They sure do, my aunt used to raise them! They are entertaining as well! Also annoying most of the time. But they can out eat chickens when it comes to insects. The problem is they eat a lot of the beneficial insects as well.

Yeah, I get the MORE part. I have a household of dogs, birds and even Guinea pig or two or 3. I was sure glad to have the ladies when egg prices went up. I had to buy eggs once in the last 2 years. Just not the same.

I see adds for this place all the time, I didn’t realize it was a local company!

Honestly, that’s never a concern for me. I have just 4 chickens. They provide more than enough protection from ticks for my 2 acres of a bit of woods and almost 1.5 acres of grass. Ticks suck, before I had those lovely ladies on my side property we had a lot. However we never sprayed pesticides because it doesn’t do anything but harm your land. I’m not on the up and up on how to destroy those little demons. But they are great feed for my chickens!

I always let my yard go to seed before I mow the first time. I’m not talking about 2 feet of grass by any means, but when the shorter local grasses have their seed stalks up and they have seeded it’s usually time. In my neck of the woods it’s usually around no more than a foot. But then again what do I know I only went to school for horticulture. The “No Mow May” is great on so many levels for the environment and wildlife. Kudos to you! Also not raking is awesome too! Not only do not have to rake leaves, you also can leave it for the critters that use them for shelter over the winter! Plus it breaks down into a nice natural fertilizer for your lawn and yard on that first mowing!

All of the above please.