Lots of baby animals and moving around | Life on a UK Farm

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[00:00:00]terrors a lot of you.

[00:00:04]We got an escape pig.

[00:00:07]>> Right, baggage pants. What are we doing?

[00:00:10]>> Um, we are feeding lambs.

[00:00:12]>> Yeah. And why are they so noisy?

[00:00:14]>> Because we're trying to wean them off.

[00:00:16]>> Right. So, we're going to carry on feeding four.

[00:00:19]>> Yeah.

[00:00:19]>> And we're going to wean the other 11.

[00:00:22]>> Yes.

[00:00:23]>> Yes.

[00:00:23]>> Right. Hold the phone.

[00:00:26]And what have I got?

[00:00:29]Now, what have you not got?

[00:00:35]>> So, I get do the recording and Willow gets to do the feeding with my headphones. I can't hear. Right. Come on, Widow. Get Get Fluff out.

[00:00:45]>> Get one of these in. We'll get Fluff in a minute. Oh, you're going to get attacked.

[00:00:55]is fluff.

[00:01:05]Very clever.

[00:01:18]>> Come on. Bag of shirts. That's done.

[00:01:37]Oh, and Patch has come to say hello.

[00:01:55]Who have you got there? Willow.

[00:01:58]Number seven.

[00:01:59]>> No.

[00:02:00]>> No.

[00:02:03]>> You don't know.

[00:02:06]>> Is it nice and noisy?

[00:02:08]>> Yeah.

[00:02:08]>> Is it? Oh, >> so nice.

[00:02:09]>> I can't really hear it. I got my headphones on still.

[00:02:34]What? Ow.

[00:02:40]Just have a look at the metal ones.

[00:02:44]Terrors.

[00:02:45]Terrors. A lot of you.

[00:02:48]loads of them.

[00:02:51]We're joined by the chickens, the rolls and the donkeys, right? I'll help Willow feed some of these.

[00:03:06]Good morning.

[00:03:08]So, this is Tuesday morning and we're off to the abattoire.

[00:03:15]So unfortunately our avatar in Hampshire shut down uh last year I think it was last year 2025 or end of 2024 and there's a real issue for all the farms in Hampshire Zuri Barkshshire anybody who's a livestock farm that you know sells direct processes their own animals it's a real issue um so our local abattoire was in farra north camp um closed down due to spiraling costs and uh it just wasn't sustainable. It been there since the ' 40s um and they just it just you know basically they couldn't keep it going which is just a massive shame. So we now use an abattoire in devices in Wilshshire. So for us uh so tomorrow I'll leave at well I left at 6:00 um and I will get there for around 7:30 7:45 somewhere around there 45 minute journey and that's uh so apart from the the cost the fuel cost the time cost so when we used to go to farra it would take us 25 minutes and cost you know not a lot in fuel Uh now we are hour and a half hour and 45 minutes and we are into 80 worth of fuel term journey. It's 128 mi 126 mi. Um, so that's the financial cost, which is difficult cuz there's not enough money in the industry anyway. But at that cost on every week is uh, you know, it's a lot. On top of that, there's the welfare for the livestock, which isn't fair. And, you know, that hour and a half, hour and 45 minutes in a trailer isn't ideal.

[00:05:19]So, at the moment, we've had lots of discussions with directors and board of directors um about setting up a new abattoire in Hampshire, but the costs they are serious money. I mean, you can buy beautiful, beautiful country house estate for the kind of money that it cost to set up as well. But it's something there's a group of us working on, and we'd really like to try and push it forward, find the funding. We did put in a a bid with the council, but it was unsuccessful, unfortunately.

[00:05:55]Um, so we are trying to basically fund it privately. with investment and grants where we can and that is to reduce that time that the stock is traveling.

[00:06:13]The the Avatar will be state-of-the-art.

[00:06:16]It will be as green as it possibly can from solar, wind, heat recovery, you name it. Um there's uh it'll be set up in such a way that it's has the best animal welfare it can be. soft closed gates, minimum noise, all that kind of thing. Um, there used to be another Avatar in Hampshire. It closed, I don't know, now 15, 20 years ago. It was designed by an amazing American lady.

[00:06:42]Um, and it was all really high welfare.

[00:06:47]Uh, I say soft closed gates and um, animals slightly walked up a ramp everywhere. They prefer to walk up and down. So, that's the sort of stuff we're looking at with it. If we can get it going, it'll be great. It's not going to be a quick thing. It's going to take say take say take say take say take say take say take say take say take say take say take a year or two but probably two or three years and that will help all the farmers come here when we put out a call for the um support for the the uh council bid we had over way over 200 letters of support from farmers small holders uh even the national trust vets everybody supporting this idea. So yeah, we'll keep updated as what we're doing with it. See if we can actually get it launched and see how we go with it and find a site for it.

[00:07:43]Um but yeah, so for now I am on the drive down to Deis. It's a lovely lovely day, so it's not too bad. Um but we'll keep you updated and I will um try and keep you updated with what we're doing today. On the far I've been a bit rubbish with recording recently.

