Ticks, ticks and more ticks

[CAO122009]

I'm from New England and we are loaded with deer and dog ticks. I was curious if chickens help control the tick population by eating them or if there is another type that does, I heard Guinea hens do, if so will they live peacefully with existing LGD's?

 

[cosmo1104]

some do better than others. research what do. I beleive the smaller breeds like OEGBs and brahmas are better, but i may be mistaken

 

[chfite]

For what it's worth, we haven't had any ticks in the two years since we got the chickens. Or any other pesky bugs, for that matter.

Chris

 

[Keggen]

We were hopeful that chickens would put a dent in our tick population but it's slow-going. I know they do eat them but we still get dozens per week between people and pets around here. It might just take a while to get the population numbers down.

 

[Missa Chickabee]

Yes, I've also heard that Guineas wipe out ticks. Apparently they are good "watch-dogs", too if you can stand the sound of them!I