Species studied: Helmeted Guinea Fowl (Numida meleagris) Introduction: Guinea fowl are birds that are native to Africa, but the helmeted guinea fowl has been domesticated and been introduced to many different countries such as USA, Brazil, France and Ireland. Guinea fowl are flock birds that roost communally. They eat insects such as ticks and also slugs and grasshoppers. This is of great value in areas where Lyme disease is a problem, as the disease is carried on the “deer tick”, which the guinea