[jacob and Georgina]

Starts tonight on bbc 8 o clock i think, on a farm in cumbria this time should be good set your recorders!!

[Crofter]

Our lambing live just started, two little hebrideans, boy and a girl!

Dave

[goosepimple]

Well done!  Its a complete family - aren't you clever!

[little blue]

Swaledale rams .... HOW MUCH?!!!!

[robate55]

Yeh but if its anything like when I was there actual prices were different as the 'luck' money could also be considerable on the top tups
Rose

[Helencus]

Reall enjoyed it if only cause it gives me something I want to see on the telly!

[robate55]

It was nice to see. Took me back to my youth with the Swaledales. Much better than most programmes on the tele
Rose

[ramblerskitchen]

I remember watching last year and wishing that I could have some live stock.  With some luck and determination I have managed to start living the life I really want.  I have 8 saddlebacks, for meat, laying hens and trying out chickens meat, 8 orphan lambs. 3 of which I hope to keep to breed from next year.  Only on rented field which is not ideal, but have to start somewhere.  I love it.   

[ballingall]

Good viewing tonight- I enjoyed it being it the northern half of the country! Got excited when the cattle were examined by the vets at Carlisle as my cousin is a vet in Carlisle, but I didn't spot him 

Beth

[SallyintNorth]

We had a visitor today and she wanted to go out and feed the orphan lambs with us while we were wanting to watch other people do it to other lambs on the telly!   

That highly priced Swaley ram was sold shortly after I moved up here.  I asked my now BH what could possibly make a Swaley tup worth so much. He thought long and hard, then solemnly declared, "Insurance.  That ram will die."

Rose is right, there's a lot of luck money changes hands, too.  And the other thing you notice is that the top breeders all buy each other's tups at these very high prices.  It establishes a 'market value' without overall costing the breeders themselves very much at all. 

[ellied]

I love Swaleys, very glad to see the show on again and better that it's moved north this time.  I didn't know it was on but my sister texted me as she's home from hospital and watching more TV than usual, got hooked and thought I'd like it too   She hasn't had anything to do with animals or farming all her life - she got a kitten last year which was her first ever pet at 50+ and it's so good to actually share something for once, even just interest in a TV show!

[benkt]

I loved the program - will definitely be watching the rest. Now they just have to do a 'farrowing live' and I'll be a happy boy!

[bamford6]

the bevans was a real farm this 1 seems to make big money bulls nere a 1000 ram a 1000 so good money .i start this saterday with embrio 200 rare breed                   http://www.sheepbreeding.co.uk/pricelist.htm                       this will make sure the stock is the best

[ellisr]

It was nice that they done a quick update on the Bevans and lovely to see the son rounding up the sheep on horseback (even if it was due to theft of a quad) and hasn't Humble the lamb come on well at Adams farm.
I really miss the north so nice to see it on telly.

[morri2]

Have been looking forward to the watching this again, although I didn't know whether we'd have time given that we're 'lambing live' ourselves at the moment.  It makes good viewing, pity there's not more like this.  I might watch some TV in that case.  At the moment Countryfile is about all I bother with and even that appears to be going upmarket.