I spotted a couple of Helmeted Guinea fowl (Numida meleagris) by the side of
the road this morning. (Sweeney Road, Cortland ) I presume they are escaped or
feral. I also heard that they are useful in reducing the tick population and
also that there might be an issue with competition with
I've kept guinea fowl for years as tick eaters, and they do a great job at
this.
Guinea fowl have the habit of ranging rather far from home (up to a quarter
of a mile or perhaps more), but they always return to their same roost at
night in the barn or coop. Hence I doubt the guinea fowl you
