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[microchick]

Welcome to my world. I check the dogs every day, sometimes twice. I pull the ticks off and put them in a water bottle and put the cap back on.

We use Bio Spot treatment on our dogs. I usually spray myself down if I know I'm going to be in the timber but Farrah dying caught me off guard.

We got a letter here from the MO. Dept of Conservation urging us to save ticks and mail them to the Dept as they are doing a study on the different types of ticks in MO and what pathogens they are carrying.

My husband said, just invite them over and have them walk trough our timber. They will have all the ticks they need for their 'bleeping' study.

I had hung a few pairs of jeans outside a couple of days ago and brought them in last night. There was a tick on one of them. The majority of ticks are hanging on the underside of leaves and blades of grass but I personally watched one making a beeline for my hand while I stood leaning against a tree. I once had a person on another forum tell me that was impossible. I told them not only had I seen them on trunks of trees but also on the supports in our barns.

I said nobody explained 'impossible' to the ticks we have around here.

 

[microchick]

but but...
Loooooooooooooook! Ain't they sweet?View attachment 2700213View attachment 2700214
This is my computer chick now 3 weeks old. Amazing colors.
And her 6 week old sister.
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That's what I'm getting from Muffins my EE that don't lay blue eggses, and Graystoke the Bielefelder.

Get thee behind me CSolis!

 

[CapricornFarm]

Making good progress on my coop.

 

[Alaskan]

. I once had a person on another forum tell me that was impossible. I told them not only had I seen them on trunks of trees but also on the supports in our barns.

What did he think was impossible???

Down in Texas ticks loved bark.

Oaks weren't too bad, but climbing a cedar tree was asking for ticks. I think because the cedar had deeper bark grooves.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Never been around that many thankfully .. Do said ticks attach to birds ? also .. We finally had freeze deep enough killed the flea problem but am using advantage then spot on then repeat month to month .. I usually buy from Amazon most all I need anymore got really bad that way

 

[sourland]

Good morning. Ticks are a constant for me. Full length mirror and daily body checks are the norm. Permethrin spray is used on the dogs, and Miss Maggie Mae gets a daily body scan.

 

[CSolis]

Get thee behind me CSolis!

But but they are sooooooooo much fun. Remember the chick helping me with my computer?
Reminder:

Three weeks later:

 

[CSolis]

Wheeeeeeeeeeeee. wonderful morning today! I got two pleasant surprises already. First was a baby bird stuck in the deer netting over the turn out pen. I'm a mommy again.
I'm making a mash from chick starter.. Open wide for mommy. He likes it!

Second surprise was the eastern king snake I spotted when spraying along the easement for kudsu. The are still rare in these parts.

I let him be since he wasn't near my pens..

 

[ronott1]

Been there done that already, Ron. I was diagnosed with probably Lyme disease in 2010. Had the Elisa Test ran and the one 'bar' that came back positive was the one that said I had been exposed to Lyme. I was having symptoms, which is why I was tested in the first place so they treated me as a positive.

Just one of those fun diagnosis that I can add to my resume, LOL.

But seriously, I keep Minocycline on hand and do a bolus if I find a tick biting me. If it embeds I have to do 10 days worth of treatment. I've had one bad relapse after I found a tick embedded in my back. Bullseye rash and the whole 9 yards so I take it seriously.

I thought you had already been infected with Lyme disease. It is good that you have a treatment for ticks that get embedded.

 

[Cynthia12]

Hey..coming on to let you know my husband passed on the 27th...last Thursday. All I can say is, this is so hard. Kids have been wonderful! So thankful for them. A couple stayed with me through the days as he passed. Then one daughter stayed one more night. The kids that live here we're in California for a wedding. They got back the day before he passed. I'm so grateful they are home..I'm not alone. Thank you for prayers.