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RE: [pyrnet] Re: Fleas
Hurray
for the guineas -- we have been using them as combination visitor alarm and tick
eradicators. They'll line up like soldiers and patrol the yard, eating
every bug they find. They are great anywhere -- except if you have
honeybees. The guineas like to sit outside the hive and pick off the
workers as they come out the door.
Just
don't expect them to meekly walk into the hen house at night, or to lay their
eggs where you can find them. They're independent critters and BAD
mamas. They apparently forget that they're not on the African plain
with short grass and will pay no attention to their babies as they eat.
They are also the only animal I've found that makes a hen look
smart.
Sandy
-----Original Message-----
From:
owner-pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org [mailto:owner-pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org]On Behalf Of
Norjet@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 8:07
AM
To: pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org
Subject: [pyrnet] Re:
Fleas
Hi,
We also use
Frontline on all three dogs. I was a bit concerned about using
it on
my Beagle who has epilepsy, but she had no ill effects. Its the only
thing that controls the horrible tick problem we have where I live in SC.
There are a lot of pine trees surrounding our property, not our
trees, that
are loaded with the suckers. I am working on begging my
neighbor that owns
the property to cut them down next to our fence.
He already gave me
permission to move our fence out for a while and
let our pygmy goats out
there to clear what is low. Trouble is the
ticks are high up in these trees
and drop on our animals. The goats
have such tough skin they don't have a
problem, but even with the
Frontline last year we had to check Gracie every
time she came in all over
her body. We found ticks on her every day. Its
such a worry as
they carry disease. She is already a heartworm survivor, so
I feel
extra protective of her. The dogs are on Interceptor also. My Kelly
ESS is a HW survivor as well. I have found that the ticks are not as
bad in
my front yard as the back. Someone told me to get Guinea hens
and they eat
ticks. Will pick up a couple this spring. I am
hoping that the bad winter
we had killed some of the parasites here.
Last summer was a nightmare in the
woods here. Could have made
a horror movie here.
We have been using Frontline with great success. In all the time
we =
have been using it Beau has not had a single flea or tick.=20
Marie and Beau
Linda in SC
Family
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