tick season?

[Bunnykid68]

Apparentlt bad in Evansville. Have lived in the same house for almost thirty years. Pulled my first one off last week

 

[Bigdee06]

Bad here in sounthern Johnson county. Our dogs keep picking them up here on the property. Easy to find on the white Jack Russell Terror but a ***** to find them all on the 156lb Bloodhound, lots of territory to cover. Damn thing out weighs my wife by 51lbs....... ha ha

Some older guy at Farm and Fleet down in Columbus was saying that Guennes are good to have around since ticks are their specialty. Anyone else heard of this? They have a bunch down there earlier this week. I thought about picking up 5-6 but don't know how they would be with my chickens.

Later,
A

Guineas are pretty good for tick control and we never had any problems between them and the chickens. I dont think eithier species of them knew that they both weren't the same kind of animal. It wasn't this year but not that long ago I spent about two hours in the bathtub with my beagle mix picking ticks off of him. The bathtub is a good spot to do it because the ticks show up really well against the white color if they are trying to escape. A little peroxide seems to help with infection and lessening the itching after you remove the ticks.

 

[Diesel Dan]

Plenty to go around this year.

 

[johntheplinker]

My wife and I pulled OVER 300 off of one of our dogs last night! This us absolutely the WORST tick season I have ever seen

Yeah, definitely the worst. I've even pulled several off The Boss, and she never goes outside.

 

[c3d4b2]

I recently found out about this tick remover.

Tick Key Home - The Easiest To Use Tick Removal Device On Earth

 

[finity]

I also found a tick removal tool last year but never had a need to use it until this weekend. It works exactly as advertised.

Remove Ticks Easily with Tick Twister®

They sell them at Petco for $3.99 for a set of the big one & small one.

I really hate ticks so I got three sets.

 

[RockofStrength]

'bout the same as usual in Henry county, which is to say bloody awful. I keep feeling them crawling on me even when they're all gone...

BEGONE FOUL VERMIN!!!

 

[JOHNNYSHOTGUN]

First year I have seen them this bad. Pulled one off me in the burbs, Zionsville to be exact on the rail trail, one on my wife in French Lick, and one on my son at Atterbury. And don't get me started on my Coonhound....

I keep feeling them crawling on me even when they're all gone...

BEGONE FOUL VERMIN!!!

^ YUUUPP! ^

 

[M88A1]

Went camping all weekend on Monroe at Paynetown SRA, I pulled one of the dog didnt see no others

 

[88GT]

I live on the edge of Marion Co, but it's still developed enough that the only time we get ticks is when we venture off to either grandparent's house...both live in Owen Co in the boonies. You just look at their properties and you get 'em.

And yet, I pulled TWO off my youngest's head last week. I've never had to worry about ticks in the "city." Not even when I finally got around to mowing the 12"-high grass in the garden area. I have no idea where he got them. Or more specifically, no idea where the dog got them because I'm fairly certain the dog is the source.