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Welcome to This Week on the Farm,

our celebration of the hard work

done by farmers up and down the
country over the summer months.

That's right. For many of us,

the warmer weather is a chance to
sit back and take it easy, but not

for our farmers.
They are as busy as ever.

On tonight's programme, Rob and Dave
hope to hit bull's-eye when

Jeremy, the bovine lothario,

is reintroduced to some cows
for a summer of love.

I think he's going to run
out of steam.

Vet Matt Smith
is called to a rescue farm to try

and change the ways of
an absconding pig.

He were captured
by West Yorkshire Police.

Hence his name, Bobby.

And we meet the veg farmer who boxed
clever when it came to finding

new customers for his crop.

We started off with just some fruit
and veg boxes to staff.

A couple of days later, we said,

"Oh, we'lljust do it to the local
village." And then it went mad.

Welcome to This Week on the Farm.

Well, as always, we are thrilled
to be able to catch

up with Rob and Dave Nicholson

down at Cannon Hall Farm in South
Yorkshire. How are you, lads?

Lovely to see you again.

And I noticed that, well,
today you're not alone, are you?

Camilla's my favourite.

I'll tell you what, the names
you guys come up with for your

animals, it just defines the
character of what you do there.

It's absolutely fantastic.

And I've got to say, a big
shout out to Farmer Dale.

Farmer Dale is behind the camera
at the minute, but he has made

this series possible.

He helped us out earlier in the year
with Springtime on the Farm.

He was out and about filming
loads of bits.

He's been filming for you guys
for social media,

and now he's filming for us.

So, hats off to Dale.

He's definitely
earning his money, isn't he?

Yeah. Dale's done a smashing job.

He's very good with a shovel,
but he's better with the camera.

Multi-talented.

Right. I should just point out that
as well as working together,

giving essential care
for all their animals,

Rob and Dave both live on the farm.

That's why they're in lockdown
together.

That's why they're able
to stand so close together.

Now, let's kick off our celebration
of summer farming and find out

what happened on the farm
earlier this month when Rob and Dave

got to take some of their newest
arrivals and their mums out

to a new pasture.

And it was of particular
interest to Jeremy the Bull.

Ready to welcome the newcomers to
Costa del Barnsley

is Jeremy, this handsome
pedigree Shorthorn bull.

When it comes to mating, this breed
is well known for its stamina.

So Rob hopes Jeremy's interest
will be piqued when he sees

the adult ladies arriving.

MOOING

I thinkjeremy is going to be
the one that's most excited.

Let's get him in.

Butjeremy is going to have to be
patient, because Rob and Dave

need to sort the newborn calves'
passports out first.

Thankfully, they don't need cramming
into a photo booth, just a tag

with the unique number
that will be theirs for life.

Good lass.

The calf can feel a little bit
of pressure,

but it doesn't hurt at all.

The calf's nice and strong now.

So, the right time to tag it
and they can go out

into the field now.

You watch my back.

And calf number two and her mum
soon join their friends

on the trailer...

Come on, flower.

"Eagerly awaiting the start
of their summer holidays.

In we go.

Oh.

Steady down, girl.

All loaded up,

the ladies are finally ready
to catch some rays

in the South Yorkshire sunshine.

And hopefully the temperature's
rising forjeremy too.

But he's going to have to wait
his turn, as the rest of the herd

want to greet the new arrivals too.

And after all the fuss
has died down,

Jeremy's opportunity to show
off his summer body

has finally arrived.

He's certainly interested.

I think he is
going to run out of steam.

Making his intentions clear,

there's one last job for Rob
and Dave, letting the baby

of the family out for her first
taste of summer grass.

Off she goes.

How excited were those cows?

Not to mention, of course, Jeremy.

He must have thought that all his
Christmases had come at once.

Clearly, those animals
have a very special place

in your affections, lads, but what
is it that makes them so special?

What a lovely thing to do
for his anniversary and what

an anniversary gift. I think for my
last anniversary, I got a torch.

