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Monday was drive your tractor to school day. Kaine hauled the skidsteer in, Kade was supposed to ride in the golf cart with the other FFA Officers, but him and Jaxsen drove Maxx’s pickup in the beginning of the parade. Which in the video he zipped by so fast you could not really see him. Kaine and Cyson brought up the rear in Big Red. Anna is home on spring break, so she picked Jaxsen up after school to wash and blow his steer. Mom had Toni moved Opal into the back yard so she could watch her better at night, she will show up on the camera better due to the yard light. Tank had a couple of poles down in his pen, but they were easy fixes. Fixing fence never ends. Toni stayed with Grandma on Monday night.

Kade started tying up the Reno heifers in the morning on Tuesday. Kaine goes to weight lifting in the morning, so does not help Kade with the heifers in the morning. Luckily Kaine’s is Baby Jewel and really tame, or Kade would probably not help him out. Anna put 6 hours on the skidsteer Tuesday, hauling cobs to the alley and cleaning up around the barn. Jaxsen worked on his Angus steer to get ready for Field Day. It is definitely spring.

We had rain Wednesday night, we really needed some out on the desert, it is starting to dry up. Dad went to Palouse on Wednesday to get more pellets. It was pouring rain, so Anna unloaded them when he got back. Toni and I fed horses, kids did chores, etc. We had some interest in one of the coming two year old fillies, so got some video of her in the rain. She didn’t look her best but she still looked good enough. Normal day.

Thursday was a bid day. Opal foaled Thursday night, Toni and Anna had to pull him, and yes there was only one. It is common in horses for one twin to absorb the other twin. The placenta was very interesting, but also gross. We had moved Opal to the backyard on Monday but she wasn’t really doing anything. On Thursday when Toni went to feed Opal she called Mom to come out because Opal had significant wax. Mom and Dad really were watching Opal like a hawk after that. They called Toni about the time she started dinner. I had gone to Grandma’s to stay with her. They also called Anna. Toni and Anna watched and timed Opal and realized that the process was not progressing. Anna went and grabbed some baling twine (easier on the foal than chains). Because Opal is a range mare, she then had to stand up, but they commenced to pull and finally got the colt out. Luckily his nose came out easily so they were able to get him air during the process. He was not an easy pull. Ben also came down to help, but luckily they had him out by the time Ben got there. Ben did pick him up and move him to the straw. The first night he didn’t nurse, but Toni and Mom were able to milk Opal and get colostrum into him, so they felt ok about things. He is a big Red Dun colt, he is our first foal by Midnight Kat Dr. There was also an eclipse Thursday night, so he is named Eclipse. It was a long night for everyone.

On Friday I stopped to see Eclipse on my way home from grandmas. I grabbed Skip, dad was going to Cottonwood, so Skip went with Anna and I to check cows, horses, put out mineral etc. Toni’s extra kid Evy came out Friday. Lots of checking and petting of animals with a four year old around.  We sold Radiant Rifle, but she is the only one that let Evy hang off of her neck, so we might have to get her back. Just Joking if you are reading this. LOL. Kade rode Roany around, he had someone coming out to look at him on Sunday.  Kade had been riding Roany all week and getting the kinks out. Toni jumped on him Friday as well just to take him for a little spin. Marlo came out to see Eclipse and the puppies. We are still waiting on the DNA test for the puppies. Kaine and Kade went to an FFA welding competition with two of their good friends. We haven’t heard how they did but their prompt was equestrian so they welded together a guy on horseback. Those boys have some talent.

                On Saturday we tried to tag the 4 calves left to tag, but the two Angus cows had their calves “hidden” so would not come over to them, so we only got the two commercial calves tagged. We rolled up the electric fence and let the cows down below, so the famers could come in on Wednesday. The cows were happy to be out on grass. Traci brought Savannah and Kayla out to see the puppies, so they got to pet Eclipse, and Savannah needed to go and see her birthday colt. Savannah has Kade’s old gelding Slick, so her favorite of the broodmares was Pinky, one of Slick’s sisters, and she is going to take her from Toni. She also informed us (me) not to call Bolt, Bolt Action, Bolter, or any version of his name that is not Bolt. We think both girls had fun riding around with us. We also had some of the 509 Show Circuit come out with Alyx and take a tour around the house, getting some knowledge on horses that they probably don’t need. Alyx is a good friend and shirttail relative so always a pleasure to see her. We also got our Hereford heifer that we bought from CX Herefords delivered on Saturday and we are very happy with her. Thanks Kayla! Kade was trapshooting in Garfield and his team won the trap shoot.

Sunday we got the fence up on the bottom of circle 5, it is not hot yet, but just getting ready. Barb was out with her friend Autumn to look at Roany, he is a little too big. So if anyone is looking for a big older red roan gelding, Kade has one for sale. He really wants to ride him through Moses Lake, but if someone really wanted him you could probably talk him out of it. Sally had a fancy palomino roan filly, our first foal by Cappy. Cappy had one foal last year, but she is not ours, Terry and Erina have her.  Sunday was a bit windy but a nice day to fix fence and check livestock. We still have Opal in and on meds due to the pull, colt size, laminitis, and just an abundance of caution. She is doing great, the colt, Eclipse, is doing great. They seem to be bonding, but it took a bit. Overall we couldn’t be happier with the way things turned out with Opal.