14:18already given given us clear instructions of how she wants the bales so then it'll be up to me and
14:22Josh today firstly to offload them and then to put them in place and actually create the maze today so
14:28we've chalked out already on the floor roughly where we think they're going to go and then no doubt
14:32Liz will be back later to tell us what we've done wrong 20 bales in total next job is getting
14:39them
14:39into place and bring Liz's straw maze to life and then it's my turn behind the wheel this is like
14:46a
14:46you bet challenge I've got to move this tool cabinet without letting that coke bottle fall over that was
14:55one of my favorite shows as a kid I actually wrote into it once and they never replied
15:16sign to take shape yeah we're getting visible they're looking very different
15:24Josh I reckon it's best you try and get up here we'll walk it across yeah I'll try
15:32you ready yeah let's go over here to end I'm walking in middle
15:39all right it's all right there yeah about even now looking at it
15:46with the bales in place it's time to call the boss and hopefully get the sign off okay right I'm
15:52going to show you what we've done so far let me know your thoughts so this is the entrance I
15:58don't
15:59know that guy's up there but should I do the walk now as I'm a guest yeah see we put
16:05wood across there
16:06we've put a wood ceiling on we've just done the first one so I would be coming through like this
16:11yeah there's going to be a wood ceiling that you can I'm sure put fairy lights on then there'll be
16:16a bale there so at this point we'll turn yeah there'll be another bale there yeah we'll then come
16:24round and go up and the Christmas tree the Christmas tree will be under the chandelier yeah with a wall
16:31at the back so you can't see beyond and then you'd go in now to go and see Santa so
16:36how do you think
16:37what's is that all right yeah that's perfect sorry exactly what I wanted yeah did you get that
16:47have you passed out yeah I'm still just I can't get my head around you've I've done something and
16:52you've not yeah I can't believe that you've actually just said it's perfect and you've not
16:55given me anything up to me I've done anything wrong all right see you in a bit all right bye
17:03well that's an exclusive for you guys Liz is happy and what I've done was spot-on there wasn't a
17:09single note wasn't a single director's note can't believe it never happened before it must be you
17:14Josh normally if that would have been me on my own I should have said no move that you've done
17:19that
17:19wrong that's wrong she said you've done it exactly how I wanted it all right then I'll get on with
17:25the
17:25work and then we get me down oh yeah I'll get you that ladder
17:47alongside prepping for the event we still have the farm and our other business to run and with
17:52Christmas on the horizon we've had a rush on orders for our products this is how organized Kelvin is so
17:59you've got your mugs your gin your flowers your candles your boxes you are a girl's dream when it
18:07comes to that well this is orderless because if it was up to you it'd just be you wouldn't know
18:13where
18:14anything was would you they're like looking for kids socks in the morning whereas I like to have
18:18things so you've got you know where everything is everything has a place and then when it when
18:22you're packing it makes it a little bit quicker and a bit easier Milo is on quality control today but
18:28first he needs to sort a special order to gift this Christmas oh do you want to meet your teacher
18:34a parcel you can do yeah what do you want to give her a candle what do you want me
18:39to write you
18:42you have been amazing oh my kiss kiss kiss oh do you want to write love Milo yeah that is
19:01really cute
19:13oh my love look at that you are that is so kind so I'm on admin duties today I'm if
19:25you've emailed
19:26it'll be me that's emailing you back I think we just put team Fletcher though to make it look like
19:31we're a big proper organization but really it's just it's just us too but as I keep reminding myself
19:37you've got to start somewhere haven't you Jeff Bezos started in a garage I think oh we're on oh get
19:44the
19:44orders are we gonna box you up yeah and send you away yeah then we better put a returns label
19:50in there
19:52so what we do Milo we open them that way so that then you can just grab the blanket that
19:59you need okay
20:02and that way they stay nice and neat look at that there's nothing better than getting blankets fresh
20:09from the packet just so soft and they smell so good making our own Fletcher's products has become a big
20:22part of what we do now and like most farms these days we've thought creatively and adapted to keep
20:28the farm thriving like Kelvin says it is just me and Kelvin doing this and it's funny that the blankets
20:37came because it cost us to shear the sheep so we were trying to work out how could we get