Mind you, I'm not entirely
sure where I'd put 14 cows.

It's not been plain sailing
for that herd, though, has it?

No, it's been a real roller-coaster
of emotions.

When we first set off with
calving, we lost a few calves,

we had to have caesareans.

It were pretty, pretty upsetting,
really.

But after that, they've started
having natural births, we're getting

nice, healthy calves.
So it is going really to plan now.

It's really good.

Well, fingers crossed
for the future.

Let's talk about this time
of year in particular.

Just how nice is it to see them go
out onto that fresh summer grass?

But clearly a breeding plan
is absolutely essential.

Tell us a bit more about that.

Basically, we'll leave Jeremy
the Bull to it.

That's our breeding plan, isn't it?
No.

And he's doing a cracking job.

Yeah. You wouldn't want to get

between him and his ladies,
would you?

Let's hope that you do get to hear
the pitter-patter of some,

well, not so tiny feet later on in
the year.

Still to come tonight, from saving
veg to harvesting it.

We'll meet the rookie farm
workers who've signed

up to be a modern day land army.

I've been furloughed from work, so
here I am, to do my bit to try

and help out as much as I can.

And at the real Downton Abbey,
we catch up with the lady of the

manor to find out if their new king
of the castle

has been a dirty rascal?

I think it's completely mesmerising,
watching them all.

That's all still to come in a few
minutes, when we return

with more from
This Week on the Farm.

Welcome back to
This Week on the Farm.

Now, you may recall that last week
we met a furloughed finance worker

who'd answered the call
to pick for Britain.

But it's not just the pickers
who've had to change

their working practises.

The recent lockdown has obviously
had a huge impact

on farmers themselves.

We're a small family farm, northeast
Essex on the Tendring Peninsula.

We probably farm a total of
about 700 acres.

Third-generation farmer

Pete Thompson's 700 acres of fresh
vegetables, all destined

for the restaurant trade.

Try and find a good patch for me.

Pull. Oh!

But it was looking like there
wouldn't be a fourth generation

when almost all of Pete's orders
disappeared virtually overnight.

Business very clearly fell off a
cliff, erm, we thought,

"Oh, it's gonna go quiet."

But when we've locked down,
it just stopped.

The orders dried up - two out of five of
our larger customers shut completely.

So, we went from sending articulated
trucks out every day of the week,

to vans every other day.

So, complete transformation.

Pete was left facing devastation,

tonnes of crops in the ground,
but no-one to sell them to.

While you may have to stop
harvesting because you've got no

orders, you've got to take
a decision very quickly

whether you keep looking after the
stuff that's ready for next month,

the month after,
the month after, etc.

Pete's risen to the challenge
with a veg box scheme that started

as a little seedling of an idea
that grew and grew quickly.

We started off with just some
fruit and veg boxes to staff.

Then a couple of days later we said,
"Oh, we'lljust do it to the local village."

And that went quite well.

And then with complete lack of
forethought, I said,

"l know, we'll do it to all
Colchester postcodes."

And then it went mad.

As well
as having to find new customers,

Pete's had to find new staff,
too, some of which should

have been serving his crop to their
customers, like restaurant

worker Keith, who's riding to Pete's
rescue on the harvesting machine.

I've been furloughed from work.

So hearing the country needs
labour on fields,

here I am to do my bit to try
and help out as much as I can.

It's lovely, but it hasn't always
been sunshine. We've been out

in the rain, the wind.

But it gets us out.

From the fields, the crops are
sorted and washed in the packing

shed by more agricultural rookies like
husband-and-wife team Gemma and Matt.

Working here has helped the farm
and them.

So we've been closed since we've
been told to from lockdown.

My husband's a plasterer by trade.

So we've just had to earn
extra money, really.

Luckily enough, Pete had some
space on the farm, so...

It's great. It looks quite easy.

But it's quite gruelling. If you've
been on the spot all day,

you know
you've done a hard day's graft

at the end of it, that's for sure.

The crops Pete grows are
supplemented by produce from other

farms and packed into boxes for
delivery.

