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0:00:03 > 0:00:07- # Yes, it's here
0:00:07 > 0:00:11- # It's finally arrived
0:00:11 > 0:00:14- # Anything is possible
0:00:15 > 0:00:19- # On the big day #
0:00:22 > 0:00:25- I'm Owen and this is my special day.
0:00:25 > 0:00:29- Owen Dafydd is a boy - who loves farming.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32- He doesn't live on a farm...
0:00:32 > 0:00:36- ..but he often visits - Uncle Huw on Bryngwyn Farm.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39- I like many things...
0:00:39 > 0:00:45- ..but the most exciting thing - is helping Huw on Bryngwyn.
0:00:45 > 0:00:46- He's Dad's brother.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49- Dad used to live in Bryngwyn...
0:00:49 > 0:00:52- ..when he was the same age as me.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56- Sometimes, - I visit the farm when I'm ill.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00- Sometimes, - I go to help out on the farm.
0:01:01 > 0:01:07- This is a sheep and cattle farm. - There's work to do in every season.
0:01:09 > 0:01:14- It's springtime now. - The first lamb has been born.
0:01:14 > 0:01:19- Lambs will be born - for the next month.
0:01:19 > 0:01:23- Uncle Huw will need help - because he's busy.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26- Every day on the farm - is a busy day...
0:01:26 > 0:01:30- ..but Owen's hoping - for a very special day this year...
0:01:31 > 0:01:33- ..when a lamb is born.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43- Uncle Huw makes a lot of bird boxes.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49- What's the difference between them?
0:01:49 > 0:01:53- That one is for birds - like the robin...
0:01:53 > 0:01:56- ..and this one is for blue tits.
0:01:57 > 0:02:02- We've been making bird boxes - to allow them to nest in them.
0:02:02 > 0:02:09- Then they'll be safe - from larger birds and animals.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15- You need a drill just like the one - I just used with Huw.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18- Sion Corn brought it - as a Christmas present.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24- I do a lot of things with him.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29- We can make lots of things - out of wood.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31- They'll be cosy in there.
0:02:32 > 0:02:37- When we've finished them, - they can be hung on trees...
0:02:37 > 0:02:41- ..but you must hang them - high up in the tree...
0:02:41 > 0:02:45- ..in case cats and mice - are wandering around...
0:02:46 > 0:02:48- ..and want to eat them.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54- We're taking the bird boxes - to the farm.
0:03:02 > 0:03:07- I'm moving the branches to allow us - to go and hang the bird boxes.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12- We can't reach the tree - if the branches are in the way.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15- Yes.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17- A box for Huw.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19- The tools are inside.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23- We're going to nail the box - into the tree.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25- In it goes.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28- This is where the nail goes in.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33- The tree is here.
0:03:33 > 0:03:38- The tree can push the box out...
0:03:38 > 0:03:40- ..as it grows.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47- It's a cosy home for a blue tit.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51- That job's finished.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01- One of the important jobs - Huw does...
0:04:01 > 0:04:03- ..is hedge laying.
0:04:05 > 0:04:11- During the winter, - you need to lay the fences neatly...
0:04:11 > 0:04:14- ..to make the fences look better.
0:04:15 > 0:04:20- It helps make the appearance - of the farm look better.
0:04:22 > 0:04:29- We use a large hammer, metal - at the top, wood at the bottom.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33- Squeeze them together.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35- Squeeze! That's it.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38- We use a chainsaw.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42- An axe and a scythe.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46- I can use a lot of the tools...
0:04:46 > 0:04:49- ..but I'm not allowed - to use the chainsaw.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52- Not the tools you start up...
0:04:52 > 0:04:55- ..just the tools - you can use by hand.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57- Not the start-up tools.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00- The start-up tools - are very dangerous.
0:05:01 > 0:05:07- They could injure your hand, - arm, finger or leg.
0:05:12 > 0:05:18- Owen finds some free time to join - his friends to play football.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26- In football, I like to play - in midfield and tackle...
0:05:27 > 0:05:29- ..and play up front as a striker.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31- In rugby...
0:05:31 > 0:05:33- ..I like...
0:05:33 > 0:05:35- ..scoring tries...
0:05:35 > 0:05:37- ..and scoring points for the team.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54- The following morning, - Owen is back on the farm.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59- I'm looking forward - to a time when I'm older...
0:05:59 > 0:06:02- ..because I'll be allowed - to drive a tractor...
0:06:02 > 0:06:04- ..and put the bales on the trailer.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08- I'd like to be a farmer - when I'm older.
0:06:09 > 0:06:14- It's work where you look - after animals and keep them healthy.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17- I think farming is very important.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20- Farmers work so hard.
0:06:21 > 0:06:26- They look after - all the sheep and cattle.
0:06:28 > 0:06:32- Not all farms are the same.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35- Huw keeps sheep and cattle.
0:06:36 > 0:06:40- With cattle, - one of the jobs is to feed them.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44- The other job involves calving.
0:06:44 > 0:06:51- If a calf is born, - we have to check they're alright.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56- This bull is called Glyn.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59- He's eating grass and hay.
