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Fish Truck Visits June 10

Wednesday, May 27th, 2015

Abney’s Fish Truck visits J&N Feed and Seed in Graham, Texas, on Wednesday, June 10, 2015, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm.

The truck will have channel cat, large mouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, hybrid bluegill, red ear bream, and fathead minnows. The truck provides containers for all fish but the 11″ channel cats, so please bring your own containers for them. Click here for pricing.

It is not necessary to pre-order the fish, but if you are looking for a large quantity we suggest you call. Questions? Give us a call at 940-549-4631.

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Food Truck Championship of Texas in Graham

Wednesday, May 20th, 2015

The Food Truck Championship of Texas is a free admission, all day battle of the best. Food trucks from all across Texas gather in the one place big enough to hold all the food, friends, and fun—America’s Largest Downtown Square in Graham, Texas. Food Truck Championship contestants will be competing for a grand prize of $10,000 and we invite you to have a taste of the fiery competition. In conjunction with the Championship, the Graham Chamber of Commerce will be hosting the annual Possum Pedal Bike Ride, and later that night at the historic Graham Drive In, Robert Earl Keen will be live in concert. There will be plenty of activities to entertain the entire family on the square from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. You will not want to miss any part of this exciting day!

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Millennium Treestands…Hunt With The Best

Wednesday, May 20th, 2015

J&N Feed and Seed carries a full line of hunting products from Millennium Treestands. We’ve got everything from chairs and benches to hunting tripods and trees stands. It’s not too early to start thinking about hunting season!

Millennium Stands have long been recognized as the most comfortable stands on the market. From Texas to Alberta and South Carolina to Idaho, outfitters and guides know the best way to increase your chances in seeing a trophy animal is to sit in a prime location from sun up until sun down. Millennium stands are engineered for that purpose – to be the most comfortable and quietest stands period. Every angle, hinge and weld has been tested under the most extreme conditions by the most cynical and scrutinizing hunters. Each Millennium is the best compromise of weight, quietness, strength, security and comfort for its intended use.

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Summer Horsemanship School Program

Wednesday, May 20th, 2015

Registration is now open for the Texas A&M AgriLife Summer Horsemanship School Program, June 3-4, 2015, at the Young County Arena! Call the extension office at 940-549-0737 to sign up and reserve your spot in the clinic! Youth, parents, and volunteer leaders are all welcome to join in the fun of riding your own horse, enjoying good fellowship with like-minded people, and learning from the Aggie instructors.

Participants receive instruction on basic, intermediate, and advanced horseman- ship skills and maneuvers and have the opportunity to practice them with guided instruction. Topics include the following maneuvers: rein aids, lateral movement (hip-in, side-pass, and two-track), collection, stopping, backing, rollbacks, turn- arounds (spins), speed control, simple lead changes, and flying lead changes, along with other specialized events, short, interactive lectures, and games

Over the past 42 years, the program has reached 47,522 youth, parents, and volunteer leaders. A total of 1,362 schools have been conducted, and there have been 240 different college students who have served as instructors in the program.

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Chicken Behavioral Issues

Saturday, May 16th, 2015

chickens in coop There are two major behavioral problems that backyard poultry owners must address at the first appearance, egg eating and cannibalism. Both can be caused and cured by management practices.

EGG EATING: Egg eating generally occurs when a hen finds a broken egg, tastes it, likes it and begins searching for other broken eggs, then learns to break them herself. Broken eggs occur more often when there is inadequate litter to cushion them, inadequate nutrition (either from improper feeding or heavy parasite or disease challenges) that results in weak egg shells, and infrequent gathering. The longer an egg lays in the hen house, the greater the chance it will be broken, so frequent gathering is your primary weapon against egg eating. Broody hens can increase the likelihood of broken eggs; because they constantly occupy a nest, they cause increased traffic in the other nests. Bright lights in the nesting area are stressors that can increase nervousness and picking behavior. Scaring hens out of nests can also result in broken eggs. Always approach hens quietly and encourage gentle movement.

If eggs are being broken, you must find the perpetrator and get rid of her. Hens that learn to eat eggs must be culled, because they will never give up the habit and they will teach it to other hens. However, before culling, make sure the culprit is, indeed, a hen. Egg-eating hens will usually have dried yolk on their beaks and heads. If your hens are clean, suspect another culprit. Snakes, rats, weasels, even domestic pets, all enjoy eggs. Be sure your hen house is well-barricaded against predators and unwelcome visitors.