Final check's done on these.

Keep an eye, I've been making sure they have the
ginger in, cos we didn't have ginger in, did we?

Twice a week, he hits the road when
boxes are delivered to customers.

Right, off we go again.

The last delivery.

All within a 40-mile radius
of the farm -

like regular customer Chris Warne.

All right?

I'll let you get it out of the
sunshine.

See you, Chris. Take care.

It's been a whirlwind
and a successful transformation

for Pete and his farm.

And one he's planning to continue
even when normal service is resumed.

It's been really quite special
for everyone involved.

All our customers say they want us
to continue. We've got new crops

in the ground for this box scheme,
exciting, nerve-racking.

What a great story.

I love people turning adversity
into a triumph.

So, well done, guys, for adapting
to such unusual circumstances.

Congratulations.

Now, with summer upon us,
I'm sure, like me, thoughts

for you are turning to sunny clays
out in the countryside.

And I love spending a spare
afternoon walking around one

of the country's magnificent
stately homes.

Earlier in the year, we met a lady
who is lucky enough to wake up every

day at one of the most recognisable
of them all.

It was a beautiful sunny morning
back in January when Lady Caernarvon

took a trip to Cornwall with farm
manager Simon to buy a new boar

from breeder Giles.

Good morning.

He's got a lovely coat.

Really nice
coat.

And he's easy to handle and gentle?

Be careful.

And I've never seen such
a clean pig!

I can't get over that.

A few days later, the boar named
King Arthur arrived at the estate.

He travelled
really well.

And he was introduced
to the ladies straight away.

I think it's just completely
mesmerising, watching them all.

And after a touch of stage fright,

Arthur eventually
did his regal duty.

But I'm delighted to say that
Lady Carnarvon joins us now

from Highclere Castle,
or as it's known, to millions

of people around the world,
the real Downton Abbey.

Thank you for joining us
to talk about the farm.

But before we get to the animals,

I have to ask, what is it like
living at Downton Abbey?

Well, at the moment, in this
slightly strange world, it seems

very large with an awful
lot of shutters.

It is a big house. I mean,
there's 250 to 300 rooms

and it relies on people and it

relies on visitors
coming across the doors.

So it seems a really
strange world.

And I can't wait to welcome people
in July and, kind of, begin to get

into the rhythm and stride
of a more normal life.

Now, of course, we all immediately
recognise your gorgeous home.

But how important is farming
to the estate?

Well, Jules, thank you.

There's been a farm here for
at least a thousand years,

so it's essential. It's integral to
the estate of the house.

It came before the castle.

Fans of Downton will have seen
Lady Mary get involved

and she's literally hands-on
as and when the need arises.

Is that the same for you,
Lady Carnarvon?

Do you enjoy actually doing
some of the farm work?

Yes, although I'm probably not
as well dressed as Lady Mary.

But I'm definitely down there.

Two years ago, when we were between
shepherds, George and I actually,

we had have some friends
in the castle for dinner,

and then we'd put on our older
working clothes and we'd go

down to the lambing barns and then
we'd be working for the next

two or three hours through the night
to relieve a shift.

It's an amazing part of life.

Great to see.

Tell us how King Arthur's
getting on.

How successful were his liaisons?

King Arthur seems very happy
with all his girlfriends,

if you like.

And he loves a good wallow.

So he is definitely muddy colour.

But what's extraordinary is
how their coats seem to sort

of self clean.

But he doesn't smell of shampoo
quite as much he did perhaps.

Well, he's clearly wooing
the ladies.

So it's not putting them off, is it?

It's not putting them off at all.

He's quite a determined boar too.

And how are those gorgeous
little piglets getting on?

The piglets are so hilarious, Helen.

They're growing every day.

They're following their mother into
the wallow and just experimenting

and exploring the field they're in,
playing with each other,

lying on top of each other.

It's such fun watching them.
It really is.

Lady Carnarvon, thank you so much
for your time.

