The Incredible Pol Farm
Up Sheep's Creek - Photos
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![Dr. Pol and Charles Pol look at the farm's sheep hut while brainstorming ideas to drain the sheep's excrements. (National Geographic)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/4C/20/4C20BE97-43B6-E302-BBE1-B59917C751AE/109_UpSheepsCreek_PolFamilyFarm_0012_f-450x0.jpg)
![Dr. Pol and Charles Pol look at the farm's sheep hut to come up with ideas to drain the sheep's excrements. (National Geographic)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/CA/09/CA090FF8-B6B2-82EB-0677-639FF6D6D27D/109_UpSheepsCreek_PolFamilyFarm_0011_f-0x300.jpg)
![Ben Reinhold uses a tape measure to measure the length between the ground and the roof of the farm's sheep hut. (National Geographic)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/ED/43/ED43ADB6-8A77-7BF5-8D46-3E1585367482/109_UpSheepsCreek_PolFamilyFarm_0010_f-0x300.jpg)
![Ben Reinhold smiles as he smooths out the sheep hut floor's wet concrete while Charles Pol uses plastic crates to create grooves that will provide better drainage of the sheep's excrements. (National Geographic)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/66/E5/66E5A793-8DB9-8D85-D565-B880978E5162/109_UpSheepsCreek_PolFamilyFarm_0009_f-450x0.jpg)
Ben Reinhold smiles as he smooths out the sheep hut floor's wet concrete while Charles Pol uses plastic crates to create grooves that will provide better drainage of the sheep's excrements. (National Geographic)
Episode: #9 "Up Sheep's Creek"
Air Date 02/03/2024
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![Ben Reinhold smooths out the sheep hut floor's wet concrete as Charles Pol uses plastic crates to create grooves that will provide better drainage of the sheep's excrements. (National Geographic)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/A6/F3/A6F303DE-D51C-112B-A990-D4AA3DE08F97/109_UpSheepsCreek_PolFamilyFarm_0008_f-450x0.jpg)
Ben Reinhold smooths out the sheep hut floor's wet concrete as Charles Pol uses plastic crates to create grooves that will provide better drainage of the sheep's excrements. (National Geographic)
Episode: #9 "Up Sheep's Creek"
Air Date 02/03/2024
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![Charles Pol, Ben Reinhold, and Beth Pol use plastic crates and other tools to create grooves in the wet concrete to provide better drainage of the sheep's excrements. (National Geographic)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/A1/CC/A1CCF0DB-B93B-3B0A-08E2-9DF9AA7AB2BC/109_UpSheepsCreek_PolFamilyFarm_0007_f-450x0.jpg)
Charles Pol, Ben Reinhold, and Beth Pol use plastic crates and other tools to create grooves in the wet concrete to provide better drainage of the sheep's excrements. (National Geographic)
Episode: #9 "Up Sheep's Creek"
Air Date 02/03/2024
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![Beth Pol writes Abigail and Silas Pol's names in the wet concrete that will become the sheep hut's new flooring. (National Geographic)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/D0/9A/D09AE1DD-948C-0F87-365B-1399F09FD84F/109_UpSheepsCreek_PolFamilyFarm_0006_f-450x0.jpg)
![Abigail and Silas Pol's names and the date dry in the sheep hut's new concrete ground. (National Geographic)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/E1/37/E137B6B5-7D13-BBCA-3BD2-D018F9AE4DDB/109_UpSheepsCreek_PolFamilyFarm_0005_f-450x0.jpg)
![Beth Pol smiles with Abigail and Silas Pol, after feeding their new sheep, Princess Leia, at the Onstott Family Farm before bringing her to the Pol family's farm. (National Geographic)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/43/BC/43BCF1F8-61CB-CC21-2918-A3EDF9A647ED/109_UpSheepsCreek_PolFamilyFarm_0004_f-450x0.jpg)
![Beth, Abigail, and Silas Pol meet and feed their new sheep, Princess Leia, at the Onstott Family Farm before bringing her to the Pol family's farm. (National Geographic)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/A7/35/A7358080-2543-C8A2-DC1E-151914C21854/109_UpSheepsCreek_PolFamilyFarm_0003_f-450x0.jpg)
![Ben Reinhold smiles at his employee while standing in a hole in the Pol family farm's sheep hut, with Charles Pol, to move the water pipe and provide better drainage of the sheep's excrements. (National Geographic)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/15/FC/15FC4BF1-542D-F7BE-6865-8909BCF66AD1/109_UpSheepsCreek_PolFamilyFarm_0002_f-0x300.jpg)
Ben Reinhold smiles at his employee while standing in a hole in the Pol family farm's sheep hut, with Charles Pol, to move the water pipe and provide better drainage of the sheep's excrements. (National Geographic)
Episode: #9 "Up Sheep's Creek"
Air Date 02/03/2024
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![Ben Reinhold smiles while standing in a hole in the Pol family farm's sheep hut, with his employees and Charles Pol, to move the water pipe and provide better drainage of the sheep's excrements. (National Geographic)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/36/56/36563A65-C823-253F-CFDB-B1115BB3DD8B/109_UpSheepsCreek_PolFamilyFarm_0001_f-450x0.jpg)
Ben Reinhold smiles while standing in a hole in the Pol family farm's sheep hut, with his employees and Charles Pol, to move the water pipe and provide better drainage of the sheep's excrements. (National Geographic)
Episode: #9 "Up Sheep's Creek"
Air Date 02/03/2024