20:42money
20:42for that to put back into the farm and that is making the blankets and this whole diversifying
20:49is what keeps the farm running and I think that's what farmers are having to do more and more because
20:56they are struggling farmers are struggling and that's why we've got the holiday light that's why farmers
21:01open cafes and that in itself has a cost a level of things you need to know another level of
21:07stress
21:07and what it does is when we're doing this it takes us away from the farm but we've got to
21:11spin all these
21:12plates to keep the farm going the main thing is that we love it we really do love it but
21:18yeah it's funny
21:18how the farm is the heart of everything but it's these little side hustles that are keeping it all going
21:25the products are proving more popular than we imagined and we've been blown away by the demand
21:30so while we show Milo the ropes Josh is checking on the floor and it'd be great to think that
21:36maybe
21:36one day Liz and I might get a chance to sit back and reap the rewards of the life we're
21:41building
21:42having the kids involved and helping just makes it special because they'll one day hopefully take over
21:51me and Calvin can be in the Bahamas so I'm hoping that the kids are doing all this and we're
21:55just
21:55sitting back and they're sending us money do you think you know what I would actually love let's say
22:03in I don't know 20 years from now that I'm just kind of the the farm handyman the farm laborer
22:12that
22:12the kids are running a big farming enterprise yeah do you think you'll let go though do you think
22:17you'll let go without control because knowing you I can't imagine it I think that's probably the
22:26hardest thing for most farming families to let go I won't I'll be on a world cruise I'm doing my
22:33shift and then I'm enjoying the rest of it maybe we should do a series we'll come back when we're
22:4218
22:42and we'll still be here in the same room boxing blankets kids will be doing something completely
22:48different
23:05one of my personal ambitions as a farmer is to be known for producing top quality grass-fed British
23:12beef we've started small with a herd of native Lincoln reds and today is the day that we get
23:18to see if our investment will reap a reward Highfield House Farm in Chesterfield has a reputation for
23:24selling quality beef and we've sent the first of our herd here to be butchered by Josh who's been
23:30featuring for almost 20 years hello all right too bad Josh how are you all right thank you nice to
23:37meet you
23:38mate hello nice to meet you all right yeah this looks great thank you yeah try and source it all
23:43locally as much as we can yeah yeah try to keep it all in a 10 mile radius really our
23:48farm is a tad
23:49outside that radius but the plan for our beef is to sell it ourselves in meat boxes at our Christmas
23:54event yeah we're going to come round and have a look yeah but we're hoping with Josh's help our
24:01beef journey can get off to a good start blimey I wasn't expecting that that is that's incredible
24:12wow is that all ours yes wow there's a bit of stew and min separate that we've got to do
24:19yet and
24:20dice up but there are the primal cut can I feel a bit overwhelmed this is I've never that's just
24:28amazing isn't it I feel really proud seeing our first beef laid out on a table is a lot to
24:37take in
24:38but Liz and I really want to understand how our care for our animals affects the quality of the meat
24:43it's graded nice so the right confirmation and you've never done a Lincoln red before no first one
24:48we've done of all the animals you've carved is this the best one I'm gonna have to say so you're
24:58saying it's good yeah the best very very good well don't yeah well this is I've got to say as
25:06a it's
25:08a spectacle you see this day in day out but when from us you've all we've only ever seen pieces
25:13of
25:13meat either at the butchers or in the supermarket or on your dinner plate to us it looks like one
25:17animal
25:18could feed an army but Josh is keen to help us understand what one animal actually produces so
25:24on this front bench we've got your four-quarter meat so shin beef ribs of beef these are your short
25:31ribs or
25:31oven busters these are becoming very popular these are your chuck roast so you're your old traditional
25:37braising steak and the list goes on and then we've got your feather blade but if you slice it on
25:43an angle
25:44as you presented it it looked like a feather with all the bristle going out and then this is your
25:49money so you've got your sirloin your rump there and there's your fillet it's taken Josh and his
25:56right-hand man Rob all morning to butcher half the carcass and we've got you a couple of smokes and
26:02then
26:03if you want to call we'll put him on this out and if you want to put yourself some steaks
