About this season
Kelvin Fletcher and his family share an intimate insight into rural life.
Episodes (10)
1. Episode 1
Aired 24 November 2024 • 46 min
Kelvin and Liz scan their sheep to find out how many are pregnant. Marnie and Milo head out on an egg hunt when their chickens decide to lay all over the farm, and a field undergoes repairs as rotten posts get pulled out ready for an extension.
2. Episode 2
Aired 8 December 2024 • 46 min
The lambing season is full of challenges this year as Kelvin goes through a devastating loss when a three-day-old lamb breaks its leg, while the pigs to go to auction, but will Kelvin make a return on his investment with prices at an all-time low? Elsewhere, Liz tries to get hands-on with the cows and the twins head out to explore blossoming bluebells as the season changes.
3. Episode 3
Aired 15 December 2024 • 46 min
The farm opens up to the public for an Easter event that is Liz and Kelvin's chance to bring in more income, while there is drama in the lambing shed when a vet attends to a ewe struggling to give birth. It's time to train the cows and get them used to being on head collars as Kelvin enters them into the Royal Cheshire Show, and Marnie and Milo learn about the important role of hedgerows on the farm.
4. Episode 4
Aired 22 December 2024 • 46 min
The family gather in their flock of sheep as they carry out a worming treatment that involves a rather smelly job, and Kelvin invites a leading chef to view his pigs in the hope he will buy pork for his award-winning restaurant. Marnie and Milo go exploring in the barns and discover some bat boxes, while Liz and Kelvin have a go at working with sheepdogs.
5. Episode 5
Aired 29 December 2024 • 46 min
It's summer and Kelvin has his first go at using a pair of clippers to shear his sheep, but it doesn't go to plan when the battery dies as he's only halfway through one of the flock. Milo helps repair a dry stone wall, and Kelvin joins in with a charity bike ride to raise awareness and funds to support farmers in crisis.
6. Episode 6
Aired 5 January 2025 • 46 min
The big day arrives as the Fletchers compete in the Royal Cheshire Show with their cows Cherry and Sonic, but with only four weeks of cow ownership under their belts, how well will they do? Marnie's calf starts playing up as he becomes overwhelmed by the noise of the crowd, while Milo enters the young handler contest, and emotions are high for Kelvin and Liz as the show comes to a close.
7. Episode 7
Aired 26 January 2025 • 46 min
Marnie heads to market to pick a perfect Jacob ram for her flock, Kelvin upsets Liz when he looks to sell the goats, and the family camp out on their land.
8. Episode 8
Aired 2 February 2025 • 46 min
Pregnant cow Ruby gives birth but it isn't straightforward, Milo and Liz head to a local dairy farm, and the kids go into the woodland on a nature safari
9. Episode 9
Aired 9 February 2025 • 46 min
The Fletchers focus on diversification at the farm, Liz is inspired by leftover sheep's wool, and Marnie and Milo retrieve their wildlife cameras.
10. Episode 10
Aired 16 February 2025 • 46 min
Kelvin wants to expand the herd with a bull and start work on an old tractor, and the Fletchers celebrate another successful year on the farm.