[00:08:01]So anyway, catch you in a bit.

[00:08:06]Let's see how this goes. We're going to move the cows behind some electric which they've not really been behind. So this could be interesting. We could have cows all over the farm. Hopefully not.

[00:08:22]Hello you lot. Come on in.

[00:08:27]Hello.

[00:08:30]All right, let's see if I can undo the knot one handed.

[00:08:37]Hello.

[00:08:38]Don't lick my phone. Such a pest. Right, I'll put the phone down for a second.

[00:08:44]And they're off. Come on.

[00:08:52]Let's see if they follow.

[00:08:55]All right.

[00:08:58]Hello, girls. Come on in.

[00:09:01]Come on.

[00:09:04]Come on.

[00:09:08]Come on.

[00:09:12]Come on.

[00:09:16]Come on, girls.

[00:09:24]Come on.

[00:09:27]Nice bit of fresh grass for him.

[00:09:36]>> The sheep obviously think they're coming as well. Unlucky you lot. You get to stay out here.

[00:09:46]Come on.

[00:09:51]Come on.

[00:09:53]Come on.

[00:09:56]>> Come on.

[00:10:00]Come on, girls.

[00:10:02]Come on. Round the corner. There's the old girl at the front. 20 years old.

[00:10:07]Still going strong.

[00:10:11]Come on in.

[00:10:14]Come on.

[00:10:18]Come on.

[00:10:21]Come on in.

[00:10:23]Come on in.

[00:10:28]Come on.

[00:10:30]Come on, girls.

[00:10:39]He's eating all the grass around the corner. Not coming through the gate.

[00:10:47]You coming?

[00:10:50]Come on then.

[00:10:54]Come on in.

[00:10:57]Come on.

[00:11:11]I might have to walk behind him and push him up.

[00:11:15]Try and sneak past them.

[00:11:20]Little calf's a bit wary running the wrong way.

[00:11:27]Walk around the calf.

[00:11:33]Come on, girls. On you go. Come on, you lot. Looking cracking after been out in the grass.

[00:11:42]Wait.

[00:11:45]Come on. There's more grass out here. I promise.

[00:11:56]Come on, girlies.

[00:12:00]Come on.

[00:12:04]Yes. Let's not trim the hedges. Come on.

[00:12:09]Mind your big bum. Come on. Come on.

[00:12:14]Come on. O rat bag. Move. Yes. There's more of it around the corner. Go on.

[00:12:21]You're such a pest. Go on. Go on.

[00:12:26]Pest.

[00:12:27]Right. Hope they're not going to run like idiots.

[00:12:31]Hopefully they won't run straight through the electric wire.

[00:12:37]Good.

[00:12:39]Shut this gate. We don't go backwards.

[00:12:50]Got in girls.

[00:12:57]Got in.

[00:13:01]Come on. Hey, find your bum.

[00:13:07]Very good.

[00:13:09]Very good.

[00:13:11]Okay.

[00:13:13]Hey So, when all our customers come this weekend, you better see them just by the overflow car park. Here they go.

[00:13:26]And they're on for a run.

[00:13:29]Love it when they go out. Love it when they change to another field. They're very happy. Look at that. Heads down, eating away.

[00:13:42]Happy as Larry.

[00:13:45]>> All right. What are we doing today?

[00:13:47]>> So, we are at uh the oldest gallery in Western.

[00:13:53]>> Yes, we are with D. D is helping with the CPRE um gallery exhibition. Tell me what CPR is.

[00:14:01]>> Okay. The campaign to protect rural England. It's celebrating its centinery this year. So since 1926, we've been fighting to keep the r rural life and the countryside going.

[00:14:14]>> Um we're celebrating this time. We've got a selection of paintings and ceramics and sculpture. We're looking at the countryside of Hampshire through artists eyes. And it's so it's a celebration and a call for action because obviously the pressures increase on countryside areas on farmland that could be used to grow food and on rural life generally. So that's why we're doing this. And we are up here on the top of the North Hampshire Downs >> which as you can see it's rather >> incredible views over there and Amanda's beautiful gallery and she's kindly lent it to us for this exhibition.

[00:14:58]>> So the whole rural countryside I think is really good and like close to our hearts. So we think it's a really good collab to come and talk about these guys down here.

[00:15:06]>> Thank you.

[00:15:07]>> That's right.

[00:15:08]>> Okay. So, we're just walking into the gallery now. Um, they are just setting up for the exhibitions. A few pieces already out and on the walls.

[00:15:20]>> So, you want D to talk through what we've got >> and uh yeah, we'll just chat with D.

[00:15:24]Some amazing sculptures.

[00:15:26]>> Yep. So, these are by Adam Brown who's a sculptor who lives in Herriad and was born in Ellisfield near Basing Stoke.

[00:15:33]So, very nearby. Um he we've got some emerging he's a professional artist.

[00:15:38]We've also got some emerging artists who are getting beginning to get traction in London exhibitions and we're very lucky they've agreed to come and hang their stuff here.

