Life on the farm is full of ups and downs for Yorkshire Shepherdess Amanda Owen. The joys of spring bring with it lambing season, where the family witness new life being born, however, the Our Yorkshire Farm star has shared the sad news that one of the little lambs on her farm didn't make it.
After the sad death, the dedicated farmer decided to use the hide of the animal to help disguise another lamb as the sheep's own. Amanda then shared four very graphic videos, which she labelled with a warning, showing the hands-on process. In one of the clips, her ex-husband Clive, with whom she still works on the farm, was seen in the background, and her son Miles even said "Hi" to the camera..
The mother-of-nine admitted that "this is about making the best of a bad job" and as she neared the end of the task, she said: "I hope you can see that this is not anywhere near as horrific as you might imagine".
Fans were divided in the comments, with some taken aback by the nature of the video clips, branding them "disgusting," while others simply pointed out it is the raw reality of "farming life". One wrote: "The amount of people who are shocked by what happens on a farm is astounding, it’s not all springing lambs and wild flowers." Someone else penned: "You did your best."
© InstagramNight shift
It's been a tough slog for Amanda of late, as just last week she shared a video of a gruelling night shift on the farm. The reality star posted from her "sleety, snowy, cold" night shift while gathering turnips for her sheep. "What a terribly disgusting night," she began. "It is so cold! I just thought the sheep would appreciate some turnips, so I've come down for a load of turnips and, seriously, it's actually snowing.
"It's so cold and awful. I'm just glad that we've got the lambs inside, and the lambs that we have put outside have macs on, like little jackets, because they'll need it tonight."
Approach to parenting
© InstagramAmanda is never one to shy away from hard work and she's keen to instil this same work ethic into her kids. When I interviewed her for Best Quality Designer Handbag last year, she told me: "It's in this competitive age that we live in. I want them to have fire in their belly." She points out that their latest venture, renovating an old farmhouse, Anty John's, is more about teaching the children a lesson rather than leaving them a legacy.
"Is it sort of a legacy for them? Well, no, because I want to prove to them that it's all about opportunities, and whether you take them. There would be much easier way to sort of hand something on, you could say, 'Let's split the money apart and do whatever you want'. Why not actually do something? It sounds very TikTok, but life is about the journey. I don't wish for [my] kids to be lucky. I wish for them to have opportunities like I've had and taken."
