Matt calls in old family friend Richard and his heavy machinery to take on his biggest plan to date - a new road around the farm, hopefully making everything more accessible for his parents. The list of repairs keeps growing and Matt finds himself in a race against the rain to fix a hole in the roof of the new chicken barn, but the family get a welcome break from work when the puppies are born and Molly, Luke and Nicola get to meet the new arrivals for the first time.