Ticks

[Nyboy]

http://www.aol.com/article/2015/06/...d7|htmlws-sb-bb|dl40|sec1_lnk3&pLid=428386261

 

[Carol Dee]

All the more reason to HATE TICKS> Ugh.

 

[MoonShadows]

Don't tell my chickens that; they love ticks!

Pretty soon, you won't be able to go outside anymore.

 

[Smart Red]

The best defense against ticks is guinea fowl.

No, I don't have any guineas. I pulled a tick off me while I was on-line the last time.

 

[Nyboy]

I wanted guinea fowl when I read they eat ticks and kill snakes. Then I read how noisy they are. Got hens they eat ticks and are much quieter .

 

[TheSeedObsesser]

I happen to be a tick magnet myself, so... Those things freak me out.

Talking about guineas we just picked up 20 keets a few weeks ago. Fun and awesome birds to have, but definitely not something that you want to keep with close neighbors. We've owned them before and had six of them - almost needed hearing protection to walk outside.

 

[Nyboy]

A lot of pheasant in upscale restaurants is really guinea fowl.

 

[so lucky]

We have been seeing more ticks (on us) since I am not letting the chickens wander as much now. I found a tick attached to my hand this morning when I woke up. It was in the "web" between two fingers. Couldn't believe it chose that area!

 

[Carol Dee]

We have been seeing more ticks (on us) since I am not letting the chickens wander as much now. I found a tick attached to my hand this morning when I woke up. It was in the "web" between two fingers. Couldn't believe it chose that area!

At least you could see it and get it removed - unlike on your back or in your hair, *shudder*

 

[Smart Red]

There does seem to be fewer ticks around since I got chickens, but with so much space it is hard to have the chickens wander quite that far.