GuineaFowling
Songster
Yes, if they are infected. They aren't likely to be carriers the way chickens are but if they've contracted any parasite/disease through eating bugs or bacteria they can transmit them. Most parasites spend part of their lives in an intermediary host such as ants, grasshoppers, slugs, flys, worms...basically everything guineas love to eat.
Thank you for letting me know.
My guineas are odd. They don't eat ants, flies, or worms(unless it is meal worms). They also don't eat slugs but do enjoy ripping them off of whatever they are stuck to and tossing them. They ate grasshoppers, crickets, praying mantis, mosquito eaters, and snails but I hardly have any in my yard anymore do to the guineas.
They haven't been sick for about 5 years. They are currently six and I only feed them natural and organic food. When they did get sick I would use natural methods and it would always work. Probably because they never got any serious ailments. The most serious was a cold in the winter seasons.
Would it be safe for my bobwhite quail to be in near proximity with them? I plan on free ranging the quail since they are tame and come when called but they could get into contact with the guineas. I do not want any sick quails.