Getting rid of ticks

Well Sevin would work we put that on our beans and potatoes with no ill effects, but you could get some powder at the local feed store, which is what we used to use. Dust them up especially around and between the ears.

Is it around the ears and head where you seen most of the critters? Ours looked something like that picture but the legs were more spread out in a forward circle IIRC.

The trouble with bug killers is that all too often they kill or poison just about everything else too.

I wouldn't ignore them. The text beside the photo says "They suck blood and can be responsible for anaemia and the transmission of blood borne infections."

I have no idea to treat a pig for lice or ticks; have you asked on the pig forum? Many of your responses here are more about people and pets, which is what I, too, have experience with.

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Macybaby,

Even tho they usually move slowly, I have seen wood ticks run on several occassions.

RF

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We use guineas here, though our neighbor shoots and poisons them. Will be purchasing more this year and housing them while young in with the chickens. The one adult we have left can then adopt them. (We had a guinea adopt some before and it works well.)

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Guineas work well. Chickens do to and are quieter. Yes, we have no ticks today.

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I vote for guineas too. We had plenty of ticks the first year here, but hardly any after our first year's guineas grew up. They do a great job. I agree they aren't very noisy after the first year and they get used to "the neighborhood".

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