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Saturday, June 23rd, 2018Chick Deliveries At J&N Feed and Seed
Tuesday, February 27th, 2018It’s chick season and we’ve got 2 chick deliveries coming up in March at J&N Feed and Seed. Spring chicks arrive on March 13th and March 22nd. Chicks will be available by noon on the dates listed. We recommend calling the store before you head over to confirm delivery. All baby chicks are pullets, 90% accuracy unless otherwise noted.
New to raising chicks? Prepare for your backyard flock with these great tips from Purina.
Raising chickens is a great experience for the whole family. One of the primary requirements is providing housing that is comfortable for your backyard flock. Young chicks can be raised in a variety of structures, but the area should be warm, dry and ventilated, but not drafty. Also, make sure it is easy to clean.
Warming:
Small numbers of chicks can be warmed adequately with heat lamps placed about 20 inches above the litter surface.
Small numbers of chicks can be warmed adequately with heat lamps placed about 20 inches above the litter surface.
- Bigger groups of birds in a large room, such as a shed or a garage, should have a supplemental heat source such as a brooder stove.
Before you bring them home:
Several days in advance, thoroughly clean and disinfect the brooder house and any equipment the chicks will use. Doing this in advance will allow everything to dry completely. Dampness is a mortal enemy to chicks, resulting in chilling and encouraging disease such as coccidiosis (parasite infection).
Several days in advance, thoroughly clean and disinfect the brooder house and any equipment the chicks will use. Doing this in advance will allow everything to dry completely. Dampness is a mortal enemy to chicks, resulting in chilling and encouraging disease such as coccidiosis (parasite infection).
- When the premises are dry, place 4 to 6 inches of dry litter material (wood shavings or a commercial litter) on the floor.
Feeders and Waterers
It’s important to ensure your chicks have access to fresh feed and water. Positioning the feeders and waterers along the edges of the comfort zone will:
- Keep the water and feed from being overheated
- Help keep water and feed cleaner (chicks milling and sleeping under the warmth source often scatter bedding and feces)
- Encourage the chicks to move around and get exercise
Be sure to have plenty of fresh feed and water when the chicks arrive:
- At least two 1-quart or one 1-gallon waterer for every 25 to 50 chicks
- Dip the beaks of several chicks into the water to help them locate it. These chicks will teach the rest.
Feeders:
- Day 1: Use clean egg flats, shallow pans or simple squares of paper with small piles of feed on them.
- Day 2: Add proper feeders to the pens.
- A few days later: Remove the messy papers, pans or egg flats once chicks have learned to eat from the feeders.
Waterers:
- Should be emptied, scrubbed, rinsed and refilled daily
- Wet litter around waterers should be removed as often as possible. Dampness encourages disease and parasite transmission. The drier the premises, the healthier and happier the chicks.
- At about 4 weeks of age, ducks and geese will appreciate a swimming area, but you will need to keep the wet litter cleaned up.
- In winter months, you may need to purchase a water heater to prevent water from freezing.
As chicks grow:
- Feeders and waterers can be moved outward from the heat source, expanding their area of activity and helping keep the feeders and waterers clean.
- As the birds grow, the feeders and waterers should be adjusted to the height of the back of a standing bird. This will help decrease contamination and minimize wastage
Feeding your chicks
It is important to select a complete feed that gives your chicks all the nutrition they need to grow into healthy hens. Once they’ve reached maturity,a high-quality complete layer feed will help to maximize egg production and quality. If they are broiler chicks, choose a feed designed to support their more rapid growth. Layer chicks will reach egg-laying age at about 18 to 20 weeks; broiler chicks will reach market weight at 8 to 10 weeks.
You may also consider occasional supplements to their diets, such as table scraps, scratch grains, oyster shell, and grit. However, supplemental feeds should make up no more than 10 percent of a hen’s diet.
Purina offers a complete line of poultry feeds appropriate for each bird in your flock. A list of Purina products can be found here.
Lighting and heating for your chicks
A thermometer should be placed at the chicks’ level to accurately gauge temperature.