26:08or some sirloin's rumps are you cooking we're on steak tonight I'm doing portions so I'll be very
26:15generous he's and hers yeah we've got a treat ourselves it'll be fine I feel like I'm insuring
26:22you again it's good it's good fit that good fit that isn't it you look well you're a big girl
26:31we're not a bit sure yeah right we'll trick this over how's this going you can take it on that
26:38block
26:38if you want can do you feel weight on him oh blimey Kelvin you're super being a butcher honest to
26:48God you love the power while Rob separates the rump from the sirloin Liz is more interested in some
26:54of the byproducts we could be getting where is the tallow because it's good for your face that these
26:58days we've saved so aren't we Rob love a bit of tallow we can cook the steak in the tallow
27:06and then
27:06whatever's left you can rub on your face yeah just let it go down yeah it's all young I've got
27:13third-degree birds in my tallow we don't recommend trying that at home I'm watching you there Josh don't
27:18with taking too much of that fillet off lad so it matures on the bone just to give it that
27:24extra
27:25flavor the longer you hang it the better it tastes really right so we've got this is your full fillet
27:33yeah and it tapers down it's what you call your fillet tail which people use for stroganoff stuff
27:38like that because she can't get away with selling it as a fillet steak it's not full fillet take the
27:42tail off
27:44okay oh my god that's like oh that is like a slice of butter you're gonna tell me you want
27:52to do
27:52knife next just keep running it down that's it pull away oh just like you a nice little cute steak
28:04you're always best folding your knuckles over and then you're never gonna cut your fingers oh yeah
28:10and after mastering the fillet Liz has a go at the sirloin so put a bit of pressure on and
28:15then let
28:16the knife do the work a bit of pressure on down with your full hand on it thank God and
28:21God
28:33you've always been the man in this relationship aren't you right we'll get this packaged up find
28:41your name on there Fletcher's and then fillet steak fillet steak oh
28:52Fletcher's on the farm native grass fed Lincoln red fillet steak there you have it our first beef
29:02Fletcher beef yeah yeah yeah well done Liz's parents have got the kids today whilst me and Liz are here
29:10so I'm going to uh package this up and give it to them as a bit of a thank you
29:14but make sure the price is
29:15on it so that his dad knows he's had a good day what a moment for us raising our first
29:22beef animal
29:22from start to finish and being complimented by Josh on the quality that is something to be really proud
29:28of it's not a moment for a vegetarian but if you found the animal it is someone to be like
29:34it's
29:34impressive isn't it really impressive and genuinely you know nowadays you talk about what's sustainable and
29:42all that that one animal there yeah could feed us as a family foods for the next 12 18 to
29:47you know
29:48yeah the biggest thing is we've got tonight's tea are you cooking I'll cook it oh finally and we've
29:55also got some also got some beef to sell at the Christmas event come on I'm freezing and I'm hungry
30:02as
30:03well I'm excited for you to cook oh the pigs are every oh Kelvin whoa come on this way get
30:27a bucket so the pigs have
30:29broken out they've found the food they've sniffed it out they've nibbled away at the bags and they're
30:36all just having an absolute feast which is what pigs do it's been over a year since we had pigs
30:43on
30:43the farm and it's easy to forget how crafty they can be especially when it comes to sniffing out food
31:00we're gonna lose if you don't hurry up so come on it's funny because the first time we had the
31:04farm we have pigs and they were out we were like that pigs are out and he was a big
31:09big like like
31:11disaster now we're like the pigs are out we've got 12 saddleback cross piglets and there's no denying
31:20they do add a bit of character to the farm but we need these piglets to behave there we go
31:29and
31:30all right let's get them in we've already got two in two in ten to go come on come on
31:37lads that way hey
31:39come on this way let's go come on I've got eight oh no I've got ten oh there's two here
31:48there's two
31:48here go on have we got them all in yep oh that was easier than I thought there'll be great
31:58entertainment
31:58for the families visiting our farm at Christmas but the real reason they're here is to be raised
32:04by us and if they do well we could breed more look at home I love that one mate how
32:10cute he is
32:11should we sex them see how many gilts we've got we could keep some of the females back and if
32:15they
32:16if they look all right they're growing well we could maybe breed from them just want to keep one of
32:20the
32:20females back I would have thought come on right let's have a look boy right one female two female three