Good luck with all the animals and
the opening up again this summer.

I hope it goes well for you.

Thank you very much.
Lovely to welcome you here.

And fingers crossed, we'll all see
each other in person

rather than virtually soon.

That would be marvellous.

Now, from a genuine lady to two
lords of their own manor,

the majority of Rob and Dave's
newborn lambs

are born in springtime.

But there are always a few
stragglers who wait around to put

in an appearance.

Recently, the boys had to act fast
as they found two lambs

in an unusual predicament.

Rob and Dave's day always begins
with a quick check of the fields

to make sure that all their
livestock are faring well.

But this morning has started
with a sad discovery.

Rob and Dave have no way of knowing
when the orphan twins last had some

milk. At such a young age,

it's vital they feed on almost
an hourly basis.

So, the brothers need to gather
them up and quickly.

On first inspection,

the siblings seem to be doing well.

But now it's the moment of truth.

With the lambs only used
to drinking their mum's milk,

how will they cope when it comes to
drinking the potentially

life-saving formula from a bottle?

It's tough sometimes
with a lamb this age.

But we'lljust try our best and,
you know, get them going.

Farmer Kate tries to give the first
lamb a taste of the milk,

but the rubber teat is unfamiliar
and it's causing problems.

Stop biting me.

But after a few minutes,
it's good news and a huge relief

for Rob.

Well, Rob, Dave, as you said,
a relatively positive outcome

to what started out as a terribly
sad story, but I guess,

really, that is the sharp end of
farming, that you have to deal

with death as much as life?

Well, it's wonderful to see
how well they have come

on in the last few weeks.

Now, we saw earlier, Charles
and Camilla, you're great at naming

animals. Have these two got
names yet?

They have. As they're a couple of
orphans,

we thought Annie and Oliver.

Oh, hopefully there'll be some
more, please!

Sorry.

Normally they would spend the
first few months with Mum.

How have they got on without her?

And were you tempted to adopt
them with another ewe?

Well, I think they got to a stage
where they're a little bit too big

to adopt onto a ewe.

And they took to the bottle so well.

So it was an easy win for us,
really.

Was it an easy win, though,

because how much of a commitment
is handrearing a lamb?

Well, boys, well done.

It's great to see Annie and now
Oliver doing so well.

But still to come tonight, Bobby,
the escapee pig has an eye-watering

encounter with Matt the vet.

Castration.

It's his entrance fee to the farm,
yeah. He can live a life of luxury,

but he's got to give up his manhood.

And we'll have Rob and Dave's
version of Carry on Camping,

as they spend the night under the
canvas on the edge of their farm.

I hope we don't sleep in.

It's
hard as nails, that floor.

We're no strangers to a cheesy
joke on This Week on the Farm.

But that story features
possibly the worst joke

you'll hear on TV this year.

Join us in a few minutes
to find out what it is.

Welcome back to This Week on the
Farm, the series that finds out

what's keeping the nation's
farmers busy this summer.

Now, later on we'll be heading back
to Barnsley to find out

what persuaded Rob and Dave to spend
a night under the stars.

But before that, we're taking a trip
down to a farm very close to them

where they've been having problems
with a wayward bull.

Three miles outside Dewsbury in West
Yorkshire is a rescue sanctuary...

Hello... Hello, my boy.

...run by animal barmy
jack Radcliffe.

We've just turned a year old and
we're just started rescuing cats.

It soon became apparent
that we needed a bigger place

and we started rescuing
farm animals in need.

A whole host of animals live
here that have previously

been abandoned, mistreated
and unloved.

But now, thanks to Jake,
they've got a forever home.

You don't realise until you spend
time with them, how they all

have their own little personalities
and their own little quirks.

Every single one of the animals
is different, but we love them

all the same.

Bobby the Boar is the farm's newest
rescued recruit, and every newcomer

is neutered so that the sanctuary
isn't overrun with babies.

Before lockdown,

Jake called in vet Matt Smith
to make the snip.

So, Bob is in for...
Castration. ..castrations.

