I consider myself a country girl. I grew up in the woods. I took for granted that you could see the stars, hear the hoot of the owl and bobcats calling in the night. The noise of the neighbor’s ...

Q: You recently suggested [in a Naturewatch Column] using guinea fowl to reduce the risk of Lyme disease spread by deer ticks. I tried doing this on my 3-plus acre property in the center of ...

CALVERTON, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – More and more chickens are making their homes in suburban backyards. As CBS2's Jennifer McLogan reports, many Long Islanders want them because they eat ticks. She found ...

CALVERTON, N.Y. (CBS Local) - 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 ...