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AngelWorks · 07-15-2007, 09:23 AM

I just found one on Milo!

It hasn't been there long, because it wasn't there last Sunday when he had his bath but:

We went into the bath to shower and his bed was in a sun spot from the skylight and BOOM there it was plain as day right between his eyes in the middle of his fluffy bangs as looked up at me.

I plucked the sucker and flushed it after making sure I had the whole thing. I did and it still had a piece of my baby!

I washed him up and the blood and put neosporing on him.

He's fine--------I am a mess of nerves.

Should I do anything else?

Willow · 07-15-2007, 09:27 AM

Nope, we have guineas...they take care of the ticks and most of the fleas problems here...

AngelWorks · 07-15-2007, 09:30 AM

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Nope, we have guineas...they take care of the ticks and most of the fleas problems here...

They are first on our list when we get the barn& house up--believe me!

Willow · 07-15-2007, 09:36 AM

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They are first on our list when we get the barn& house up--believe me!

If you order them as Keats may I suggest you order ALOT. The loss rate is high with them and they are TINY when they arrive. We had a total of 19...of those we have 6 that have made it to adult hood!

My hubby calls them his pets. He walks outside and they follow him around the yard everywhere he goes. We have the lavender ones.

AngelWorks · 07-15-2007, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Willow

If you order them as Keats may I suggest you order ALOT. The loss rate is high with them and they are TINY when they arrive. We had a total of 19...of those we have 6 that have made it to adult hood!

My hubby calls them his pets. He walks outside and they follow him around the yard everywhere he goes. We have the lavender ones.

Thanks for the advice! I hear they make good intuder alerts as well.

Willow · 07-15-2007, 09:44 AM

Yes they do! they scream like banshees!! They are better than a watch dog.

Ours are just about 3 months old and it is funny to hear them screaming. They don't recommend letting them out of a pen until 12 weeks of age. And they FLY. Ours roost ontop of the chicken coop at night and they fly in the coop when I feed everyone in the mornings and evenings. But there is no keeping them in. They know where home is and they don't leave the yard.

I will try to get a picture of them for you later today.

AngelWorks · 07-15-2007, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Willow

Yes they do! they scream like banshees!! They are better than a watch dog.

Ours are just about 3 months old and it is funny to hear them screaming. They don't recommend letting them out of a pen until 12 weeks of age. And they FLY. Ours roost ontop of the chicken coop at night and they fly in the coop when I feed everyone in the mornings and evenings. But there is no keeping them in. They know where home is and they don't leave the yard.

I will try to get a picture of them for you later today.

Oh, I'd love to see a pic--are the eggs yummy?

Willow · 07-15-2007, 10:37 AM

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Oh, I'd love to see a pic--are the eggs yummy?

Honestly I don't know. Ours aren't old enough to lay yet and we don't know if we have boys or girls as they look the same so far LOL

I have heard they are delicious, both the eggs and the bird, but we have no intentions of eating the birds!!!

BubblPopElectrc · 07-15-2007, 10:40 AM

They are dumb, dumb, dumb.

We used to have some at my house in VA they would just walk into the road (a good 1/4 or more from our house) and get hit by cars.

Willow · 07-15-2007, 10:46 AM

Really??!! wow!! Ours so far just stay in the back yard area and around the chicken pen...yikes I guess I better watch the road now!

AngelWorks · 07-15-2007, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Willow

Really??!! wow!! Ours so far just stay in the back yard area and around the chicken pen...yikes I guess I better watch the road now!

I have read that you must get them as keats and then they will always stay around what they know as home base.

maxlover · 07-15-2007, 12:13 PM

We have had a terrible time with ticks this year especially with all the wet weather we have had. I hate those things! Max has had some occasionally and I had one on my head the other day!!! It sounds like you did everything you could, I'm sure your baby will be fine. They just give me the creeps though.

AngelWorks · 07-15-2007, 12:15 PM

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We have had a terrible time with ticks this year especially with all the wet weather we have had. I hate those things! Max has had some occasionally and I had one on my head the other day!!! It sounds like you did everything you could, I'm sure your baby will be fine. They just give me the creeps though.

Thanks---yes--major creeps------I'll be feeling my skin crawl for days.

07-15-2007, 09:23 AM	#1
AngelWorks Donating YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NY Posts: 1,752	*@#$!!x)&^%% Ticks!** I just found one on Milo! It hasn't been there long, because it wasn't there last Sunday when he had his bath but: We went into the bath to shower and his bed was in a sun spot from the skylight and BOOM there it was plain as day right between his eyes in the middle of his fluffy bangs as looked up at me. I plucked the sucker and flushed it after making sure I had the whole thing. I did and it still had a piece of my baby! I washed him up and the blood and put neosporing on him. He's fine--------I am a mess of nerves. Should I do anything else?

07-15-2007, 09:27 AM	#2
Willow Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,890	Nope, we have guineas...they take care of the ticks and most of the fleas problems here... __________________ Alycia Autumn Gizmo Maddie

07-15-2007, 09:44 AM	#6
Willow Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,890	Yes they do! they scream like banshees!! They are better than a watch dog. Ours are just about 3 months old and it is funny to hear them screaming. They don't recommend letting them out of a pen until 12 weeks of age. And they FLY. Ours roost ontop of the chicken coop at night and they fly in the coop when I feed everyone in the mornings and evenings. But there is no keeping them in. They know where home is and they don't leave the yard. I will try to get a picture of them for you later today. __________________ Alycia Autumn Gizmo Maddie

07-15-2007, 10:40 AM	#9
BubblPopElectrc Kyle Plus 3 Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 6,929	They are dumb, dumb, dumb. We used to have some at my house in VA they would just walk into the road (a good 1/4 or more from our house) and get hit by cars. __________________ Kyle (me), Britney, Brooklyn, and Coral

07-15-2007, 10:46 AM	#10
Willow Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,890	Really??!! wow!! Ours so far just stay in the back yard area and around the chicken pen...yikes I guess I better watch the road now! __________________ Alycia Autumn Gizmo Maddie

07-15-2007, 12:13 PM	#12
maxlover Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 118	We have had a terrible time with ticks this year especially with all the wet weather we have had. I hate those things! Max has had some occasionally and I had one on my head the other day!!! It sounds like you did everything you could, I'm sure your baby will be fine. They just give me the creeps though.