irv Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 (edited) 15 minutes ago, HSR said: Unfortunately we don't have them here. Guy I used to work with that lived at the lake with a huge grass yard kept guinea hens as I guess they just walk around all day eating ticks.Or so he claimed Sounds like there are pro's and cons with them and the debate is still out on how many ticks they actually eat? https://thefreerangelife.com/5-reasons-not-to-own-guinea-fowl/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/guinea-hens-nova-scotia-ticks-1.4138501 Edited May 14, 2022 by irv 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSR Posted May 14, 2022 Author Share Posted May 14, 2022 1 hour ago, irv said: Sounds like there are pro's and cons with them and the debate is still out on how many ticks they actually eat? https://thefreerangelife.com/5-reasons-not-to-own-guinea-fowl/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/guinea-hens-nova-scotia-ticks-1.4138501 Yeah fuck them guineas,those 5 reasons are good enough for me to pass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepybrew Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 we had guinea hens around, no match for the pine marten. i thought they were cool, kind of like a watchdog, they made noise when anyone came around. picked at the ground constantly , still tons of ticks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriftBusta Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 17 hours ago, irv said: Sounds like there are pro's and cons with them and the debate is still out on how many ticks they actually eat? https://thefreerangelife.com/5-reasons-not-to-own-guinea-fowl/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/guinea-hens-nova-scotia-ticks-1.4138501 farmer down the street has a bunch of those fat little bastards, along with another half dozen kinds of fowl, from roosters, ducks, pigeons, etc.. They’re always hanging out in the road, and are the dumbest bastards imaginable. Lay right on the horn, 18’ long pickup bearing down on them, they don’t give a shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodtick Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 21 hours ago, HSR said: Unfortunately we don't have them here. Guy I used to work with that lived at the lake with a huge grass yard kept guinea hens as I guess they just walk around all day eating ticks.Or so he claimed There are a bunch of wild turkeys in my camp yard this time of year. Supposedly they are grazing the yard for ticks. Ticks are really bad in the UP this time of year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSR Posted May 15, 2022 Author Share Posted May 15, 2022 Just now, Woodtick said: There are a bunch of wild turkeys in my camp yard this time of year. Supposedly they are grazing the yard for ticks. Ticks are really bad in the UP this time of year. They don't bother you I bet The King!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodtick Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 4 minutes ago, HSR said: They don't bother you I bet The King!! They are the devil. The next 4 weeks are the worst. I typically don’t go up there right now. The ticks and black fly’s keep you inside. Loggers have to wear those nets on their heads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSR Posted May 15, 2022 Author Share Posted May 15, 2022 4 minutes ago, Woodtick said: They are the devil. The next 4 weeks are the worst. I typically don’t go up there right now. The ticks and black fly’s keep you inside. Loggers have to wear those nets on their heads. It's going to get like that here soon too,,very late spring with super high water,,should breed lots of mosquito's too. This year seems to be a bad one for ticks so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodtick Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 1 minute ago, HSR said: It's going to get like that here soon too,,very late spring with super high water,,should breed lots of mosquito's too. This year seems to be a bad one for ticks so far We go up for the 4th of July for a week. They are usually chilled out by then. You get eaten alive before that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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