Was thinking about them the other day actually. Thinking about where I could put them. They say you can pen them in for a while and when let loose, they’ll go back to that area every night and sleep up in the trees. I hear they’re loud and some people can’t stand their “voice”/sound.
Guinea Fowl Calls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jmw9_N1yloA
Starts out with one and then two of them get going at 45 seconds in.
I think being noisy is what a lot of people don’t like. Depending on how bad your tick problem is, I would be tempted to give them a try if you can work out “housing” until they are used to your place.
If you can luck on to some chainlink dog run panels (yes, some people do sell them at a price you’re willing to pay), they make excellent chicken runs. My SIL & niece both use them. They just put in a metal post where they need stability & zip tie the panels together.
You could also use cattle panels - just run some chicken wire around the bottom so they can’t get out while small.
My SIL let’s her chickens out in the yard (they go every where, woods, field near coop, etc). They are supervised & guarded because she lost 2 & almost a 3rd to a fox marauding in broad daylight. There are zero ticks wherever the chickens have been. One of the funniest things I’ve seen - one hen found a worm snake - as soon as she picked it up (dangling out of both sides of her beak), the other chickens were after it. She had to run to keep it away from them & couldn’t stop to eat it. Around & around the coop they went. I think she finally broke for the woods & gulped it down before the other hens caught up.
Well, there go my mowing plans ... raining, light shower that has the grass wet. Of course, the rain started after I watered everything!