Chickens and Bush Ticks

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  1. Sly712

    Sly712 Junior Member

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    Okay....my search-fu is a little weak.... :oops:

    Anyway, I moving to a Bush Tick prone area (have already pulled two pea sized ticks off the dogs in the last two days) in Sydney and I was wondering if Bush Ticks "attack" chooks?
     
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    SueinWA Junior Member

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    Chooks eat ticks. Ticks are rather slow-moving creatures... chooks aren't.

    Sue
     
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    I am interested in this topic as well. Cause I am worried about my chooks getting ticks.

    You see twice I caught this blue tongue lizard, they move very quickly as well, and twice I removed approx 5 or more ticks (on one occasion there were two under his arm pits and had blown up like a bubble full of blood when I removed and popped it). Which then made me wonder, what about the chooks.

    Any vets, vet nurses or the like, learned in the area of chook husbandry who can share their knowledge.....we are very interested in hearing what you have to say.

    Wendy
     
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    Thanks Tas' for your links. I have been having a great read about it all.
    Looks like chickens are very susceptible to ticks.
    I wish chickens were fast moving so as to avoid ticks.(as said by Sue) I quite liked this answer.
    Sadly, I better keep the grass short, chickens powdered and keep an eye on unusual behaviour over the summer period when ticks are more out and about.

    Thanks for your email responses to my dilemma

    Wendy
     

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