For the fowl
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- August
- 24
A Journal News article over the flap (sorry) about peacocks and guinea fowl traipsing around, and, er, dirtying, nearby Viola Elementary School in Montebello brought a very informative letter from Ivy Kirsch of Montebello. It seems Guinea fowl are well-known for their Lyme disease prevention capabilities. The birds eat deer ticks, which, of course, carry Lyme. (Rocklanders know the most interesting things. I didn’t know about this guinea hen Lyme prevention method. Did you?)
There’s lots of information on this, but here’s one Guinea fowl Web site that pretty much sums up the basics.
Kirsch’s letter will be published next week, but I called to talk with her about it. She lives near the school, and the neighbor who had the guinea fowl, and peacocks at the heart of the school and county health department complaints. She’s seen what Lyme can do, when family members have contracted the disease. Her feeling is that some bird mess is more than worth the inconvenience for Lyme protection.
Where did Kirsch first hear about the tick-clearing birds? On the former Rosie O’Donnell Show in April 2000 — yes! Another Rockland resident.
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on Friday, August 24th, 2007 at 4:06 pm by Nancy Cutler.
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The journal news just had to sneak Rosie’s name in there again didnt they
However, I do appreciate the information on the fowl issue. I am almost tempted now to get a few.