Flank Farm

All of the lambs have arrived, but I was more surprised by the amount of calves too.

We met the lambs out in the field, the cows enjoying some sunshine and got chatting about how the busiest period of the year has gone for mum and the farm.

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No lambs. No problem.

An exciting podcast we have in store, full of walking moment, new characters and funny stories – welcome back to the farm.

Our beloved podcast keeps getting better! Navigating through another busy morning of life on the farm. Early trip to the abattoir, Lolly the Dexter, and going Vegan?!

Sharing a slice of our life here on the farm during the colder months. This episode is a cozy mix of everyday farm happenings, our pre-Christmas hustle, and some hearty, down-to-earth chatter.

Lest we forget.

Sorry for the quality of the audio in this months episode, not the finest but plenty to still enjoy. Here are some timestamps for you:

- 00:15 Reminiscing about sitting on bales of hay

- 00:40 Mum sold some cows to pay the winter bills

- 02:20 Replacing the ol' Texel codger's

- 03:00 Getting the second cut of silage home

- 04:00 Time of year you're grateful for the barn (roof)

- 04:20 Mum studying the clouds

- 05:10 Mum selling a lot of this years lamb stock

- 06:20 Process for introducing new sheep onto the farm

- 07:30 Update on sheep's feet

- 08:50 Percy the new Texel Ram

- 10:05 Gilly the Bleu du Maine

- 10:50 Cows inside for Winter

- 11:45 How's the new barn?

- 13:30 Ru's Stews

Thanks for supporting us at the farm + have a great Month.

Good Morning from the Farm. On top of mum’s new tractor, we discuss some great topics for October –

Welcome back to the farm, thanks for joining us on the dumper truck for today's episode of Good Morning from the Farm.

This month we discuss:

00:17 Mum's on the dumper truck

01:20 Does mum like being a construction manager?

02:20 Don't be late... 8am

03:00 Mum's busy morning!

03:50 Could be a hard winter

05:20 Cows looking nice!

05:30 Sheep and fly strike

06:00 Gran's hornet problem

07:00 2 rams got out!

07:20 Stick a couple of pallets in the hedge!

08:30 TOP 3 Sheep Breeds

12:30 Hair Sheep from America (Fife Farm)

14:20 Seeing the pigs outside

15:30 "There's a reason why pigs have a plough at the end of their nose"

19:30 Mum's new tractor

Welcome back to our "Wild, Free and Lovely" Farm! This month we caught up about our new piglets; what farmers think of umbrellas; and how to juggle the work and pressures of this way of life.

00:10 – New piglets

03:20 – Bucks Show coming up

04:20 – Wild, Free and Lovely

05:00 – What does mum think of umbrellas

07:00 – Synthetic meat

10:00 – Eating seasonally

16:50 – Responding to video from wildheather

(https://twitter.com/wildmanheather/status/1684820818507780096?s=20)

Questions for next time? I'd love to hear from you in the comments