- Adjust the brooder stove and/or heat lamps 24 hours in advance so that upon the chicks’ arrival, you’ve created a comfort zone that is 90º F at “chick level.”
- For turkey chicks, the comfort zone should be 100º F.
- Use a brooder guard (a plastic, cardboard or wire barrier) for a few days to encircle the brooding area so that the chicks don’t wander too far from the warmth.
- Once chicks have learned where the heat is, remove or expand the guard. This will allow the chicks to escape the heat if necessary. Getting overheated can be as dangerous as getting chilled.
- Chicks that huddle under the lamp are too cold. Chicks that sprawl along the brooder guard is too hot. Chicks happily milling around all portions of the brooder area are comfortable.
- The temperature can be gradually reduced by 5º F per week to a minimum of 55º F.
Even after your chicks have grown into hens, keep a standard old-fashioned 40-watt incandescent light bulb handy; or, if you’re using the new energy-efficient bulbs, a 28-watt halogen, 10-watt compact fluorescent, or 8-watt LED bulb, to maintain the artificial light necessary for egg laying to continue through the winter months.
Source: Purina Poultry
Get all your baby chick and chicken supplies at J&N Feed and Seed! We have chicken feed, feeders, fencing, waterers, heat lamps and more!
Cattle Mineral Meeting
Monday, January 29th, 2018
Join J&N Feed and Seed and Purina Cattle Specialist, Chad Brown for a Cattle Mineral Meeting on Wednesday, February 28, 2018, at noon. Learn more about cattle minerals and have lunch with us right here at the store, located at 450 Pecan St, Graham, TX 76450.
You probably know it’s important to feed your cattle a well-balanced mineral supplement, but you might not know why it is. Cattle with mineral shortages or imbalances do poorly in reproduction, lactation, weight gains, body condition, etc. – all the factors that affect your profitability. But most mineral deficiencies don’t show obvious symptoms until it’s too late, and without good records, it’s hard to identify a gradual decline in cattle performance.
Please RSVP for this Cattle Mineral Workshop by calling J&N Feed and Seed at (940) 549-4631.
Young County Junior Livestock Show 2018
Thursday, December 28th, 2017
Young County Junior Livestock Show 2018
The Young County Junior Livestock Show kicks off Thursday, January 11, 2018. The show will run through Saturday, January 13, 2018, in the Main Arena of the Young County Arena. Come out and show your support for our local kids at this great event.
Before you head to the arena, stop by J&N Feed and Seed for Sullivan Show Supplies, show feeds by Lindner, Moorman, Honor Show Chow, shavings and more. Let our experts help you raise a winner in the ring this show season. Good luck to everyone showing this year!
Location: Young County Arena – 120 Barclay Blvd. Graham, TX
Date: Thursday, January 11, through Saturday, January 13, 2018
Click here for driving directions to Young County Arena.
Pesticide Private Applicator License Training Session
Friday, August 18th, 2017
A Pesticide Private Applicator License Training Session is scheduled for August 23, 2017, from 8:30 am to noon in Seymore, Texas. Josh Kouns, Baylor County Agriculture Extension Agent will lead the training. The class fee is $50 and will include books and training materials. Space is limited, so sign up today by calling 940-889-5581.
What: Pesticide Private Applicator License Training Session
When: Wednesday, August 23, 2017, 8:30 am to Noon
Where: Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service
500 N Main St. Seymour, Texas 76380
940-889-5581
Who needs a Pesticide Private Applicator License? A private pesticide applicator is someone who uses or supervises the use of restricted-use or state-limited-use pesticides or regulated herbicides to produce an agricultural commodity on:
- Personally owned property
- Rented property
- Property owned by his or her employer
- Property under his or her general control
- The property of another person if applied without compensation, other than the trading of personal services between producers of agricultural commodities.
Click for complete step-by-step procedures to obtain a private pesticide applicator license.
2017 Ranchers Gathering in Decatur
Tuesday, July 18th, 2017
The 2017 Ranchers Gathering kicks off Thursday, August 3, 2017, at the First Baptist Church in Decatur, Texas.
