Ticks, I hate 'em

[xseler]

Powered sulphur will also do a great job on repelling the ticks.

 

[RickN]

Unless they become a problem for your chickens or something, leave the opossums alone. They eat a lot of ticks daily. One single opossum can kill and eat some 5,000 ticks in a single season. They are rabies resistant, and dogs love to bark at them. Personally if I had chickens, etc I would fence to keep the possums out and learn to live with them around. We even protect the possums that wonder into our yard now.

 

[Refugee]

Interesting timing on your comment about the opossums, I watched this video this morning.

 

[Oklahomabassin]

Unless they become a problem for your chickens or something, leave the opossums alone. They eat a lot of ticks daily. One single opossum can kill and eat some 5,000 ticks in a single season. They are rabies resistant, and dogs love to bark at them. Personally if I had chickens, etc I would fence to keep the possums out and learn to live with them around. We even protect the possums that wonder into our yard now.

Turns out that is mostly BS.
https://forfoxsakewildlife.com/2021/07/29/oops-opossums-dont-actually-eat-ticks/
https://www.fieldandstream.com/conservation/possums-dont-eat-ticks/

 

[ahlosojoe]

I have the complete answer to keep ticks off of your body. permethrin spray. The army discovered this product to keep the ticks,, chiggers, etc off of soldiers. Do not spray it on your skin just on your clothing. Let it dry and you will have pest proof garments. Sawyer's for one makes it. You can get it at Walmart. If it were not for this wonderful product I would not turkey hunt or anything else that involved getting out in the wood during warm weather. Try it you will be glad that you did.

 

[Jared]

I send my work pants to a company called "insect shield", they apply the permethrin, and it will be effective for at least the entire year. The self-application from sawyer is also great but will only last a few washings.

 

[turkeyrun]

Guineas will kill snakes, also.


Great house alarms, too. NOBODY will enter your yard at night. You ain't never heard such a cacophony.

 

[OK Corgi Rancher]

I thought I heard a cacophony once...but it was just a ruckus.