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[uplifting music]

NARRATOR: Summer is drawing to a close on this English farm.

There's a chill in the morning air.

Like the season, life in Pig Wood is on the cusp of change.

Grace, the farm's Berkshire sow, is pregnant.

With as many as 12 piglets on the way,

she's got a big appetite.

Today, she's tucking into woodland nettles.

They're rich in iron to sustain her and her growing babies.

Her pregnancy will last for three months,

three weeks, and three days.

Grace hasn't got long to wait.

Her piglets should arrive just in time for autumn.

The farm may be a familiar setting,

but take a closer look, and you'll

discover drama and rivalry,

friendship and devotion.

This is the farm animal's story, seen through their eyes,

told across the seasons.

Come and discover some truly wild tales from the farm.

You'll never look at these animals in the same way again.

[calm music]

The Herefords are relaxing in the grazing meadows.

But like all families, as the long summer holidays drag on,

they're getting a bit fed up with each other.

Even Samson the bull is tired of all the female attention.

Scientists have discovered that cows have what's

known as the explorer gene, which drives

a desire for novelty and adventure,

so these highly intelligent animals

easily get bored if they can't investigate new horizons.

Everyone needs a change of scene,

and the herd has its sights set on a neighboring

field, full of fresh grass, all that lush, green goodness.

It could be just the pick me up they all need.

Thankfully, help is at hand.

Pasture's new.

Even the bull has a spring in his step.

Grass never tasted so good.

It's the final feast of the season.

It won't be long before the herd returns to the barn and summer

is just a distant memory.

A variety of different habitats make up

this 1,200-acre organic farm.

Here, countless wild species live

alongside the farm's prized pedigree animals

and rare breeds.

Among them are the Buff Orpington chickens.

Throughout the summer, tensions have

been running high between Sally and bushy tailed Bertha.

Top hen Sally once ruled the roost with an iron beak,

but going on maternity leave left

a power vacuum in the coop.

Bertha was quick to steal her crown.

Since Sally's return, Bertha has been merciless.

The power in Hen House has shifted.

Today, there's a tasty autumnal treat,

and Bertha, as the new top hen, is first to the feast.

She's joined by Big Joe, the resident cockerel.

Everyone gets a beak full, except for Sally.

Forced to play by Bertha's rules,

she'll have to wait for leftovers.

Fine, they can have their pumpkin and eat it.

Sally doesn't need to grace their table--

she's far more enterprising.

Her ancestors were Asian jungle fowl who roamed over 13

acres a day looking for food.

There's a wonderful world out there waiting to be discovered.

In Pig Wood, Grace is busy preparing

a home for her piglets, collecting

straw to make a nest.

But something's not right.

Her due date was over a week ago.

Grace has had a miscarriage.

Her hormones are telling her to keep preparing for babies.

But her emotions are saying they no longer need her care.

Pigs are sensitive and intelligent animals.

They're thought to experience both grief and sadness.

No one knows what's going through Grace's mind right now,

but she needs to rest and recuperate.

Over in the barn where some of the Herefords

have just come in from the meadows,

an unexpected visitor has swung by.

Sally the adventurous chicken is on a voyage of discovery,

quite a surprise for the pedigree cows.

But the farm is a big place, and Sally's not sticking around.

This chicken isn't afraid to cross the road,

but what's on the other side?

Ah, the Hebridean sheep.

He seemed friendly enough.

Or are they?

Sally's never seen anything quite like these

black woolly creatures before.

She shouldn't be too worried by the sheep--

the farm is home to a more serious threat.

[tense music]

The fox is on the prowl.

Maybe Sally should leg it back to Hen House

before it's too late.

But hold on, which way is home?

She's trekked a long way.

It's turning into quite an adventure.

[geese honking]

A familiar sound, her noisy neighbors,

the Sebastopol geese.

Hen House is within reach.

Home at last, and Big Joe is the first to greet her.

[romantic music]

Sally was once Joe's favorite hen, until Bertha muscled in.

Maybe absence really does make the heart grow fonder.

Jealousy is well known amongst chickens.

Is Big Joe shifting his affections?

Could Sally become top hen once again?

Not if Bertha has anything to do with it.

Fall is setting in, bringing with it wet, windy,

and changeable conditions.

[calm music]

Even with waterproof wool, the Wiltshire Horn sheep

head for cover.