32:42female
32:48four are you last count given up I tried my best but they were having none of it so I'll
32:56have to try
32:56another time to check how many female pigs we have but at least they're all rounded up
33:18Josh is busy adding more straw bales to the mace I'm up a ladder fitting fairy lights and our friend
33:26Gloria has been rubbed into some painting too this is what we call the messy middle bit of Christmas
33:32prep the point where it doesn't look like much but soon everything should start coming together I've
33:39been meaning to paint this breeze block for so long and today's a good dry day so this is all
33:45going to
33:45get painted like a nice rich dark brown which will then match the inside and adjust I'm hoping just make
33:54this feel a little less breeze block it I buy the things I need and then the kids see it
34:03and I
34:04don't know where they put these things so this tiny little roller is going to get me through this wall
34:09being little doesn't mean you can't do the job I live by that rule he's gonna do it here we
34:16go
34:19decorators will be screaming at the TV watching this at this rate I'll be done next Christmas
34:25oh the thing is you've got to start these jobs to then realize you've got to finish it and that's
34:29how these jobs get done around here sometimes I think doing these events as well and you do get
34:34to a point where you think oh no I don't think we should have done it because it is just
34:38us and
34:40friends who were helping us set it up you know it's not some big company but actually when things
34:48start to come together you think I'm so glad we did it and then when the families come and they're
34:52having a good time it's even better yeah it's all hands-on at the minute I can hear trails and
34:58wood
34:58being caught and we're making a little mini golf course and the candy cane golf thank you so it's all
35:07happening everyone's got the designated jobs and they're all just getting stuck through there's
35:12always that feeling of pressure I always feel like when anyone's ever spent their money there's
35:17there's an element of pressure that expectations are met it's value for what you've paid and that
35:22you leave having a great time so yeah there's always pressure weirdly I think that's why we excel
35:30we work well under pressure we work well under pressure until a deadline
35:43it's a proper family affair on the farm today as we try to round up our ever-growing flock we're
35:49pretty used to moving sheep by now but with a flock of 70 plus today could get a little bit
35:55lively
35:59so sheep cycle every 17 days and we like to have it's kind of two bites of the cherries so
36:05we allow
36:05for two 17-day cycles ideally you want it all done within the 17 days because you know then that
36:11your
36:11alignment is going to be done and dusty within 17 days so the males gone out in the two respective
36:16flocks
36:1717 days is up and what we're gonna do now is mix them all together just to make sure in
36:22this second
36:23cycle if some ewes have not caught lamb for whatever reason then this is like the final chance
36:31this is what we like to call our insurance policy the tupps can sense if any of the ewes haven't
36:37been
36:37served so by mixing the flocks the males can ensure that every one of them has a chance of getting
36:42in lamb
36:4417 days has gone this is the second cycle and this is we're going to mix all the sheep together
36:51and they're all going to go in one field and it's that field over there so we've basically got to
36:55move
36:55mine is sheep today we're going to move the jacobs from the front of the farm to the middle of
37:00the
37:00farm right one question how do you know what day to let out your sheep
37:08good question so sheep normally the girl sheep are ready to be tupped around october november time
37:16well it's in november because the ideal is that you want lambs in spring when it's starting to get
37:21warmer and you've got better grass so if you want your lamb at the end of april you've got to
37:25count back
37:27147 days now while you're asking really intelligent questions your brothers are drinking water from the
37:32drain that is what you call farm kids in it show me what a farm kid looks like it looks
37:41like that
37:41all right guys who wants to move sheep let's go
37:48we're finally ready to round up some sheep but it seems the weather has other ideas
37:54it is so misty you actually can't see the sheep in this field the job could still be done but
38:00we've got kids with us when the kids can't see you when you're running off and then the sheep can't
38:06see you no one's going the right direction so i'm going to wait for kelvin to come down and we're
38:10going to see if uh we should still go ahead we are it literally feels like we are in a
38:15cloud
38:17but they do need to be moved so we'll see will the sheep see you the sheep won't know where
38:27to go
