@Paula Boggan I started with 25 and then chicken math happened. lol There was a real demand for eggs in my area and it just snowballed. I made very good money doing it and free ranged the whole flock. I used a deep litter method in a large chicken house for them so chicken chores were fairly easy except about twice a year when i would dig out the litter and start fresh.

@Carmen Debbo Peak I've raised muscovies for years. They ate the same feed as my chickens but I also supplemented them with black sunflower seeds because ducks need niacin. I would throw them a handful every day. The chickens also loved them. Muscovies also need to wash their food down with a lot of water. In fact they need to be able to dunk their whole head. They are friendly, give huge delicious rich eggs and we actually butchered the males. Muscovy meat is a dark meat and tastes like roast beef. They lived with our chickens but roosted on the ground in deep straw in my chicken house. We have a small creek behind the chicken house for fresh water that is only about 6 inches deep and they loved when I actually threw handfuls of their food right into the creek. I also provided a kiddie pool for them and used the water to water my garden.

We are in this weird time where the temperatures are right for cold weather crops but everything is so wet that if things go in too early, the seed quickly rots. So it's this very delicate balance of watching the weather for the next 2-3 weeks and then carrots, peas, beets, chard, broccoli, cauliflower and brussel sprout seeds are going in!

Rose cuttings is something I'm so interested in! I just love Roses and am a total beginner with them. I'm planning on planting a ton of them on my farm this year. I'd love to hear about your favorites!

@Media Kurdi I love bougainvillea! I'm so tackling more roses this year!

I dried a while bunch of mint and use it for tea and this year I will be focusing on drying oregano. I have so much and never get around to drying it! It's one of the herbs I use the most so I'm going to do it this year and share some of it with the bees! 😊 They love it when they flower.

@Paula Boggan it's one of my favorite things is to just sit quietly amongst the plants and pretty soon you can see so many bees. Last year the bumblebees were so prolific!