It's his entrance fee, is that
right?

It's his entrance fee to the
farm, yeah. He can live a life of

luxury, but he's got
to give up his manhood as a price.

Where'd you get him from anyway?

He were a serial escaper and he were
captured, heading on to M62

by West Yorkshire police.
Hence his name - Bobby.

After his run-in with the law, Bobby
was brought to the rescue farm,

where he'll be looked after for
life.

With neutering known to calm
an animal's temperament,

Jake's hoping this will stop Bobby
going AWOL ever again,

but it's still going to take a lot
of manpower to keep 250kg Bobby

still enough for Matt to get
started. Two, three.

SQUEALING
That's it.

Jake and friend Liam with some rope
managed to get Bobby onto his side

so Matt can inject him to numb the
area.

After waiting a few minutes to make
sure that Bobby can't feel a thing,

Matt makes a start.

He might be numb where it
matters, but Bobby knows

something's going on,

and Jake and Liam have to stay
strong to hold this

not-so-little piggy in position.

No male is going to give up their
testicles without a fight.

We've got to go with the best
option we've got,

which I believe is this.

Matt has to work quickly
but carefully and removes

the second testicle.

A quick clean-up and antibiotic
to ward off any infection,

and then Bobby's treated to a
slap-up meal of his favourite food,

carrots and strawberries.

A few weeks later, now living
alongside the rescue farm's other

animals, Bobby is back to his best.

PIGS SNORT

But he's not quite kicked the
escapology habits.

And when he makes a break for it,
he takes his new partners

in crime with him too.

Come on. You come in here, mate.

This is the fence they've broken.

Come on, Bobby.

This way. Come on, big guy.

While they love to escape where we
put them, it's always easy to

get them back in, because they all
know the familiar

noise of a shake of a feed bucket,
so...

No matter how far they go,

as long as the feed bucket's
not too far away,

you can always get them back.

And despite his constant
bids for freedom, Jake

is still upbeat about Bobby.

I think he's still a young piglet

at heart and he just wants to see
the rest of the world.

And Jake joins us
now from the rescue farm.

Jake, it's lovely to see you.

Clearly you've got your hands full
there with Bobby.

Has he been up to his old tricks
again? ls he still escaping?

He's... He's certainly calmed
down since his operation.

But, yeah, he tends to throw a
couple of spanners in the works

every now and again. In fact, his
last escape was just yesterday.

So, yeah, he's still got some of his
old escapology traits in him. Yeah.

Well, he's clearly determined.

I mean, if he was a prisoner of war,
they'd have sent him to Colditz.

But how far does he, does he go?

He's quite a big boy.
So he doesn't usually get that far.

His furthest escape was around
about half a mile down the road.

We'd recently just installed a
specially made paddock for the pigs

where we'd put special fencing
in that, that we thought...

...it was unbreakable.

The only problem was, was that one
edge was bordered by a stream,

which we didn't anticipate
that Bobby would get his armbands

on and start swimming
down the stream.

Turns out he did.

And as we followed him down
the stream, tracking him

through pieces of his poo and yeah,
he popped up in the horse's field

and there he was having a snooze
next to a couple of horses.

How is he in general?
ls Bobby a happy boar?

Oh, yes. He's literally the happiest
animal we've got on the farm.

Today, he's got up, had his
breakfast, he's took a lie-down.

And that was at seven o'clock
this morning.

He's not moved since then.

And he's definitely got
the life of Riley at the moment.

What other animals have you got
on the rescue farm?

We've got 30 animals at the moment.

We've got Bobby and his two
brothers, Diego and Truffles.

And we've got 13 sheep.

We've got six goats, two donkeys
and two miniature donkeys

and four alpacas.

Unbelievable. I mean, are
they all rescue animals?

They are all rescued. Yeah,
they've all been rescued

from different cases.
Some from cases of abuse or neglect,

some weren't wanted or, in the worst
case scenario, some have been

rescued directly
from the slaughter.

Yeah, but they've found
their life now at the sanctuary.