38:38right i'm going to call it game over for the kids oh my god matthias what are you doing to
38:47me
38:50my washing bill costs more than the farm bill
38:55it's just too foggy you literally can hardly see your hand in front of your face so we're not going
38:58to move them now i think the kids are cold freezing and the fogs you're not cool you're all right
39:04fogs
39:04is too bad so we're gonna have to abort mission and um maybe come back tomorrow try it tomorrow
39:09get a cup of tea instead oh god what's happened now mission aborting oh my god mission aborting
39:22he is not coming in this house like that mission aborting you're gonna also hold you down the sheep
39:27move has been delayed until tomorrow between the fog rolling in and one very muddy child
39:33plans have changed the sheep will have to wait
39:56one thing we've learned raising farm kids is they don't stay clean for long
40:03just bought a brand new car matthias we've been out for one second and he's filthy
40:09and bad weather never stops them from exploring
40:13and it looks like max has found something worthy of further investigation
40:32which roughly translates into he thinks there's something stuck down the drain
40:38so we've got a little block drain and i thought it would be quite a good little job to what
40:42the
40:42kids do kids busy and a bit of farm maintenance being ticked off at the same time so what are
40:48these
40:48what are they called they called um draining draining pipes nearly draining sticks nearly
40:56draining rodders draining rods so we'll put the first one down and let's have a look where the
41:01hole is i'm gonna be getting really stressed out about it while everyone else is just having a good
41:04time yes even rotting a drain will keep our four entertained and i'd argue also giving them a few
41:12life skills all that water there from like the rain and stuff comes down and then it comes out into
41:21that drain and then that drain flushes into the sewers i know where the hole goes guys who wants to
41:26come and rod it right man it's yeah you can't yell about stick there's another stick up there
41:32it's a weird one it kind of goes underneath and then comes down so it's a bit of a weird
41:36angle
41:41we need to go longer oh i've got it i've got it i've got it right try and get one
41:48more in here
41:48we're probably one short these are just little maintenance jobs that without kids you'd have
41:54it done within half an hour with kids it's a it doesn't get done and it takes three hours
41:58and it causes water out but power isn't it i guess why don't you want to not tap on and
42:03see if it comes
42:04out oh daddy something yeah is it coming yeah let me try feeling oh i found the hole i found
42:15the hole
42:15right now keep your hand in let's see if you can feel the pipe i'm scared be brave
42:20you're a farmer i'm cooking up scared farmers are never scared and we should see it coming here
42:30yes this is the feeling of being back on the farm it's a foggy misty day and we've rodding drains
42:41but it feels so good it feels so good
43:03after a busy day of herding sheep feeding pigs and clearing the barns the kids are starting to feel
43:09the cold you want to build something and i've got the perfect idea for warming them up we'll get a
43:15fire
43:15going yeah please i've been looking for fire lighters have you call me cold as ever i'm not moving quick
43:25enough for the boys so while marnie takes charge of finding kingling matthias is keeping his brothers
43:36entertained with campfire songs yeah the fire's coming right back now guys start him hey dad we
43:53want to put some wood in you could put i've got to use some bigger pieces it's a lot more
43:58smoke than fire
44:00it'll get going in a minute who can tell me what three things fire needs i know oxygen oxygen well
44:09yes air smoke no not smoke well fuel that's fuel so a fire needs three things it needs air fuel
44:22and
44:23i'll give you a clue the more the sun comes out the more we feel it whoa yes heat heat
44:30they're the
44:31three things fire needs so if it's hot enough and there's oxygen and there's a fuel to burn you'll get
44:39fire it's moments like this that i want the kids to remember not the weather or the work just us
44:51being
44:59together
45:01next time on our farm our young took kelvin is struck with a sheep's worst enemy
45:08it's foot rot i don't even want to smell it because once you smell it you cannot get rid of
45:12it
45:12no john we add the final touches to our winter event before we open our farm gates to the public
45:21and then you come in here with all the days so cute you can have a little picture near the
45:28days
45:29like that oh it'll turn on it will be beautiful and the kids get the first ride on our very
45:39own tractor
45:40come sleigh before the guests arrive are we ready let's go
45:45we're down
45:47go
45:48go
45:49go
45:49Let's go!
45:50Go!
46:19Let's go!
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