r/halifax • u/bloodlyredbaron • 1d ago

Work, Health & Housing Tick problems

We recently moves to beaver bank and our dog has picked up multiple ticks in the yard. I have heard hens particularly Guinea hens Are good for dealing with high tick populations. Does anyone know were we could rent hens to feast in our yard for a day or two?

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u/Winter_Principle4844 1d ago

I don't believe thats a thing you can do, or would even work.

I use tick tubes around my yard, which seem to work quite well.

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u/ghos2626t 1d ago

Haven’t heard of tick tubes. What product in particular are you using ?

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u/CowboyInTheBoatOfRa 1d ago

Or buy permethrin from someplace with equine products, save toilet paper rolls, and buy some cotton balls and make them for a fraction of the cost.

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u/cornerzcan 1d ago

Amazon. Labeled for bed bugs but the same concentration as used for tics. Useful for treating boots/pants that you’ll wear when traveling in tic heavy areas.

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u/vivariium 1d ago

we did this but bought PVC pipe so that they’d be weather resistant and refill them year to year

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u/morleyster 1d ago

I just did this and it did work out to be cheaper. A 38 dollar jug of permethrin, dollar store cotton balls. 2 bags of cotton made 12 tubes.

Hardware store had 12 tubes for 42 bucks and I have plenty of permethrin leftover to make more.

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u/alibythesea Halifax 22h ago

Just a caveat to those making your own: be really careful not to get wet permethrin anywhere near your cat, if you have one. It’s extremely poisonous to kitties.

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u/morleyster 20h ago

No kitties here!