Well, Jake, we know your time
is precious, so we'd better let

you get back to looking
after those animals.

Thank you for talking to us
and good luck with it all.

Time now, though, for us to head
back to Barnsley, where Rob and Dave

have been camping it up all in the
name of some of their favourite birds.

Got 'em.

Yeah. Definitely.

I haven't got 'em. Oh, 'eck.

Tonight, our intrepid explorers,
Rob and Dave will be revisiting a

favourite childhood activity when
they camp out under the stars in

a field on the edge of their farm.

And they picked a very particular
spot in which to pitch the tent.

And in the valley, there's
something rather special.

A ground-nesting feathered friend
that the boys are proud to

welcome back to the farm every
summer.

The best time to spot the curlews
returning to the nest is early

in the morning,
very early in the morning.

Hence the reason for the boys'
overnight adventure.

It's the first time in four decades
that they've tried to put up a tent,

but with the boys both pitching in,
they soon remember the ropes.

And by nightfall they've set up
a camp that even their old scout

master would be proud of.

I hope we don't sleep in.

We might not sleep at all.

Yeah.

Before bed, there's just time
for a well-cooked tea.

A very well-cooked tea.

THEY LAUGH

Lovely evening, lovely food.

Burnt to cinders, though,
but we are lucky

to have this on our doorstep.

Yeah.

I don't know, Rob.

Oh...

Goodnight, Rob.

5:10 in the morning and the summer
sun is making an appearance,

as are Rob and Dave.

There's a reason why we haven't
been camping for 40 years, Rob.

The brothers take up position
in the hope of spotting a curlew

returning to his nest.

No, not yet.

There's plenty around.

OK.

But can I use them, then?

Right.

Off you go.

And a few moments later, it's Rob
who has the first sighting.

It's calling as well.

With a distinctive long bill,

the curlew is the largest European
wading bird.

But after spending winter on the
water, places like this

are where it chooses to spend summer
to raise its young,

sheltered amongst the tall grass.

And now the brothers know
where the nest is,

they can ensure it remains
undisturbed when they're working

in the field.

Boys, you are kings of the
one-liner.

Tentin Quarantino, really?

But how are the backs now?
My back's fine. It was me stomach

I were worried about with
Rob's cooking.

Them sausages, they were tough, Rob.

Jokes aside, I was very envious of
that campfire. Hats off.

It was an impressive one.

Well, boys, I hope you're still
able to manage it in another

40 years' time. It certainly
inspired me to get out

with my family this year.

But for all the fun of it,
there was a serious side.

And that, of course, was about
keeping an eye on those curlews.

And any sign of them today?

Well, I've heard him today,
but we don't see him every day.

It's very rare we see one,
but we hear him all the time.

So it's quite a treat when we
actually see one flying over.

Well, it sounds like they are
definitely in good hands.

Thanks, guys. BOTH: Thank you.

And after the break, we'll be
staying in South Yorkshire when Rob

and Dave turn their attention
to a different breed of bird

when they have a grand design for
their growing brood of chickens.

That's in a few minutes' time.

When we return with more
from This Week on the Farm.

Welcome back to
This Week on the Farm.

Now, before the break, we saw
Rob and Dave camping out

under the stars in order to do
a little bit of curlew spotting.

It's not just wild birds that
have been keeping them busy.

Earlier this year, they decided
for the first time since

they were boys to breed chickens.

Let's remind ourselves
what happened.

In the hope of introducing a whole
new breed to their farm,

Rob and Dave made the short trip
to a smallholding in North Yorkshire

that specialises in all
things Shetland

and that includes their chickens.

Yeah.

After struggling to get to grips
with the fully grown birds...

Oh!

...the boys decided to go
back to basics.

They were soon on their way back
to Barnsley with a box full of eggs

that they hoped would be ready to
hatch in around three weeks' time.

So, that was back in March,

and I'm delighted to say that a
few weeks later, Rob and Dave

were the proud parents to these
fine, feathered little specimens.

