News
9 October 2017
From squealing piglets to sneaky horses, it’s never easy being a farmer. Taken from the BBC Two series This Farming Life, here are seven of the best lessons learned down on the farm.
If you have a horse willing to break through an electric fence to get into some yummy silage goodness, then don’t expect it to have a structured plan for munching though them when it gets there.
As farmers Janet and Alastair discovered when a young lamb was starting to suffer on the long road back to their farm on Bute, a bit of human baby milk and the smallest bottle available worked like a charm to get their little one perked up for the rest of his journey home.
“Squeal like a pig!” — well, actually, please don’t.This litter had to get a wee shot of iron from their doting owners Stuart and Aylett to keep them healthy.But it sounds so much worse...
When 70 stone Julia-Kay – a continental crossbreed known for their size and weight – was weak after an emergency caesarian, farmers Sybil and George employed their forklift and a feedbag to get the big girl up.It probably save her life.
When Robin discovered this Highland cow in labour, deep in the woods, he knew the calf had to be delivered there and then.This meant getting the TV filming crew involved.
When farmer Mel heard a crashing sound coming from the cowshed, she discovered Lomu the prize bull had somehow managed to get his head stuck between the bars.Funny at first, situations like this can quickly become dangerous for Lomu and others.
After a hectic few days bailing hay in the Scottish ‘summer’, Tracey, Andrew and Lucy took a bit of time to remind themselves that family and fun are what really matter in life on a farm.
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