Tick Seasons Here Tell Me Your Worst Tick Probs With Pets

[Child of Noah]

I had a thought... don't chickens eat ticks? If you were to put your chickens (which I assume you have since you're here on BYC) in closer proximity to your horses, might it cure your tick infestation upon your horses? They could be like those birds that ride on buffalo and hippos and rhinos in Africa, eating the bugs; except it would be chickens riding horses.

 

[miss heny]

Demon spawns.... *cough, cough* I mean guineas do eat ticks, but they are loud.

 

[crazyaboutchickens]

Never had more than the occasional tick on my dog which tweezers usually fix. I can personally catch a dozen or more per season but they haven't really been active the past 2 years.

 

[Child of Noah]

Why did your ticks migrate to my area the past couple years? You can have them back!

Or we can feed them all to demon spawn.

 

[Peaches Lee]

I had a thought... don't chickens eat ticks? If you were to put your chickens (which I assume you have since you're here on BYC) in closer proximity to your horses, might it cure your tick infestation upon your horses? They could be like those birds that ride on buffalo and hippos and rhinos in Africa, eating the bugs; except it would be chickens riding horses.

I found a tick on my hen's face!!! I don't really know how found they are of ticks

And my horses have a vast field that my chickies are too scared to follow too LOL! I have thought about getting guinea hens...not sure if my neighbors will appreciate that but I already have a lot of roosters crowing all day, what's a guinea hen?

 

[miss heny]

Why did your ticks migrate to my area the past couple years? You can have them back!

Or we can feed them all to demon spawn.

Ya'll can have my demon spawns! If you could catch them 0.o

 

[Chickenfan4life]

Ugh, ticks...

In the warmer months, our dogs will get ticks and we don't know they're there until they're the size of a freaking marble! And, yes, our dogs have a LOT of fur, so it's hard to find ticks in their fur.

 

[member 142084]

None really.. If you get em you just pull em out. Nasty things Ick. But I make my on repellent which works on my horses, and us, and the dog, and the cats.. and no problem!

 

[chickenuout]

Yeah we got spray

 

[member 142084]

I have the formula if any one wants it.