So cute! Now, the next thing
the brothers needed to do was find

a nice corner of the farm
for them to live in.

But in true Nicholson boys' style,

that was never going to be
a straightforward job.

ROOSTER CROWS

When they'd just hatched,

this was perfect for them.
It's nice and warm in here,

got the heat lamps,
but they'd just outgrown it.

They can fly out now and they're
causing trouble for my mum,

so we've got to move them on.

So in a bid to prevent a family
feud, it's off to the workshop

to put the finishing touches
to a brand new house

just in time for summer
that's fit for, well, chickens.

The best feature about this chicken
shed is the nest boxes.

So all the chickens can come
in, lay their eggs.

We can get them without disturbing
the chickens in the shed.

This is a thing of beauty, Rob.

But before Rob and Dave's feathered
ffiends

can move into their brand new luxury
pad,

it needs to be put into
position in the perfect plot.

Go on, then.

It's heavy!

I think we need help.

Time to call in the home removal
experts,

in the shape of farmer Ruth
and farmer Tom.

Yeah.

Oh!

Oh, heck.

Straighten it up, then, Rob.
To Tom a bit.

Right, a bit more to Tom.

No, still no good.

You're very picky!

To me, to you! Back to me.

One thing occurred to me,

I'm really hoping this ground is
bumpy,

and not that it's us that's made
the legs the wrong length.

Got to be.

No new home is complete
without a fresh lick of paint

and as ever, Rob is striving
for perfection.

With hearing Rob's attempts at that
end,

I think I might have half a chance
of getting the best painter award.

Yeah, I'm happy with that.

I think it looks good.

Thanks for that.

Luckily, Dave's handling skills
have improved

since his visit to north Yorkshire.

Thank you. Come on, little one.

Ah, home, sweet home.

The chickens will stay
inside for the next week

to make their new house a home,

and then they'll be let out to enjoy
the summer sunshine.

These chickens will be able to go
anywhere they please, really.

But at night time, they will come
back to the roost

and we'll be able to lock them up
and keep them safe and sound.

Wow, guys, that is very impressive.
Hats off, but come on, be honest.

I know you've got lots of very able
people on the farm.

Did you build that by yourselves?

We did our bit, Rob.
Well, fair play, boys.

At least you got the paintbrushes
out. You can't argue with that.

But I think we can now see the
moment when they finally stepped out

to enjoy the great outdoors
for the very first time.

How do you think they've taken
to it?

There's just loads of insects there,
Jules,

that they just think are fabulous

and loads of vegetation
that they really enjoy.

What are the benefits to letting
them be free range and roam around?

It's been a long time since
you've had chickens on the farm.

How is it having them back?

It's great to have them
back, isn't it, Rob?

When we were kids, they used to go
and lay their eggs in the barn

and places like that.

And it was a lot
of fun finding the nests.

So when these are free range,
it's going to be just as much fun

looking to see where they're laying,
really.

And are they laying for you yet?

There's not going to be laying
for a couple of months yet.

Probably at the end of the summer.

And I think we've got a few
cockerels in the bunch as well.

So they're definitely not
going to lay any eggs.

But now they are back and a feature
of Cannon Hall Farm,

are you going to be selling
the eggs in the farm shop?

Never mind selling eggs, I think
you should sell chicken sheds.

I'd definitely buy one. That was a
job well done, guys.

Well done! Well, that's it for now,

but join us next time for more
summer fun on the farm

when we'll meet the shepherdess

who's turning back the clock when it
comes to protecting her flock.

Why am I camping in the field?

Traditionally, we used to,
as shepherds,

be guardians of the flock.

A dental procedure
on Xander the alpaca

leaves vet Shona feeling down,
but not out.

We're going to try
and get this bottom one out, so...

Bit of flossing... Whoa!

SHE LAUGHS

And the fantastically named
Jon Bon Pony is back.

But this pop star needs help to
prevent him being top of the flops.

The Mr Boombastic!

That's next
time on This Week On The Farm.

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