Yes, you definitely deserve a real vacation.Love my roosters. As always - every year I pick 1 rooster that I feel is worthy of a flock for each breed we keep. I also keep 2nd choice roosters until the following spring. #1 they must be human social. #2 must take care and be a good gentle fella for my hens. Once its early enough spring for hatching #2 boys are processed if I didn't need them. I have found myself without a rooster too many times to not keep extra! I do hatch my favorite breeds to sell chicks locally once I feel we have enough for our own needs.
My American Bresse are laying like crazy now! AB rooster has won his place with me, he sits with his hens when they lay. Calls them to food and they all come running. Very polite with his ladies & us too. Barred Rock pullets (Mabels lol) are 20 weeks+ so they should start laying soon. We have begun introducing their rooster Barry also a 4H fella between fences. He dances, calls them and carries on, they all run to the fence to see him. Their new coop is almost completed so they will be combined in a couple weeks.
We are leaving for vacation FridayI will actually go down Thursday for groceries etc. DH said our last true vacation was 11/2006! We're mostly camping and fishing and do plan on visiting our oldest DD in Ohio. I've yet to see her house. Plan on visiting DM/DD Chaney in Richmond and my oldest DS in Tell City too.
We're also looking at a few land parcels 10 acres plus with our realtor. We've always loved Liberty and the area in general. DH will retire in less than 10 years so at that time we're planning to move there. I like Pendleton but since Ingalls annexed us we are seeing massive residential growth. You cannot own livestock or poultry if in town limits. I'm expecting to lose our AG zoning within the next few years. We want to own land now. When the day comes we're annexed don't have to give up everything we've worked toward going on 9 years with our farm.
Have a wonderful time!
