It was  bit of a busy weekend and the weekend actually started on Thursday evening.  It was a miserable windy SOB of a day.  Duke and I needed to wash and dry a couple of buck prospects but we lost power.  Friday morning brought Duke and I loading 10 yearling bucks and headed to Perry.  I didn’t think that we could wash, clip and photo 10 bucks in one day.  I was wrong.  With the crew of Duke, Ring, Braden and BK washing, drying and clipping with Tommy and I watching over them…guess what… you can.  I had to write several checks but they were checks well earned and well spent.  If you want good help, pay for it.

Saturday brought Tammy and I at a bull sale bidding for Dad.  He had some little heart deal on Friday and was sore on Saturday.  We got the 2 that he wanted.  And they were the right 2.  One thing about JQK, he buys damn good bulls, regardless of color.  Then we went to Pullan’s and Seelke’s.  Good stops.

Sunday brought shearing Dec. born wethers.  Inducing labor.  Hauling more limbs.  Having some serious discussions about showing wethers.  And swapping goats with the Arnett division of the Kelln Livestock doe herd. Lots of bottle babies on the NE corner of the town of Arnett.  Better there than at Fargo.  They like them at Arnett.  Not so much at Fargo.  Maxwell the retarded wether goat got a haircut today.

This afternoon also brought a lesson learned by Duke.  When hooking up to a trailer with a 2 5/16″ hitch, make sure that it is a 2 5/16″ ball and NOT a 2″ ball.  When he loaded the Gator, the trailer came off the ball and now there is a dent in the tailgate of the Grey Goat pickup.  Dad (ME) is NOT pleased.

Here’s to me looking forward to April 22.  The 3rd annual Banners &  Backdrops sale.  I’m pretty amped about a couple of goats that we will be taking there.