The Quack Shack

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Evidently my chickens and ducks do a pretty good job of eating ticks too. It's only when we hike or walk in the woods that we get them on us. Now we're seeing the tiny deer ticks

Ducks are fully sufficient to remove the tick population from around the house! Before we had ducks we were overrun with ticks and stink-bugs, since ducks there are no ticks and only a few stink bugs around the house. Ticks can't fly, so they're a convenient duck-snack, the few stink-bugs that do make it into the house do so flying.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I’ve always wanted Guineas. Until now

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Happy Monday to Everybody!​

Is it still April? - The weather here suggests, we have rain and sunshine in quick succession here…
Busy with the garden, had to transplant 100+ tomato and pepper plants over the weekend…

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

I’ve always wanted Guineas. Until now

The neighbor at the very end of the holler has some. More than 5 miles away. Everybody knows when they have visitors…

 

[Canadian Wind]

Just type in »Machine Gun Guinea« into the search engine of your choice and enjoy videos like this:

Interesting birds, but way too loud!!!

Witnessed this first-hand yesterday. TOO LOUD!!!

 

[DukesDucks]

I actually asked neighbours before thinking about guineas. They can compete with the roosters, geese, peacocks, other guineas, barking dogs and the odd neighbour, for who is noisiest.

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

Evidently my chickens and ducks do a pretty good job of eating ticks too. It's only when we hike or walk in the woods that we get them on us. Now we're seeing the tiny deer ticks

If you have anything that looks like hives its Lyme disease. I thought hubby was allergic to the laundry detergent so he had it for 6 weeks before going to the doctor.

 

[Miss Lydia]

What have they done for him?

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

I actually asked neighbours before thinking about guineas. They can compete with the roosters, geese, peacocks, other guineas, barking dogs and the odd neighbour, for who is noisiest.

Oh I would would put my WH Frank in that contest. She's 200 yards away in the coop I'm in the house with the widows and doors closed and I can still hear her screaming her name.

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

What have they done for him?

Antibiotics. This was when we lived in Philly and its common there. The doctor knew what it was when he walked in the exam room.