Check out my little crew of guinea hens. Since the northeast is infested with so many Lyme Disease carrying ticks, I figured I needed some back up. They say that each one of these little hens eats up to 1000 ticks a day. They are actually great alarms as well. They get really loud when somebody else comes onto the property. The only problem is that just like chickens, they sure can create a nasty smelling area where they go to the bathroom. I was almost ready to get rid of them due to the stench