Yes chickens are amazing at eating ticks. When we were able to let them roam
free in the yard for many years, we did not have any ticks. The challenge is
there are many predators to chickens in Lincoln. Feel free to reach out to me
if you want to hear about our experience with chickens.Marcie
On Friday, May 19, 2023 at 09:23:26 PM EDT, Kathy Madison via Lincoln
<[email protected]> wrote:
Also did you know“ Domestic chickens and similar fowl, including ducks, geese,
turkeys and guineafowl, also eat ticks and can help keep your yard and garden
tick-free”
Kathy Madison
On May 19, 2023, at 9:08 PM, RAandBOB <[email protected]> wrote:
We had good luck with Tick Tubes. They look like empty toilet paper rolls that
have been stuffed with pyrethrin-soaked cotton fluff. Part of the deer tick
cycle depends on biting a mouse. The mice use the fluff in their nest which
kill the ticks on them.
Using tick tubes is less likely to damage the environment than spraying a
pesticide.
I covered the whole 1.25 acres of grounds, mostly deep woods, several years ago
with tick tubes, placing them about 10 yards apart. We have seen very few tick
since.
The website below has information about Tick Tubes and lots of other tips for
dealing with ticks.
https://momgoescamping.com/tick-tubes/#:~:text=Tick%20tubes%20contain%20cotton%20which,more%20on%20permethrin%20clothing%20here).
Ruth Ann Hendrickson(She, her, hers)
On May 19, 2023, at 8:08 PM, Rob Haslinger <[email protected]> wrote:
Ditto. I’m also looking for a tick spraying service and would appreciate any
suggestions.
As for dealing with ticks and a small child, long sleeves, a hat and tick spray
containing Picardin help but nightly tick checks are also a must. Fine tweezers
gentle pulling and then ice cream to deal with the tears
On Fri, May 19, 2023 at 1:24 PM sophie dixon <[email protected]> wrote:
Being a total novice, if anyone has experience of a service that woujd spray
our yard I would love recommendations. Or how to deal with avoiding ticks with
a young child. We don’t have a dog and already had 3 ticks! I’m the scaredy
cat.
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