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Lilly's 'lambing live' goes viral thanks to YouTube
By Christopher Gage
in Farming
A three-year-old Raglan
toddler’s lamb found herself hitting the headlines this week after a
short clip of her delivering a lamb on a local farm went viral this week
after the amazing footage hit the internet.
Lilly Nicholas, who
lives on Crown Farm in Raglan with her mother Rachel, father Mark and
10-year-old sister Catherine, became a YouTube sensation after
delivering a lamb like a seasoned pro.
After watching her mother
do the same thing minutes earlier, Lilly was filmed kneeling on straw,
sleeves rolled up, next to the ewe who is ready to give birth. Following little instruction from her mother, Lilly guides the animal expertly, helping successfully give birth to its offspring.
The three-minute video shows the little farmer rotate the lamb to the correct position before pulling it out without help. She even identifies the newborn’s sex. All this with an expansive smile across her face.
Her mother, Rachel, said, “It’s actually the second time she has done this. I didn’t have my phone with me before. This was the first time on her own.
“She has been having a go for a few years. She will have a go at anything. She’s certainly not scared! It’s got to be better than computers and TV, hasn’t it?”
Rachel said Lilly has been helping out on the farm practically since birth. Mucking in with feeding and watering and general duties.
Rachel said she had no idea the video would go viral after national newspapers such as the Daily Mail and Daily Mirror published the footage, which had tens of thousands of views online.
“I had absolutely no idea! I only took the video to show a few friends. I went to pick Lilly up from nursery earlier, and had a phone call to say ITV were here. It has gone completely crazy!”
The family run Crown Farm Meats in Monmouthshire. The business rears its own animals and produces its own meat products.
Watch Lilly’s amazing delivery
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