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LEAF Lambing Updates 2021 (KS1/KS2 Version)

Lambing updates from the farm! A great introduction to Spring and new life! The Lambing Update idea was a simple one – to share a weekly update from the farm during the lambing season. Includes birth. An edited version is avaliable: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAcxEcEHKag&t=4s
Video content:
0:00 – Introduction
0:25 – Getting Ready (Week 1) The lambing shed is set up and the sheep collected
8:20 – New Arrivals (Week 2) See how the sheep were scanned then meet the first new arrival
18:56 – Birth (Week 3) See how a lamb is born
31:28 – Hungry Lambs (Week 4) Find out what lambs eat and discover why they have ear tags
42:15 – The Great Outdoors (Week 5) See the lambs out in the field for the first time.

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