Flank Farm
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Exploring what life is like on a small family farm in the heart of the UK. Based on the popular YouTube series.
Flank Farm
4M ago
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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Flank Farm
5M ago
No lambs. No problem. Welcome back to the farm, it’s a beautiful time of year and although I’ve typed that out a thousand times, it never gets old to say - and it never hurts to feel grateful for something so simple. Speaking of simple, here’s another honest chat between me and my mum. Here are some key chapters and highlights: 00:10 - Good Morning from the Farm 02:54 - Discussion on Sheep Health and Concerns - “Schmallenberg virus" affecting sheep. 06:53 - Weather and Farming Challenges: 09:18 - The condition of cows and their impending births. 09:58 - Anticipation for the arrival of lambs. 1 ..read more
Flank Farm
6M ago
An exciting podcast we have in store, full of walking moment, new characters and funny stories – welcome back to the farm. Here are some timestamps so you can scroll along: - 00:00 Introduction - 01:30 Baby Belle sleeping on the hay - 02:40 Mum's preparation for the cameras - 03:20 Frank is 5 years old - 04:14 Cows sorting out who's boss - 06:30 Editing out our weather conversations - 07:15 Funny story from a meal out - 09:30 The Calendar Girl for the month - 15:00 the new (to us) tractor - 18:00 Robin and his drinking problem - 19:00 Has mum got too many sheep for March? - 20:50 Eccentric far ..read more
Flank Farm
8M ago
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?! This February we also feature Lolly, a Dexter cow that mum can't speak more highly of. We were so fortunate to have Josh and James back helping with the setup so a huge CREDIT to James Norden (https://www.instagram.com/james_norden/) and Josh Aarons (https://www.instagram.com/joshaarons_/) for some beautiful videos of the farm and livestock. Timestamps: 0:00 Morning Greetings and Farm Welcome 0:24 Early morning tasks, visits to t ..read more
Flank Farm
9M ago
Happy New Year! Join us in January for (what could be) my best podcast episode ever. Chapters: 00:00:10 - Happy New Year! 00:00:52 - New Year's Resolutions? 00:01:53 - How was Christmas 00:03:16 - Mum is going to GLASTONBURY 00:04:22 - Farm Challenges 00:06:05 - Footwear Choices for the Farm 00:08:27 - Cull Ewes 00:13:05 - Robin the Bull 00:17:24 - Planning for Grass-Fed Livestock 00:19:53 - Cooking: Oxtail Stew 00:22:20 - January Farm Routine 00:23:30 - Lovely Tamworth Piglets 00:24:04 - Observing Growing Livestock 00:26:01 - Cowpat Cookies 00:26:01 - Planning a Pudding Table for a Wedding Jo ..read more
Flank Farm
9M ago
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 ..read more
Flank Farm
10M ago
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 ..read more
Flank Farm
11M ago
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 ..read more
Flank Farm
1y ago
Good Morning from the Farm. On top of mum’s new tractor, we discuss some great topics for October – 00:22 - An eccentric podcast setup 02:00 - Mum at the ploughing match 05:20 - TB Testing pass 06:00 - Cows starting to have hay 07:20 - TB test reactors last year 09:00 - Mum's favourite months 10:00 - What normally happens in October on the farm 11:00 - Mum's new RAM 15:00 - Sat too far away from each other for the podcast 16:40 - Wedding feast 18:00 - Birds in the barn 20:00 - Pigs are very vocal Between us, I will not set us up so far away next time. Mum could hardly hear what I was saying, w ..read more
Flank Farm
1y ago
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 a ..read more