Over in the chicken coop, Bertha's

definitely having a bad hair day,

but Big Joe doesn't seem to mind.

Six-month-old Lola solves the problem her own way.

It's dry, but not very roomy.

She'd rather be inside.

British Whites are directly related

to the ancient indigenous cattle that roamed the British Isles

2,000 years ago.

They lived on the fringes of forests

where they could seek cover under the trees,

but this domesticated herd are used to the comfy conditions

of a cozy barn.

It's time for Lola and the other cows

to come indoors for the season.

Over in a neighboring field, the rain isn't dampening the mood

of Hamish, a Hebridean ram.

The shorter days of autumn trigger the start

of the sheep's mating season.

Hamish is in his prime.

This confident ram is king of all he surveys, which, for now,

is just an empty field.

He needs some females to impress.

Could this be his lucky day?

He's ready for action.

But hold on, who's this?

Oh, it's Roger, a Wiltshire Horn ram.

He's put in with Hamish as a companion, not exactly

the harem he was hoping for.

And there can be only one king of this field.

Hamish's surly swagger speaks volumes.

He's not in the mood to make friends.

Hamish sizes up his opponent in a parallel

walk to gauge strength.

The fight is on.

[intense music]

Roger may be bigger, but Hamish isn't backing down.

They charge at each other at speeds

of up to 20 miles an hour.

Thick skulls with a honeycomb-like layer

help them absorb the blows and protect their brains.

Hamish is faltering.

Roger delivers the decisive blow.

[calm music]

Hamish punched above his weight, but for all his bravado,

he's outclassed.

It's time to throw in the towel.

Roger's licking is a friendly gesture to show

there's no hard feelings.

With the winner decided, these rams

will spend the next few weeks living together in peace--

well, most of the time, anyway.

Over at the cow barns, there's a hubbub of excitement.

From all across the farm, the Herefords and British Whites

are coming indoors for the season.

But first, a haircut.

Much like people removing their coats when they come inside,

a quick trim helps the cows adjust to the warmer

temperatures of the barn.

Lola is already under cover, but she's

not thrilled about the setup.

For the first time in her life, she can't get to mum.

She can still see and communicate with her

through the gate, but Lola must learn to live with her peers

and without her mother's 24-hour attention.

She's already showing signs of independence.

Taking the lead, she's the first of the calves

to stick her head in the unusual new food tray.

It might seem like tough love, but now Lola can enjoy bonding

with the other youngsters.

Then, next year, she'll rejoin her mother

and the rest of the breeding herd in the meadow.

As the days shorten and autumn takes hold,

a magical transformation occurs across the farm.

The ancient woodland performs a final flourish.

As the trees shut down, their leaves

stop producing chlorophyll,

revealing the color

of the chemicals hidden within,

a flash of fall beauty

which lasts just a few precious weeks.

Just across from the barns, the ewes

and lambs of the Wiltshire Horn flock

are still out in the fields.

The mothers are separated from their lambs.

Devoted mum Patch can't get to her twins Larry and Flora.

[bleating]

She calls out to them with distinct sounds reserved only

for her little ones.

But there's nothing more she can do.

[gentle music]

Patch, with all the other ewes, is loaded onto a trailer

and taken to the furthest reaches of the farm.

There, she'll eventually meet Roger the ram who will

sire new lambs for next spring.

Larry and Flora are still processing

what's just happened.

It's all over so quickly.

But it's not the end of this difficult day

for the youngsters.

For some, their time on the farm is over--

they're heading off to market.

Larry and Flora, however, will be staying on the farm.

Flora will soon join the breeding flock,

and Larry has a very special job--

he'll be joining Roger and Hamish as a companion sheep.

But without mom, life will never be quite the same again.

Over in Pig Wood, change is in the air.

Another Berkshire sow is on the scene--

Sheila.

The locals aren't impressed.

Pigs like to know their neighbors

and don't trust strangers.

They could be trouble makers or carry disease.

So Sheila's got her work cut out just to fit in.

After a suspicious start, her friendly nature wins them over,

and they start chatting away with a series of soft grunts.

[grunting]

But there's one pig who's noticeably absent.

[upbeat music]

Grace is exploring the nearby wildflower meadow.

It's a lovely, therapeutic place to spend her time,

and she's doing well.

There are plenty of tasty autumnal

delicacies in this field.

Tubers, and even insects, make up her starter and main course.

