Chickens are the BEST natural solution for ticks! #pestcontrol #chickens

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Can you imagine how many a whole flock could eat in a week?! Chickens are the BEST natural solution for managing those pesky ticks! We've noticed a huge decline in the number of ticks in the area where they forage compared to other parts of our property. Chickens sure are enthusiastic helpers! While all chickens will forage and eat ticks to some degree, a few breeds are exceptional and will likely hit that target of 331 ticks in just 30-60 minutes! Here's my top 10 breeds: Ancona Andalusian Appenzeller Fayoumi Houdan Kraienkoppe Minorca Redcap Spanish Welsummer If you really want to up the ante, guinea fowl are the absolute best at foraging for ticks (if you can stand the noise of having guineas). While I couldn’t find a true research study to back it up, many claim that they can eat up to 4,000 ticks per day! *PMID: 1858289