While the sheep might be Sweeny's first love, episode one sees him take a new direction as he prepares to go into egg production with 300 new chickens. But as the day of the chicken's arrival looms with a trip to the mainland for Sweeny, the hen house is far from finished. Can Sweeny sort things in time?

In this episode, Sweeny gears up for egg production and has a school visit, but crofting's many challenges are all too apparent when the first major winter storm hits and there is a death on the croft.