0:06:59 > 0:07:04- The cattle use some of the hay - as bedding when they sleep.
0:07:05 > 0:07:12- They eat some of it - for breakfast, lunch and supper.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18- We herd the sheep...
0:07:18 > 0:07:21- ..using dogs.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25- It's very hard work. - There's a lot to do.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27- You don't want me with you.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29- Can you manage?
0:07:29 > 0:07:33- I've herded all the sheep - into the sheep-pen.
0:07:33 > 0:07:37- We'll treat them now - to prevent any diseases.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44- Huw, what's this thing?
0:07:44 > 0:07:48- This boosts the sheep's - immune system.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50- When the sheep have had it...
0:07:52 > 0:07:54- ..it's in their milk...
0:07:54 > 0:07:58- ..and the immunity prevents the lamb - getting any diseases.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02- All the sheep are expecting lambs.
0:08:02 > 0:08:07- We give them an injection - to make sure the lambs are healthy.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11- We try and inject them - on a clean part of the skin.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13- There we go.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15- We give them an injection...
0:08:16 > 0:08:21- ..and then a dose to stops worms.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25- They have worms inside them...
0:08:25 > 0:08:29- ..so we need to give them something - to get rid of the worms.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32- They're not very nice things - in their bellies.
0:08:34 > 0:08:39- A dose of medicine in her mouth and - the sheep re-joins her friends...
0:08:39 > 0:08:41- ..in the field behind the house.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49- Uncle Huw and I are friends. - We help each other.
0:08:49 > 0:08:54- Looking after the sheep and cattle - is a very important job.
0:08:55 > 0:09:00- I don't know everything yet, - I'm just helping.
0:09:00 > 0:09:04- I visit the farm to help Huw.
0:09:05 > 0:09:10- I know a lot more about farming than - I did when I was four years old.
0:09:10 > 0:09:14- You have to work as hard as you can.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17- All done - high five.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21- A high five - for a good morning's work.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29- Today is Owen's special day.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32- But will it be today?
0:09:32 > 0:09:37- They're checking to see - if the sheep is ready to give birth.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42- Let's find her.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45- Right.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50- Hold her head down.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56- Do you think we'll need a JCB - to get it out?
0:10:01 > 0:10:02- Grab the legs.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05- Pull it slowly.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08- It felt warm when it came out.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11- It had been in the sheep's belly.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13- It was warm.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15- Hold it there for a second.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18- Grab its nose.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21- Just its nose.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27- What we need to do now...
0:10:27 > 0:10:32- ..can you see it's navel, - place your finger and thumb there.
0:10:32 > 0:10:37- That's where it was fed - when it was inside the sheep.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40- Give it to the sheep. - Is she licking it?
0:10:43 > 0:10:45- What happened was...
0:10:45 > 0:10:48- ..it was quite a struggle - when it came out.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52- It came out of the sheep - and its leg was like that.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56- It would never have come out - that way.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59- They're bonding now.
0:10:59 > 0:11:04- She can smell the lamb and the lamb - is bonding with its mother.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08- It'll give out a couple - of bleats soon, to say hello.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10- It's ready to stand up.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13- It'll be on its feet in ten minutes.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17- They're very clever - when they're born.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21- Another thing we do - is look at the udder.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24- Can you see the udder? - What's in an udder?
0:11:25 > 0:11:26- Milk.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28- Milk.- - Squeeze the teat.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32- If milk comes out, we'll know - there's milk for the lamb.
0:11:32 > 0:11:36- Nothing's coming. - I'll squeeze harder - here it comes.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38- Yellow milk?
0:11:38 > 0:11:40- What is it?
0:11:41 > 0:11:46- It's the first milk. It's full of - nutrients - it's called colostrum.
0:11:46 > 0:11:51- The lamb needs colostrum - within its first few hours.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53- It's full of antibodies.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57- Remember when we injected the sheep.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00- We gave them an injection.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04- The immunity is in this milk.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07- The lamb will drink it naturally.
0:12:07 > 0:12:12- You put it in the sheep's belly...
0:12:12 > 0:12:18- ..and it goes into the milk - and the lamb can drink it.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24- There we go.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27- It's trying to stand up.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29- Almost.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31- Almost.- - It's still lying down.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37- Oh, it almost stood up.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42- I hope it stands up - after ten minutes.
0:12:43 > 0:12:44- Give it time.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48- That's your world for six months.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52- When you come out, it's a big shock.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56- You can move around.
0:12:56 > 0:13:02- When we arrived, we could only - see the front leg and the head.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04- We thought about it.
0:13:05 > 0:13:13- Huw pulled the other leg out - until both of them were out.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19- The head and two legs were out.
0:13:20 > 0:13:26- It's easier when the belly follows - and then the back legs.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30- I feel very proud of myself.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32- Good job.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35- The mother's looking over it.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38- She wants to care for it - and clean it.
0:13:43 > 0:13:44- Hooray!
0:13:45 > 0:13:47- Right, let's move on.
0:13:55 > 0:13:55- .