But in the corner, she spots something really special--

sloe berries.

Grace, like all pigs, has a sweet tooth,

so saving the best for last, she tucks into dessert.

With her belly full, it's time for a siesta.

Nap over, she's come to meet the new arrival.

Through their sophisticated sniffers,

pigs can detect all kinds of hormonal changes

in one another, and Sheila has some news--

she's pregnant.

In the wild, female pigs support one another.

Some put all their piglets in a communal creche

and will share babysitting duties.

Soon, Pig Wood will become the perfect nursery for Sheila,

and it won't be long before they all hear the pitter

patter of tiny trotters.

[calm music]

As temperatures fall, the trees in the ancient woodland

prepare for the months ahead.

They shed their leaves to protect

themselves from the freezing temperatures and high winds

to come.

Beneath the thinning canopy, a new kingdom

bursts out of the leaf litter--

the realm of the fungi.

The mushrooms and toadstools are the visible fruits

of a vast, secret underground network

which recycles the nutrients delivered from above.

Even the farm animals seem intrigued by the appearance

of these alien forms.

Now is the start of the Fallow deer rut.

The males advertise their virility

to the females in the hope they'll get the chance to mate.

The seduction song is music to a does ears,

but it's not to everyone's taste.

Inside the barn, the cows are settling

into their new surroundings.

Lola and the other calves have been

physically kept apart from their mothers during the day.

It's a gentle nudge towards independence.

But dusk is a welcome sign.

[calm music]

Every night when the gates are removed,

Lola is reunited with her mother.

She's forging a new path in life,

but she's still her mother's daughter.

The familiar smell of each other and a chance to suckle

is comforting.

It reaffirms the bonds they developed at birth.

They can enjoy their evening together

and hunker down to keep each other warm through the night.

Across the farm, everyone is preparing to bed down.

The rams Roger and Hamish have forgotten their feud

and are enjoying a late night feast.

In Pig Wood, Sheila's getting some shut eye

while she still can.

The geese are staying up late, but all is quiet in Hen House.

Sally's got one eye open on the lookout for predators,

but she's still dozing.

Chickens have a rapid eye movement phase of sleep

that signifies dreaming.

Maybe she's imagining getting one

over on bushy-tailed Bertha.

For all the farms residents, this will

be a particularly long night.

[serene music]

Sunrise reveals the first frost of the year.

Inside the barns, something's up.

The cows are grumpy.

Overnight, the clocks turned back,

so breakfast is an hour late.

[mooing]

Upright ears and noisy calls signify their displeasure.

[mooing]

Yeah, what time do you call this?

Finally, breakfast is served.

Every day, their bedding is refreshed,

and that hasn't arrived on time, either.

[calm music]

Being indoors day in, day out means getting fresh straw

to sleep on is very important.

As soon as the supplies hit the ground,

the cows happily make their own bed, turning it into a game.

Frolicking in the straw is so much fun.

In a cozy corner of the barn next door,

there's been a very different delivery.

Sheila was brought indoors to have her babies,

and she's given birth to a healthy litter.

[serene music]

They're just a few hours old, each weighing about a pound.

All are doing well.

The piglets are already exploring

this strange, new world around them,

testing out their wobbly legs.

They don't stray far from mom just yet.

They're born with only enough fat reserves

to survive for one day.

Taking their cue from mum, they quickly

seek out their first meal.

Sheila lets her newborns know it's dinner time by emitting

a deep grunt every two seconds.

[grunting]

Her first milk is full of antibodies

to protect her youngsters against disease,

and it's rich in fat and vital nutrients.

It's a healthy and tasty start to life--

if you can get a drink.

The largest and most tenacious youngster

claims the teat closest to Sheila's

head which has the best milk.

Dominance is determined from this moment on.

The others latch on where they can,

but the runt of the litter, Bertie,

will have to fight for her supper.

With eight brothers and sisters all bigger and stronger,

she's got a challenge ahead just to survive.

Finally, Bertie finds a spot on the milk bar.

[uplifting music]

With bellies full, they all cuddle up

together for a snooze, sharing each other's warmth.

Mom, Sheila, takes the chance to rest, too.

She'll have her work cut out raising these nine little ones.

Winter is fast approaching, bringing with it

cold days and longer nights.

As the last of the autumn leaves are blown away,

the animals will have to hunker down

in preparation for the most hostile of seasons.

[theme music]

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