Owen Dafydd Y Diwrnod Mawr

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-# Yes, it's here

-# It's finally arrived

-# Anything is possible

-# On the big day #

-I'm Owen and this is my special day.

-Owen Dafydd is a boy

-who loves farming.

-He doesn't live on a farm...

-..but he often visits

-Uncle Huw on Bryngwyn Farm.

-I like many things...

-..but the most exciting thing

-is helping Huw on Bryngwyn.

-He's Dad's brother.

-Dad used to live in Bryngwyn...

-..when he was the same age as me.

-Sometimes,

-I visit the farm when I'm ill.

-Sometimes,

-I go to help out on the farm.

-This is a sheep and cattle farm.

-There's work to do in every season.

-It's springtime now.

-The first lamb has been born.

-Lambs will be born

-for the next month.

-Uncle Huw will need help

-because he's busy.

-Every day on the farm

-is a busy day...

-..but Owen's hoping

-for a very special day this year...

-..when a lamb is born.

-Uncle Huw makes a lot of bird boxes.

-What's the difference between them?

-That one is for birds

-like the robin...

-..and this one is for blue tits.

-We've been making bird boxes

-to allow them to nest in them.

-Then they'll be safe

-from larger birds and animals.

-You need a drill just like the one

-I just used with Huw.

-Sion Corn brought it

-as a Christmas present.

-I do a lot of things with him.

-We can make lots of things

-out of wood.

-They'll be cosy in there.

-When we've finished them,

-they can be hung on trees...

-..but you must hang them

-high up in the tree...

-..in case cats and mice

-are wandering around...

-..and want to eat them.

-We're taking the bird boxes

-to the farm.

-I'm moving the branches to allow us

-to go and hang the bird boxes.

-We can't reach the tree

-if the branches are in the way.

-Yes.

-A box for Huw.

-The tools are inside.

-We're going to nail the box

-into the tree.

-In it goes.

-This is where the nail goes in.

-The tree is here.

-The tree can push the box out...

-..as it grows.

-It's a cosy home for a blue tit.

-That job's finished.

-One of the important jobs

-Huw does...

-..is hedge laying.

-During the winter,

-you need to lay the fences neatly...

-..to make the fences look better.

-It helps make the appearance

-of the farm look better.

-We use a large hammer, metal

-at the top, wood at the bottom.

-Squeeze them together.

-Squeeze! That's it.

-We use a chainsaw.

-An axe and a scythe.

-I can use a lot of the tools...

-..but I'm not allowed

-to use the chainsaw.

-Not the tools you start up...

-..just the tools

-you can use by hand.

-Not the start-up tools.

-The start-up tools

-are very dangerous.

-They could injure your hand,

-arm, finger or leg.

-Owen finds some free time to join

-his friends to play football.

-In football, I like to play

-in midfield and tackle...

-..and play up front as a striker.

-In rugby...

-..I like...

-..scoring tries...

-..and scoring points for the team.

-The following morning,

-Owen is back on the farm.

-I'm looking forward

-to a time when I'm older...

-..because I'll be allowed

-to drive a tractor...

-..and put the bales on the trailer.

-I'd like to be a farmer

-when I'm older.

-It's work where you look

-after animals and keep them healthy.

-I think farming is very important.

-Farmers work so hard.

-They look after

-all the sheep and cattle.

-Not all farms are the same.

-Huw keeps sheep and cattle.

-With cattle,

-one of the jobs is to feed them.

-The other job involves calving.

-If a calf is born,

-we have to check they're alright.

-This bull is called Glyn.

-He's eating grass and hay.

-The cattle use some of the hay

-as bedding when they sleep.

-They eat some of it

-for breakfast, lunch and supper.

-We herd the sheep...

-..using dogs.

-It's very hard work.

-There's a lot to do.

-You don't want me with you.

-Can you manage?

-I've herded all the sheep

-into the sheep-pen.

-We'll treat them now

-to prevent any diseases.

-Huw, what's this thing?

-This boosts the sheep's

-immune system.

-When the sheep have had it...

-..it's in their milk...

-..and the immunity prevents the lamb

-getting any diseases.

-All the sheep are expecting lambs.

-We give them an injection

-to make sure the lambs are healthy.

-We try and inject them

-on a clean part of the skin.

-There we go.

-We give them an injection...

-..and then a dose to stops worms.

-They have worms inside them...

-..so we need to give them something

-to get rid of the worms.

-They're not very nice things

-in their bellies.

-A dose of medicine in her mouth and

-the sheep re-joins her friends...

-..in the field behind the house.

-Uncle Huw and I are friends.

-We help each other.

-Looking after the sheep and cattle

-is a very important job.

-I don't know everything yet,

-I'm just helping.

-I visit the farm to help Huw.

-I know a lot more about farming than

-I did when I was four years old.

-You have to work as hard as you can.

-All done - high five.

-A high five

-for a good morning's work.

-Today is Owen's special day.

-But will it be today?

-They're checking to see

-if the sheep is ready to give birth.

-Let's find her.

-Right.

-Hold her head down.

-Do you think we'll need a JCB

-to get it out?

-Grab the legs.

-Pull it slowly.

-It felt warm when it came out.

-It had been in the sheep's belly.

-It was warm.

-Hold it there for a second.

-Grab its nose.

-Just its nose.

-What we need to do now...

-..can you see it's navel,

-place your finger and thumb there.

-That's where it was fed

-when it was inside the sheep.

-Give it to the sheep.

-Is she licking it?

-What happened was...

-..it was quite a struggle

-when it came out.

-It came out of the sheep

-and its leg was like that.

-It would never have come out

-that way.

-They're bonding now.

-She can smell the lamb and the lamb

-is bonding with its mother.

-It'll give out a couple

-of bleats soon, to say hello.

-It's ready to stand up.

-It'll be on its feet in ten minutes.

-They're very clever

-when they're born.

-Another thing we do

-is look at the udder.

-Can you see the udder?

-What's in an udder?

-Milk.

-Milk.

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-Squeeze the teat.

-If milk comes out, we'll know

-there's milk for the lamb.

-Nothing's coming.

-I'll squeeze harder - here it comes.

-Yellow milk?

-What is it?

-It's the first milk. It's full of

-nutrients - it's called colostrum.

-The lamb needs colostrum

-within its first few hours.

-It's full of antibodies.

-Remember when we injected the sheep.

-We gave them an injection.

-The immunity is in this milk.

-The lamb will drink it naturally.

-You put it in the sheep's belly...

-..and it goes into the milk

-and the lamb can drink it.

-There we go.

-It's trying to stand up.

-Almost.

-Almost.

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-It's still lying down.

-Oh, it almost stood up.

-I hope it stands up

-after ten minutes.

-Give it time.

-That's your world for six months.

-When you come out, it's a big shock.

-You can move around.

-When we arrived, we could only

-see the front leg and the head.

-We thought about it.

-Huw pulled the other leg out

-until both of them were out.

-The head and two legs were out.

-It's easier when the belly follows

-and then the back legs.

-I feel very proud of myself.

-Good job.

-The mother's looking over it.

-She wants to care for it

-and clean it.

-Hooray!

-Right, let's move on.

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