Backyard Chickens Eat Harmful Ticks, But Are Giving People Salmonella

CALVERTON, N.Y. (WJZ) – As disease-carrying ticks continue to spread across the country, many Americans are turning to an inventive and all-natural approach to removing ticks: chickens.
“Within a couple of weeks, we realized, ‘hey, it’s funny, we’re not seeing any ticks.’ Our dog wasn’t gnawing on his paws trying to get the ticks off. We’re like, ‘wow,’ and then we realized they’re eating the ticks,” Christopher Pa