Countryfile fans in uproar as BBC fans say they 'don't feel well' after special instalment

's latest instalment has divided viewers, with some claiming they "don't understand" traditional farm animal rearing practices. The episode, featuring , Adam Henson and Sammi Kinghorn, gave fans an insight into how each presenter tackles lambing season on their land.

Sunday's episode (May 4) of Countryfile opened with Cotswolds-based farmer , 59, and the BBC camera crew capturing a little miracle on camera. During the programme's opening monologue, viewers saw one of the stars' ewes giving birth to a healthy baby lamb.

North East-based Matt, 47, revealed how his family farm was coping after swapping their flock of sheep for a "less difficult" breed. He also explained that lambing had gone totally

Meanwhile, Sammi, 29, and her father invited viewers into their sheds. They showed how difficult it can be to get a female sheep to foster a lamb, as well as explaining what happens when an animal heartbreakingly dies.

The farming special, however has upset some viewers who have taken to X to have their say. One remarked on how farmers generally treat their animals, writing: "'Dad cares deeply about the animals on his farm' um no, if he did be wouldn't rip the lambs from the mum and slaughter them, what you mean is 'Dad cares deeply about his profit'."

A second typed: "What the lambing #CountryFile 4/5/2025 isn't looking at is how male lambs not chosen as tups for breeding are treated, & how the male presenters on the programme would like being treated that way (ouch!!)."

"I don't understand how farmers can put all this care and attention into the wellbeing of their flocks only to then send them for halal/kosher slaughter at a later date," said someone else.

"I don't feel well #countryfile," a fourth responded.

Some fans of the long-standing programme have come out to praise the lambing special, with one commenting: "What's happened to #Countryfile tonight? It looks like they've suddenly remembered it used to be a programme for farmers and those involved in the countryside. More of this please."

Elsewhere in the programme, Matt gave an update on his mum, Janice, who broke her leg in a horrific sheep accident back in 2021.

"Five years ago, a freak accident on the farm left mum with some severe injuries, including a broken leg and needing a full knee replacement," the father-of-two explained.

This prompted the family to swap their pedigree lowland Hampshire Downs flock that Janice had spent over 25-years rearing for Herdwicks and Black Welsh Mountain sheep.

"It's a very, kind of, relaxed lambing system that we have here and they're so good with their lambing and they're brilliant mums. So, we're just monitoring them, really, just making sure that they're all right," Matt went on.

"And that's the whole reason why we swapped over, to be honest. You know, for my mum it was just going to be easier for the sheep to actually help her get through the winter."

Janice added that she believed giving up her prized flock was the "only way" they felt she could continue doing what she loved.

"Hill breeds were the way forward," Janice added.

"I had to make a decision if I wanted to carry on. Then we had to look at things differently and that's what we did.

Countryfile is currently available to stream on BBC iPlayer.