Amie Peters

Thanks for all the advice. We currently have black plastic over it in an attempt to kill it.....just need some nice hot sunny weather now! We cleared it out of the raised beds, but I guess we must have missed a bit as its back now 3 weeks later. I'll get the chickens on it too, just in case. But first I better run out and big up my lemon balm I just planted, before that stats rats to go crazy too!

We have just bought a new house and the previous owners planted mint and then left it unattended for a decade. Now it is every where! Aside from a good old shovel and fork to dig it up, is there any other way I can get rid of it??

Hi everyone,
My husband and I are about to embark on our first homestead. We have owned chickens before, but would slowly like to expand our animals. Starting with a flock of ducks. We were thinking about getting 5-6 runner ducks and 5-6 khaki Campbell's to begin with. The main reason we are getting ducks is for pest control and eggs. We don't need them for meat. So my questions are these:

1. When getting a larger number of ducks, is it better to get them all from the same place, so the already know each other?

2. Any problems mixing these two breeds in the duck house?

3. Is it better to get ducks that are fully grown when mixing breeds?

4. How many drakes do we need for a flock of 12 females? Is it better to have a breed of drake or one drake of each breed duck that you have?

5. Can you show me some pictures of your duck houses? In side and out please. I have know idea how they like to sleep at night.

6. Are there any amazing books I can buy to help us along the way?

I think that's it for the moment. I'm sure there will be more questions as we start getting in to things.
Many thanks in advance!