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![Porter, Ben Reinhold's cow, stands in the animal pasture at the Pol family's farm. (National Geographic)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/AE/C5/AEC5ABFD-2A5F-EB76-E978-E360FA90816D/109_UpSheepsCreek_PolFamilyFarm_0032_f-0x300.jpg)
![Porter and T-Bone, Ben Reinhold and Charles Pol's cows, stand in the animal pasture at the Pol family's farm. (National Geographic)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/75/42/7542119A-FA6A-D74D-EB37-AE119B23CDDE/109_UpSheepsCreek_PolFamilyFarm_0031_f-450x0.jpg)
![Scott Brady, Andrew Hutton, and Ben Reinhold move the water pipe in the sheep hut to provide better drainage inside. (National Geographic)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/4B/6C/4B6CF8DC-54FE-3E1F-F9C8-725484FC165F/109_UpSheepsCreek_PolFamilyFarm_0030_f-450x0.jpg)
![Andrew Hutton, Seth Doble, and Ben Reinhold lay out the hay from a track loader around and on top of the sheep hut. (National Geographic)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/38/6E/386E295F-4FA7-A2D6-5D7F-C621396C86A2/109_UpSheepsCreek_PolFamilyFarm_0029_f-450x0.jpg)
![Charles Pol stands in a plastic crate to create grooves in the wet concrete as Ben Reinhold lifts and moves the other plastic crate. (National Geographic)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/DC/9C/DC9C894F-B727-AAC3-7FE7-B595989BABF3/109_UpSheepsCreek_PolFamilyFarm_0028_f-0x300.jpg)
![Dax, Ben's dog, lays on top of the Pol family farm's sheep hut as Ben Reinhold and Charles Pol use plastic crates to create grooves in the wet concrete. (National Geographic)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/3E/3F/3E3F56C5-116E-3181-3D6E-DF456BCF37A5/109_UpSheepsCreek_PolFamilyFarm_0027_f-450x0.jpg)
![Scott Brady, Seth Doble, and Ben Reinhold continue to dig out the sheep hut's floor to add concrete and move the water pipe which will provide better drainage. (National Geographic)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/01/8A/018A592A-D861-D103-3C98-E3CBF5BD1668/109_UpSheepsCreek_PolFamilyFarm_0026_f-450x0.jpg)
![Scott Brady, Charles Pol, Seth Doble, and Ben Reinhold continue to dig out the sheep hut's floor to add concrete and move the water pipe which will provide better drainage. (National Geographic)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/30/57/30576514-63B7-D928-2CF9-925DCADA5550/109_UpSheepsCreek_PolFamilyFarm_0025_f-450x0.jpg)
Scott Brady, Charles Pol, Seth Doble, and Ben Reinhold continue to dig out the sheep hut's floor to add concrete and move the water pipe which will provide better drainage. (National Geographic)
Episode: #9 "Up Sheep's Creek"
Air Date 02/03/2024
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![A horse and cattle interact in the Pol family's animal pasture. (National Geographic)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/71/CD/71CDD5C8-621D-DFB1-C809-D4FA3CE26CFD/109_UpSheepsCreek_PolFamilyFarm_0024_f-450x0.jpg)
![Ben Reinhold and Charles Pol laugh while finishing up the sheep hut's new concrete floor. (National Geographic)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/1B/65/1B65FCF3-9749-87FD-C906-45D785A6370A/109_UpSheepsCreek_PolFamilyFarm_0023_f-0x300.jpg)
![Ben Reinhold and Charles Pol use a spirit level and other tools to begin working on the sheep hut's new concrete floor. (National Geographic)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/DF/74/DF74A293-1EE1-F4B5-E99D-C99F9D0257BB/109_UpSheepsCreek_PolFamilyFarm_0022_f-0x300.jpg)
![Charles Pol operates the compact track loader as Seth Doble scrapes more wet concrete into the track loader's bucket. (National Geographic)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/9C/40/9C408FBF-7385-1F7B-47A6-D5237A14F0EF/109_UpSheepsCreek_PolFamilyFarm_0021_f-0x300.jpg)
![Charles Pol drives the compact track loader the team is using to transport wet concrete for the sheep hut's flooring. (National Geographic)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/2C/06/2C060A1D-1F18-40D2-E40B-719CF8FD83B0/109_UpSheepsCreek_PolFamilyFarm_0020_f-450x0.jpg)
![Dax, Ben's dog, stands by Ben Reinhold as he uses a mallet to push a pole into the ground while Seth Doble and Scott Brady level out the wet concrete they are using for the sheep hut's flooring. (National Geographic)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/BB/3D/BB3D3868-E999-47CE-7033-250865BC335F/109_UpSheepsCreek_PolFamilyFarm_0019_f-450x0.jpg)
Dax, Ben's dog, stands by Ben Reinhold as he uses a mallet to push a pole into the ground while Seth Doble and Scott Brady level out the wet concrete they are using for the sheep hut's flooring. (National Geographic)
Episode: #9 "Up Sheep's Creek"
Air Date 02/03/2024
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![Ben Reinhold, Seth Doble, and Scott Brady level out the wet concrete they are using for the sheep hut's flooring. (National Geographic)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/17/D9/17D9A1EF-A13F-B276-FDF6-D9F3FA68E692/109_UpSheepsCreek_PolFamilyFarm_0018_f-450x0.jpg)
![Ben Reinhold rinses off his boots as Seth Doble and Scott Brady level out the wet concrete they are using for the sheep hut's flooring. (National Geographic)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/8F/C2/8FC273ED-FF1B-DC95-4BF1-9EC2576E9F28/109_UpSheepsCreek_PolFamilyFarm_0017_f-450x0.jpg)
![Seth Doble, Scott Brady, and Ben Reinhold level out the wet concrete they are using for the sheep hut's flooring. (National Geographic)](https://www.dgepress.com/storage/uploads/0C/7D/0C7D796B-8EC8-39D9-AD33-63548BC5C656/109_UpSheepsCreek_PolFamilyFarm_0016_f-450x0.jpg)