Mint is basically everywhere and here on 6 acres not a concern, keeps skeeters away too. I dont mind it growing around the house or anywhere in the yard for that very reason and smells nice when you mow. Civil issue on plants growing or creeping onto another property LOL Maybe with Bamboo...
spiders and other insects dont like mints, lavender and other aromatic plants, just plant you some great smells and enjoy the Bees instead ( They wont bother you )
Update on my mint plants... A lady had a complete yard full of it and was giving it away free. I went down and dug up tons of it ( filled the back of my suv with them. Got home and transplanted around the garden and around my home foundation ( as my last house the mint spread along the house...
Got out to fill the water barrel and Tilled the run before it rains and level it out, going to add new mulch in a week or so after all the rain stops to help keep them dry and out of the mud. Mixed in all this is soil, mulch and bedding as I rake the bedding out and till into the run as I add...
Nests do have a different material, it is soft/fine pine shavings which are something in the ballpark of 1/4" and smaller sawdust. The floor is covered with very course pine shavings which are between 1-1/4" to 1-1/2" long and about 1" wide ... they just dig a cup in the corner and lay, and its...
Oh I know, moved it 3 times already. Actually looking for a smaller 30 gallon to use up high for a little less weight and more compact space saving. I finally fixed the outside drip nipples, some started leaking so I just drilled and installed a whole new line, replaced the end cap plug with a...
Cleaned the coop out and installed fresh bedding and nesting ... everything went into the run to be turned into black gold for the gardens.
Going to redesign the nesting boxes and move them to floor level so they stop laying in the corners ( lazy asses )
and going to relocate the water...
Yes, Ive lost a dozen chickens to the Bandits.... Check hunting regulations and make you a nice coon hat to keep your ears warm in the winter and warn the other critters what becomes of them when they mess with your babies ! and if they are in a coop/run, you might want to invest in a solar...
The last 2 times Ive filled the feeder ( today was the second time ) I noticed mice droppings in the bottom of the feeder barrel, Havent happened in the 4 years Ive had chickens but I guess the mice finally found a source of food. I added Cayan Pepper to the feed last month and Bought a big...
Dog run would be more sturdy but youll need to add wire over it to keep them safe. The Tractor supply and amazon stuff will fall apart within a year and are ungodly expensive.