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[–] [email protected] 42 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

the tick eating is a myth, or at least severely overstated.

Here's an article about it (and links to their peer reviewed study)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What about chickens? Do they really eat ticks?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

They eat most small critters they see including ticks.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

This is hilarious, made my day

[–] RamblingPanda 1 points 2 weeks ago

Digging up worms and bugs and throwing them to the chickens was one of our beloved hobbies as children. It's amazing how accurate and enthusiastic those little predators are.