Yes, chickens will keep your yard free from ticks, but they make other deposits that are not really kid-friendly if you catch my drift.
We let our chickens run free during the day. I can't remember the last time anyone got a tick from being out in the yard or working in the garden. Outside of the area the chickens roam the ticks are bad. I mowed our horse paddocks on Sunday and pulled a tick off of Jr. on Monday.
Thank you!
I really didn’t want to get guinea hens because four chickens is all I can handle. I did notice that they hangout at the groundhogs tunnel openings and was hoping that they were snacking on ticks.
My guess is I pick up ticks when I take my dog for a walk. Living out in the country is dangerous but nice :) LOL