Lamb Watch - BBC

[sandersj89]

Anyone else watching this, be interested in others views.

I have lambed a max of 800 poll dorset ewes in the past, gald we have scaled that right back in one respect though I do still have a soft spot for lambing work.....as long as it is inside not like we used to do it....outside in Dec and Jan......brrrrrrrrrr...

They have also just shown a shot of a fox in the lamb fields....he must have been a poor fox, hardly any brush on him by the looks of it!

[sixbrothers]

We could shoot it for them Jerry! ....this programme is live....any idea where it is? Must have someone in the area? But they probably want Ersatz countryside and not the real thing...

[james]

That was a city fox for sure, it was covered in mange.

[Willow]

Just watching it myself, i do like these sort of progs but did wonder what would happen if Mr Fox did pay some attantion to a lamb on live tv....but he did look a bit manky didnt he

[abolter]

My neighbour is a lifetime hill farmer and he says he quite rates the program. he thought it would be too "soft and cuddly" but reckons not, so well done to them in that case

[Roz]

I haven't been watching it, but if it has any connection with the springwatch/autmnwatch type programmes as the Kate Humble link would suggest, it would come as no surprise that the fox was planted*



















*Purely my own opinion based on rumour I believe but have no proof of, your enquiry ends here.

[The Croc]

I haven't been watching it, but if it has any connection with the springwatch/autmnwatch type programmes as the Kate Humble link would suggest, it would come as no surprise that the fox was planted*

*Purely my own opinion based on rumour I believe but have no proof of, your enquiry ends here.

And not a million miles from the truth. "allegedly"


Brian

[Rookie]

I've only seen a few bits of it.

Has enyone ever seen a farm that tidy? Either that shed is a plastic set or it's been scrubbed by an army of minions.

[Hornet 6]

I've only seen a few bits of it.

Has enyone ever seen a farm that tidy? Either that shed is a plastic set or it's been scrubbed by an army of minions.

Scrubbed by an army of helpers, paid for by your TV license money

As for the fox, the farmers wife did say they had a fox problem.

Neil.

[madrags]

I have had enough lambing to last me a lifetime, and most certainly do not feel the need to watch any more EVER.

[sandersj89]

The Farm is on the Wales/English border I think, the brothers butcher shop is in Abergavenny (sp) I believe.

It is getting a reasonble reaction from the farming community, though there is a feeling that the Beeb are sanatising things a little as normal. They dropped a clanger last night though, whilst Kate was doing a piece to camera the ewe behind was busy prolapsing.....

Bet that wont be brought up as it is a little too much for Joe Public to stomach I should think.

The farmers wife, who come across very well on camera, did mention the issue with foxes and admitted they are a problem.

Will carry on watching it, happy in the knowledge I doubt I will be lambing that many ewes in the near future!

[Rookie]

I'd agree with Jerry. Of course it's been sanitised for public viewing, theres much of farming practice that wouldn't make very good television. It's not as if they're going to show the knackery lorry coming and loading up the dead sheep.

I wonder if they'll have one that needs a ceasarian. Now that'd make good TV.

I'll bet there are a few farmers that could learn a thing or two from watching it.

[sandersj89]

Well credit where credit is due, they did hi-light the prolapse and how they deal with it with a prolapse spoon, very impressed.

[fireman sam]

Hi Chaps

The lamb watch program is being filmed oposite my inlaws cottage in a lovely place called Llanvetherine just outside Abergavenny.

[mustogirl]

Well credit where credit is due, they did hi-light the prolapse and how they deal with it with a prolapse spoon, very impressed.

sorry to be niaive, but whats prolapsing?

[Hornet 6]

sorry to be niaive, but whats prolapsing?

3/4 of the way down the page in the link.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prolapse

Neil.

[mustogirl]

sorry to be niaive, but whats prolapsing?

3/4 of the way down the page in the link.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prolapse

Neil.

thanks!

[sandersj89]

It is often more prevelent in some sheep, especially the more prolific lambers, and too much feed at the later stages of the preganancy can cause the problem as well as bacterial infections.

Repeat offenders are often culled from the flock but it can be treated, they showed the prolapse spoon on the program which is a great invention and step foward from what we used to do, simply stictch up the ewe.

Once prolapsed the biggest problem is infection, a shot on long lasting antibiotics is always required.

If not spotted in time the ewe will die.

[madrags]

We used to mark up any ewes that had prolapsed, and they would be sent to market after rearing the lambs. Needless to say, they weren't marked with a P on the back.