A Day in the Life of an Icelandic Farmer - Lambing Season with Pálína Axelsdóttir Njarðvík

To give you the inside scoop on Icelandic farm life, I spent the day with Pálína Axelsdóttir Njarðvík. Pálína has been showcasing sheep and lamb on her family farm on Instagram as @farmlifeiceland. This video gives you a good glimpse into her life during one of the busiest times of the year - Icelandic lambing season. Many lambs are being born and everyone has to work around the clock to make sure that the pregnant ewes are assisted when they are giving birth, and that the lambs get the care they need to survive. The amount of work that goes into this is exhausting and you will see that Pálína is doing her best to deal with not having enough sleep. You will also get some insight into how long her family has owned the farm and the generations of people that have grown up there. This includes Iceland and the world's first democratically elected female President Vigdís Finnbogadóttir. I hope you enjoy this day in the life video. If you want to see more of them definitely let me know in the comment section. Follow Pálína on Instagram:   / farmlifeiceland   Follow me on Instagram for fun and frequent updates about Iceland:   / allthingsiceland   Join the All Things Iceland Patreon community for access to exclusive content and to support the channel   / allthingsiceland   Day in the Life of an Icelandic Farmer video breakdown 00:00 - Pálína introduction 01:12 - Starting the day 01:39 - Morning routine with the sheep and lamb 02:56 - Feeding the sheep - lots of hay! 03:35 - Giving the lambs milk 04:28 - Adorable lambs drinking milk 05:00 - Lambs that lost their mother 05:27 - Baby ram!! 07:09 - Lunch time 07:34 - Why lambing season is so hard & tiring 08:30 - Birth complications & difficulties in the season 10:13 - How long Pálína has been helping on the farm 11:21 - Tour of the family house built in 1918 12:20 - Pálína's connection to Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, Iceland's first female President 12:58 - Back to the barn for the 2nd feeding of the day 13:32 - Assessing why a lamb is making an unhappy meh (cry for help?) 14:32 - The Main people who help during lambing season on the farm 15:17 - Cleaning up private pens after ewes gave birth 15:27 - Fixing new private pens for ewes and their new lambs 15:55 - Giving new lambs minerals to keep them healthy 16:31 - The hardest part about lambing season 17:49 - Opening a new bale of hay, so big! 18:43 - The amount of hay her family collects each summer 19:37 - A curious sheep 19:52 - What happens to the ewes and sheep after a few days 20:24 - Thank you Pálína for let us spend the day with you! _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ All Things Iceland podcast Hear interviews with natives and expats that dive deep into Icelandic history, language, nature, and culture, as well as learn new Icelandic words and phrases. Available for download at: My website - https://allthingsiceland.com​​​​​​​​​​ Apple podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Google Play Stitcher TuneIn PlayerFm Overcast _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Learn more about Iceland on my other social media channels: Instagram - @allthingsiceland Facebook - @allthingsiceland Twitter - @jewellschambers #iceland #icelandicfarmer #dayinthelife