Hell Coulee Toppers Jorga Rain...

[Chanda]

Im about 4 months late, But congratulations on both foals Chanda

Thank you, Ryan.   You didn't miss too much, as I've let them be little heathens, and they have no manners.   

[Chanda]

It's official, the kids got their papers back, today.
"Hell Coulee Toppers Jorga Rain", smoky black solid filly.

[dcwolcott]

Great little group you have going there!!  Congrats on the papers!  That's an achievement  during this pandemic.  A friend in New York has had nothing but difficulty getting papers and has waited over 5 months on some of hers!

[Chanda]

Great little group you have going there!!  Congrats on the papers!  That's an achievement  during this pandemic.  A friend in New York has had nothing but difficulty getting papers and has waited over 5 months on some of hers!

Man, that sucks.   
I sent out a hay sample for testing, and it's not arrived at the lab yet, it's been 10 days (well, hadn't as of first thing yesterday), maybe I"m expecting too much; but my first sample arrived in like 3-4 days and I had my results within a week.

[Silver City Heritage Farm]

I had a package coming from WA to NC just before Thanksgiving.  Left WA on 23 Nov., sat in Missoula until 19 December, arrived today 22 December. 😬

Guess that explains why I saw something last week that I'd never seen before:

"Now hiring, apply inside" signage in front of the post office.  When I asked about it, he said none of the recent three hires had even worked 3 days.  The last one walked in with a list of things he "couldn't" do and quit 4 hours into his shift.  "Too hard" he said as he 🚶‍♂️ walked out. 🙄

[dcwolcott]

I remember a time when EVERYONE wanted a post office job because it was a government job with full government benefits and vacations, etc.  Hard to believe you'd quit when starting pay is over $21.77 per hour on average.  I could do quite a bit for that kind of money as someone starting out!  LOL 

"Too hard"......it's the generation of lazy and entitled with no work ethic, so no hard work allowed!  LOL

[Chanda]

Holy crap, $21/hour starting out is an excellent wage.  The national minimum wage is much below that, although I have no idea what it currently is, as I've not been in the "real" workforce for years, we're self-employed and lucky if we see an actual wage.

[Chanda]

Well, I think there is a chance that Rain is nursing on Bonny.    Bonny has a bit of a bag, I noticed it yesterday, when I was trimming her hooves, and it does have milk.   I had them separated for 3 months, maybe it was 4 months; and while they were in adjoining corrals, Rain should not have been able to nurse.   
If I can figure out a way to do it, I'm out of corrals, I may have to move either Rain or Bonny for longer so Bonny can dry up.  No wonder she's not gained more needed weight, if she is indeed nursing her naughty daughter.

[dcwolcott]

Naughty girl Rain!!  Big momma will fix it so you can't be bad!!!

[Chanda]

Rain has been looking like a big matted, black Q-tip.  Still a bit early to clip, as we still get some good temperature drops; but I brushed her this morning and cut out some mats...  Now, she looks like a moth-eaten black Q-tip.  No pics, hopefully soon.   I think these two foals could be my best so far, but they aren't mature yet, so things could change.

[dcwolcott]

oOOOOOHHHHHhh, that makes it even harder to wait to see them!! 

[Chanda]

These two are the slimmest I've raised,  usually our hay tends to make them hay bellied; but I fed these two chopped tim/alf and TC Tim balance cubes in addition to our homegrown hay, plus TC senior, and they seem to be slimmer without being skinny.

[dcwolcott]

I was always one who liked the "slim" look, and while brood mares didn't have that look, my show horses did, and the stallions did.  I'm a great fan of it.  Can't wait to see them!!   

[Chanda]

She still looks like a dirty q-tip, and I haven't brushed her lately, so she's a bit scruffy, but she has a cute head.

[dcwolcott]

Dirty Q-tip......maybe.  But a VERY pretty one!!