Ticks! Many years ago I got 5 guinea hens. They are now 22 guineas (aparently one of them was not a hen). They roam about 10 acres from the barn, with the barn in the center, and within that perimeter ***THERE ARE NOT TICKS.*** They make quite a racket, but they have proven their worth. I have never found a tick on any of my sheep! TBH, I find 1 or 2 ticks on my clothes a year, but they come from outside the 10 acre perimeter the guineas roam.
In your case, it may be worth keeping a mobile roost trailer next to the paddock with the sheep. The guineas will not think twice about the hot net fencing, they'll just jump over it, but if you keep a little food and water in the roosting trailer for them, they will stay near it. They might roost in the nearby trees from time to time, and may come home to overnight at the barn on occasion, but they will gravitate near the roost most of the time. And they eat every tick they can find.
Ticks! Many years ago I got 5 guinea hens. They are now 22 guineas (aparently one of them was not a hen). They roam about 10 acres from the barn, with the barn in the center, and within that perimeter ***THERE ARE NOT TICKS.*** They make quite a racket, but they have proven their worth. I have never found a tick on any of my sheep! TBH, I find 1 or 2 ticks on my clothes a year, but they come from outside the 10 acre perimeter the guineas roam.
In your case, it may be worth keeping a mobile roost trailer next to the paddock with the sheep. The guineas will not think twice about the hot net fencing, they'll just jump over it, but if you keep a little food and water in the roosting trailer for them, they will stay near it. They might roost in the nearby trees from time to time, and may come home to overnight at the barn on occasion, but they will gravitate near the roost most of the time. And they eat every tick they can find.
Excellent callout! Thank you so much for the insight.