Tick control?

[Pollitos6]

Hello,

I need an advise please... We have moved to a new property that is located in a more rural area. During spring we get a lot of ticks in the yard and I was thinking in getting us Guinea birds. I heard they are great pest control for ticks. I already have a flock of chickens and 3 ducks, but not sure if they will be a big help with ticks. Does anyone has guineafowls? How do you handle Tick issues?

Thanks

 

[R2elk]

Hello,

I need an advise please... We have moved to a new property that is located in a more rural area. During spring we get a lot of ticks in the yard and I was thinking in getting us Guinea birds. I heard they are great pest control for ticks. I already have a flock of chickens and 3 ducks, but not sure if they will be a big help with ticks. Does anyone have guinea fowl? How do you handle Tick issues?

Thanks

Read the thread Raising Guinea Fowl 101 and pay particular attention to posts made by @PeepsCA .

Guineas can do an excellent job on tick control but in order to do so you need a flock of them and they cannot control ticks where they cannot go. They can also cause issues with chickens if they are raised with chickens.

 

[Pollitos6]

Read the thread Raising Guinea Fowl 101 and pay particular attention to posts made by @PeepsCA .

Guineas can do an excellent job on tick control but in order to do so you need a flock of them and they cannot control ticks where they cannot go. They can also cause issues with chickens if they are raised with chickens.

Thanks !!