[00:15:50]>> And this is some of his here.

[00:15:52]>> Yes. This is beautiful. This is a ceramic. This is by Lizzle Makes and this means pollution. and she's got a line in the sand here and a black hole and the it's a sort of conversation about the environment and pollution um in ceramic.

[00:16:17]And then we've got this that's a scratching dough. And this is the other dough which bit bigger. These were all bronze. So, not super cheap, but absolutely stunning and just so beautiful the way that they He's very farmer, isn't he?

[00:16:35]>> He loves these.

[00:16:36]>> So, the whole idea is to get lots of people, all the age ranges from young art collectors to people who've been doing it for decades to come together, come down, have a look at the artwork, and hopefully purchase some which will help with CP.

[00:16:47]>> And it's all over this weekend coming.

[00:16:50]So we've got Saturday from 10 till 4 and we've got Sunday from 10il 4 and then Monday morning just in case someone's away for the weekend and they want to pop in on Monday morning. We're open from 10il 1 on Monday. Brilliant.

[00:17:04]>> So um it'll be here and come have a look.

[00:17:08]>> Yeah, it will be hung up and complete.

[00:17:12]>> Yes, >> there's some really >> incredible pieces here.

[00:17:17]So, yeah, I'll show you too much because it'll spoil it.

[00:17:22]>> All right.

[00:17:22]>> Thank you very much.

[00:17:23]>> All right.

[00:17:25]>> Got a little bit of a problem this morning. Let me turn the video around. I got an escapey pig. She just jumped straight over the fence like I wasn't even there. Not bothered at all.

[00:17:37]But gives me a good chance to try and get her into a different pen I need her in. So, we'll give it a go. What are we doing, pig?

[00:17:44]Hey, what are we doing? You grumpy. It's cuz your food's in there and you're out here. Not a very bright place to be, is it? See, that's where you want to be.

[00:17:56]Is it in there? You're not going to go under. Come on in.

[00:18:03]Come on in. Come on, Piggle. Big pig.

[00:18:08]Come on, Peggle. You going to come under? No.

[00:18:12]Just going to have a wander around, are we?

[00:18:15]be a bit of a pain.

[00:18:19]Well, right, let's try something different. Come on, pig.

[00:18:24]Good girl. Good girl. Come on, Piggle.

[00:18:29]Go on in.

[00:18:31]Go on. Look, no fence there.

[00:18:36]There we go.

[00:18:41]Where are we going?

[00:18:44]Hey, not bad.

[00:18:49]Chuck some food down for you.

[00:18:52]Well, kind of solved one problem. Get on our own pen.

[00:18:57]But there we go. Sorry about that shaky camera work. Onehanded.

[00:19:02]Ridiculous dog. Durk, pack it in. There she is. She's in. So today we've been having a bit of a debate about farmer's new shorts.

[00:19:17]Uh yeah, he's quite attached to them.

[00:19:22]Moved a trip to the livestock market this morning and he bought himself some new shorts.

[00:19:31]Need >> new ball valve.

[00:19:32]>> Yeah. Need new ball valve.

[00:19:36]that to go with your new shorts.

[00:19:38]>> I like my new shorts.

[00:19:39]>> Do you?

[00:19:40]>> Yep.

[00:19:42]>> We doesn't like my new shorts.

[00:19:44]>> I mean, >> she says I look I'm trying to look like one of them 20-year-old young farmers when I'm in my 40s.

[00:19:52]>> I like them. The legs not so much.

[00:19:54]>> Suit your chicken legs beautifully.

[00:19:59]>> Anyway, answers on a postcard. What do you all think?

[00:20:02]>> Are they good or are they not? Do they suit or do they not? I like them. We didn't.

[00:20:08]>> She said she's not going to go out to town with me wearing them.

[00:20:11]>> I mean, you know, if we were going swimming, maybe.

[00:20:14]>> They're fine.

[00:20:15]>> But if they keep you cool, darling.

[00:20:17]>> They make me look cool.

[00:20:21]>> I mean, you look a bit better now, but should we explain what happened earlier in the fact you had long socks on, slippers, and and a check shirt? Yeah, maybe I should have taken a video of that.

[00:20:34]Yeah.

[00:20:34]>> Yeah. Well, we'll see what everyone else thinks.

[00:20:38]>> So, we and I are out feeding this morning and with our globsters.

[00:20:44]This is a maiden guilt. So, she's first time mom. Anyway, she has had her little litter of four. Only four.

[00:20:57]That's all right to start with for a first litter. Four was okay anyway.

[00:21:03]They seem pretty good.

[00:21:06]Mom's pretty happy over there having her breakfast. There's another one in the background. She's due soon as well. So, yeah. There we go. Little surprise for Thursday morning to Colin. Colin, come here. Sid, come and say hello.

[00:21:25]This is Colin, who's a complete dipstick.

[00:21:30]So here is a hunter crossed collie colon also known as colon a complete and utter.

[00:21:43]There we go.