What: Ranchers Gathering
When: August 3, 2017, 5:30 to 8:30 pm
Where: First Baptist Church, Decatur, TX
Cost: $10 Registration due by July 31st
Dr. Bruce Carpenter, Professor and Livestock Specialist with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service out of the Midland/Odessa Region to come speak about “Managing Females for Fertility and Lifetime Value.”
Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. for everyone to visit booths at the trade show. The trade show will feature over 20 agriculture related businesses offering the newest in technology for beef cattle producers. Dinner is set for 6:00 p.m. The $10 registration fee covers the meal and makes you eligible for one of the many door prizes given away during the program. This year’s event is being sponsored by the Wise County Extension Livestock and Forage Committee.
The deadline to register is Monday, July 31, 2017. To register, come by the Wise County Extension office at 206 S. State Street. Please make checks payable to Extension Livestock Committee. For more information, please call the Wise County Extension Office at 940-627-3341. Click here for directions.
Closed Memorial Day
Wednesday, April 19th, 2017
J&N Feed and Seed will be closed on May 29, 2017, in observance of Memorial Day. We offer a heart felt THANK YOU to all the brave service men and women who served this great country. We appreciate your service and your sacrifice.
Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed this year on May 29, 2017. Formerly known as Decoration Day, it commemorates U.S. men and women who died while in the military service. First enacted to honor Union soldiers of the American Civil War (it is celebrated near the day of reunification after the Civil War), it was expanded after World War I. We want to take this opportunity to thank all those who are serving and have served our country.
Texas Soil Health Short Course Feb 22-23
Thursday, February 2nd, 2017
The Texas Soil Health Short Course will be held on February 22-23, 2017 at the Region 9 Education Service Center in Wichita Falls, Texas. The short course will offer the opportunity to gain a better understanding of soil properties including water infiltration, water holding capacity, and organic matter content. It is being hosted by the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board (TSSWCB) and the Association of Texas Soil & Water Conservation Districts (ATSWCD).
The Texas Soil Health Short Course is designed to provide participants with research in dynamic soil properties and technical information about practical approaches to implementing a system to improve soil health. Conservation demonstrations and soil pits will showcase the functions of a healthy soil system and highlight its improved water infiltration, soil porosity, increase biological activity, and greater nutrient efficiency.
The cost of registration is $100 for the short course and $40 for the field tour. For more information, please click here or call 254-773-2250.
Save On Yeti Coolers & Muck Boots on Small Business Saturday
Monday, November 21st, 2016
SAVE on Yeti Tundra and Roadie coolers AND in-stock Muck Boots on Small Business Saturday, November 26th, at J&N Feed and Seed.
20% off in-stock Muck Boots for the family
Huge SAVINGS on in-stock Yeti Tundra and Roadie coolers*
J & N Feed & Seed
450 Pecan Street
Graham, Texas 76450-2524
Phone: (940) 549-4631
*While we can’t publish the price of the Yeti Coolers, we can guarantee substantial savings. Give us a call at (940) 549-4631, for pricing. We’re OPEN on Small Business Saturday from 7:00 am until 1:00 pm, so shop early for best selection.
Join us for Small Business Saturday, on November 26. Follow us on Facebook to keep up with our specials and new products. This season, we are thankful for our wonderful customers. Thank you for making J&N your shopping destinations for feed, pet supplies, animal health and hunting products, and much more. We are proud to serve the community of Graham and surrounding areas.
Rotary Club Wild Game Dinner
Wednesday, September 28th, 2016
The Rotary Club Wild Game Dinner will be held Saturday, October 1st, at the Young County Arena, 120 Barclay Blvd, Graham, TX 76450. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the fun goes until 10:00 pm. This is the 14th year for the Rotary Club Wild Game Dinner here in Graham. Come out for a good time and lots of good food.
Dinner, Drinks, Door Prizes, & Live Entertainment
Serving wild game dishes and all the trimmings.
- Live Auction
- Raffles
- Hunting Trips
- Catered BBQ Dinners
- Rifles & Shotguns
- Knives & Fishing Poles
- Hunting & Fishing Equipment
Advance Tickets Available from Graham Rotary Club Members and the Graham Chamber of Commerce Office (940) 549-3355
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