Lambing Live

[Berk]

Anyone else watching this? It's on BBC2 right now.

No baby sheepies yet. I'm finding it interesting though, I watched the preliminary show on Sunday, and loved watching the farm life and Kate's dog being trained to herd the sheep.

 

[oldbloke]

t'missus has it on record, she'll be watching it when she gets back from putting The Boy to bed. I'll be on here, or doing sudoku...

 

[beermaker]

I'll be getting enough of 'lambing live' cos we've just got the main barn ready and driven the ewes in today!! Fun times ahead!!

 

[Berk]

I think I'll stick with lambing live from the comfort of my living room for the moment. It's something I wouldn't mind getting involved with in the future, but sadly, this time of year is also when my work really starts.

Best of luck with your lambing. :hat:

 

[sam.k]

The only part of lambing i will be involved with will be in a few months.

 

[Berk]

Mmmm, mint sauce. :thumb:

 

[Runwell-Steve]

I won't be watching it, I was brought up in farming, and these programs do dumb down the reality of it a bit too much for me. I find them a bit condescending. Not lambs for me but piglets. It's a great time of the year but bloody hard work.
When I win the lottery I will have a farm full of rare breed pigs out the back of my brewpub.

Good luck with the lambing beermaker.

 

[Jeltz]

I think that Kate Humble is very easy on the eye and when she says something like "As usual I'm absolutely filthy" that just makes it worth watching

I agree that it dumbs it down somewhat but still interesting, my Chocolate Labrador found the barking sheep dogs very engaging!

 

[Berk]

The barking sheep dogs were quite interesting, I did have a wonder on Sunday when I saw them, they didn't seem to match any herding breed I (thought I) knew. It was nice finding a little more out about them, and how they differ from our typical herding breeds like the collie.

 

[beermaker]

Cheers everyone, just rounded the last of the bu&&ers up today! Luckily I get out of most of the hard graft as we have a full time farm manager but still get my hands dirty as it were. Done plenty of long nights in lambing pens in the past though on my cousins farm.

Steve, I have similar aspirations! When I make my millions I'd love a farm of my own with rare breed cows. We have a herd of White Parks at work but its not the same as having your own!

 

[sam.k]

I would love to be able to farm my own produce, we buy from local farms where we can but to have my own herds....
Alas i dont have space for enough animals to supply our shop, would need 150 beef cattle and about the same in sheep and pig, christ knows how many cluckers i would need lol

Maybe one day.