Guinea fowl sales spike in N.S. as homeowners look for natural tick control

Guinea fowl breeders in Nova Scotia are seeing demand double as homeowners adopt the birds for natural tick control; Heather Squires reports ticks are 'a rare event' on her farm after 10+ years of raising guinea fowl, while new breeder Phalen MacLean noted a significant tick population drop once her flock reached 13 birds in a region where Nova Scotia was found to have Canada's highest tick populations.

Experts note effectiveness remains debatable and recommend guinea fowl as supplementary control rather than a complete solution; landscape management such as keeping grass short is more reliable.