Kelvin Fletcher says ‘it’s not good news’ as he and wife Liz share sad farm update

It was an emotional moment for Kelvin Fletcher and his wife, Liz on Fletcher’s Family Farm

Kelvin and Liz Fletcher, along with their three children, gathered together to see whether their ewes were expecting lambs.

During the latest episode of Fletcher’s Family Farm, which airs on Sunday, Kelvin admitted it was a first for them, as they usually don’t involve their children in the scanning process.

However, things took an unexpected turn during the scanning of the ewes after Kelvin and Liz discovered that four of their ewes were barren. The bad news comes after Kelvin and Liz gave a sad farm update.

Ahead of the process, the former soap star shared his hopes. He said to the camera, “It’s a bit different this time. So we’re all going to scan together, get the kids back from school, and we’re going to scan as a full family.

“So yeah, the kids, I’m sure, will be arguing over who’s doing what job. But if they’ve all got a specific role, I think they’ll be all right, because if they feel that someone else is doing something a little bit more exciting or a bit more important, they won’t like it.”

Kelvin continued, “Ideally, we’re looking for each ewe to hopefully have twins. That’s the sweet spot that every farmer is chasing, come scanning.”

“We have not had the smoothest of tupping seasons,” he admitted before adding, “With Viper underperforming and us needing to bring in a sub to serve the Jacob flock.

“So again, just looking at the bums, the more reds Kelvin’s done a better job, the more blues Viper’s done a better job. And already we can see that Kelvin’s pulled through, delivered.”

When the couple’s children were home from school, the big moment arrived, and they gathered in the barn, alongside the vet James, to scan the ewes.

Liz also shared her excitement as she said, “I know I say this about a lot of moments, but scanning is one of my favourites. It fills me with so much excitement.

“And we don’t normally do this with the kids around, because, you know, we don’t want to waste the scanners’ time.”

During the process, Kelvin noted, “It looks like Marnie’s on painting duties. So James is scanning, and he’ll have a feel, and then he’ll signal to Marnie what they’ve got, either barren, which hopefully we don’t have any, single, double or triple. They’ll be marked up accordingly.”

However, during the scanning, Liz and Kelvin received some “bad news” as four ewes were barren.

Liz shared, “You always get the odd one that’s not in lamb. I’m just surprised that the Jacobs.”

Kelvin reflected, “Viper has definitely had an off year, which isn’t good news.”

Despite the slight setback, Kelvin and Liz said they were pleased with the overall result.

Fletcher’s Family Farm airs on Sunday at 11.30am on ITVX.