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I am going to be growing jelly melon for the first time this year. Has anyone here grown these fruits? Any tips or advice? I am in Ohio (Zone 6a), I will be planting the seeds as soon as the seeds come in the mail (in about a week). Do I need a trellis to grow these? I was planning on letting...

I have a sweet 2 year old Coturnix quail hen, that horrible long story short, needed her leg amputated. The bleeding seems to have stopped (I held her for about 20 mins holding the would with cornstarch). She is panting a bit here and there, can I safely give her any pain meds? Thank you for...

This morning I went to check my sweet quails. My favorite quail I found with her foot broken off and bleeding. I immediately brought her in. I put cornstarch on her wound, but it's still bleeding a bit. The foot is connected to her leg by a very small amount of skin and/or flesh. What do I do...

This morning I went to check my sweet quails. My favorite quail I found with her foot broken off and bleeding. I immediately brought her in. I put cornstarch on her wound, but it's still bleeding a bit. The foot is connected to her leg by a very small amount of skin and/or flesh. What do I do...

Huge mite problem, need advice ASAP I just found out today that my chickens have mites. They have all been acting fine, so I don't believe it has been long. But mites are all over my rooster and got on me as well. I found them in the coop too. How do I treat them? I have a pretty large pet...

About an hour or so ago I noticed my sweet 1.5 year old coturnix quail hen had a vent prolapse. It's protruding at least an inch. It looks a lot like a tube. I have been soaking her in warm water for about 20 mins now. I'm not sure what to do. Any help is greatly appreciated. She is showing...

I noticed this week that one of my two chinese white geese was sitting down alot. But it would always come back home and would normally follow it's mate. Tonight I put away my free ranging birds and it was in the coop. It is sitting down and when it tries to get up falls over. I put it in a cage...

I have a bit of corid powder left and it accidentally got wet. I removed the large clumps but the powder doesn't feel right. If I cannot, I mostly used this bag and have another, just don't want to waste any unless necessary. Thanks. P.S. My birds are almost better for Coccodiosis, thankfully!

A month of two ago some of my hens got brutaly attacked by some mean hens (which I DO NOT have anymore). They got their vents attacks severely. I've been watching them and I thought they were recovering well. They had some weird discharge which I didn't take to concern because I thought it was...

Just got 6 speckled sussex chicks from Hoover's Hatchery. How was your experience with Hoover's Hatchery's Speckled Sussex? I have had a great experience with my speckled sussex I got from a local breeder except I have found out of my 3 original girls only 1 is healthy. Is Hoover's Hatchery's...

Yesterday I noticed one of my favorite roosters was having trouble walking, so I separated him from the flock and put him in a enclosure where he could see other chickens, but be separate from them. I also found out he has slicktight flea infestation, I checked his fellow roosters and I couldn't...

I noticed one of my roosters has a few sticktight fleas around his eye. How should I treat him and his enclosure? Thank you.

I have 6 female Coturnix quail which I love and have raised since hatch. They are now about a year old and I was hoping to breed them with a young non related male quail I have. They have never been under artificial light for egg laying. Is it too late for me to start incubating eggs now so I...

My chickens are getting given a little under a cup of feed per bird each a day. Are they over eating? I have no giant breeds like cornish cross. I looked it up and it sound like between 1/2 c. - 3/4 c. each is enough. Thank you for your time.

My beloved hen developed vent prolapse 3-4 days ago. At first it wasn't too bad, for the first two days I gave her warm bathes for 10 mins, then I would try and lead her inners back inside her fro 10 mins, then I would put pertroliem jelly all over her vent and inners. For litter I've been using...

Not in a rude way, but I would prefer to be given advice from someone who has had success in curing this or knows someone who did. I've read many sites telling me what to do then saying their chicken died. Sadly I am unable to take my chicken to a vet at this time, if I was able I would. This...

Somehow my Guinea Fowl broke it's toenail a day or so ago. It's foot was only a tiny bit inflamed, so I hoped I would recover seamlessly. Today while I was spending time with my flock, I noticed the Guinea Fowl's foot was 5x too large. Is there anything I can do? Does it need put down? I am...

My friends pet rabbit suddenly started loosing fur on her ear and has clumps of dandruff. We suspect it could be Walking Dandruff or fur mites. Will oil work to cure it? Other natural cures? https://animals.mom.com/how-to-treat-dry-skin-on-a-rabbit-12159397.html Here's a link I found, will...

Are there breeds of fantail pigeons that would be have in a LARGE outdoor aviary (like 100+ sq ft)? In the further future I could see owning some ONLY IF they would be happy birds. I have been told some breeds of fantail can't fly well. Thank you.

We think there is a possibility of our chickens having worms. How do I deworm them? What dewormer do you recommend? And how do I dose the chickens? Is the dewormer safe for Geese and Guinea Fowl? Thank you.