Overview
- The ITVX episode, which aired Monday, showed Kelvin Fletcher accept a vet’s recommendation to euthanise a newborn lamb after the animal suffered a high hip injury that vets said was untreatable.
- Kelvin and Liz took a batch of pigs to a local auction and received low bids that left some animals selling for about £70 each against roughly £150 in feed costs, creating an estimated loss of around £80 per pig.
- Kelvin was visibly upset on camera and described feeling 'a bit defeated' after making the euthanasia decision and returning from the market to break the news to Liz.
- Earlier in the same episode the couple welcomed cattle to their Cheshire farm and had earlier sent two sheep to slaughter as part of routine livestock management decisions.
- The episode highlights two wider pressures on small and hobby farms: tight margins from volatile auction prices and the emotional strain of making animal welfare decisions, which could force more farmers to reconsider finishing stock or selling at market.