CANNIBALISM: Cannibalism is a vicious habit that is upsetting and costly. It can occur in fowl of any age, breed, strain or gender. It is almost always caused by stress related to poor management. Once stressed, birds begin picking at the feathers, vent, comb or toes of another bird. Once blood is tasted, this terrible habit can spread like wildfire through the entire flock. Unless you eliminate this problem immediately, it can rapidly get out of control. One way to curb this behavior is to provide a pecking source, such as Purina® SunFresh® Recipe Flock Block. It encourages pecking instincts to help reduce cannibalism.

STRESSORS THAT CAN CAUSE CANNIBALISM:

Overcrowding. Refer to Space Requirements in General Equipment and Supplies section.
Excessive heat. Be sure to adjust heat lamps and brooder temperatures as chicks mature, and keep all buildings well ventilated, especially during the hot summer.
Bright light. Very bright light or lengthy periods of bright light induce tension among birds. Use dim lights to calm and comfort birds; 40-watt bulbs provide plenty of light, and 25-watt bulbs can be calming. Heat lamps should be red or infrared to help maintain a dimly lit environment.
Absence or shortage of feed and/or water. Hunger, thirst and the need to fight for food induce aggression. Keep ample food and water available, with plenty of feeder space for the number of birds present.
Unbalanced diets. Very high-energy, low-fiber diets increase activity and aggression levels. Lack of protein or specific amino acids can encourage feather picking. Offer a high-quality feed, and minimize the role of table scraps. Scratch grains scattered about can give the birds something to do, but they should not constitute more than 10 percent of the birds’ diet.
Mixing birds. Combining birds, especially those of different ages or with different traits, such as crested and non-crested fowl, disrupts the pecking order and can cause pecking due to curiosity.
Abrupt changes in environment or management procedures. Always make changes as gradually as possible. If changing feeder types, be sure to leave the old equipment in the pen for a few days. Gradually adapt birds to new diets, new feeding times, new lighting schedules, etc.
Remove all crippled, injured, slow-feathering, and dead birds from the flock. Birds will naturally pick on defenseless companions due to curiosity and social order. Slow-feathering birds have young, tender feathers exposed for a longer period of time and are therefore susceptible to pecking.

There are some things you can do to keep your flock busy and happy. Having an enclosed run to encourage exercise is beneficial. Providing fiber via clover, grass or weeds helps increase contentment. Aggressive game birds can be fitted with a variety of “peepers,” small plastic “blinders” that attach harmlessly to the beak and limit forward vision, thus limiting the tendency to fight.

If you experience a cannibalism outbreak, closely review all your management and environmental circumstances. Darken your facilities with red or low-wattage light bulbs, remove injured birds, lower the pen temperature if possible, and apply anti-peck ointment or pine tar to damaged birds. Identify and remove overly aggressive birds. Do not return to normal lighting, until serenity has returned to the flock, and then do so gradually.

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CCI Troy Landry Signature Ammunition

Friday, May 8th, 2015

J&N Feed and Seed is proud to stock CCI ammunition . What ever your needs are, we’ve got the right product for you. Stop in today and take home a box or two.

You might never need to stop an ornery alligator, or depend on your marksmanship to put food on the table, but with the new Troy Landry signature edition ammunition from CCI®, you’ll know you can. Included in the exclusive series are CCI’s proven 22 Long Rifle Mini-Mag® and 22 WMR Maxi-Mag®-loads that Landry, from the series Swamp People® on HISTORY®, has trusted his livelihood to for decades. Look for both cartridges in eye-popping gator-hide packaging, with Landry’s face on the box.

FEATURES & BENEFITS
• Gator-tested performance trusted by Troy Landry
• Mini-Mag 36-grain, copper-plated hollow point; 1,260 fps
• Maxi-Mag 40-grain jacketed hollow point; 1,875 fps
• Clean-burning propellants keep actions cleaner
• Reliable cycling
• Sure-fire CCI priming

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Fish Truck Visits May 20th

Monday, May 4th, 2015

Abney’s Fish Truck visits J&N Feed and Seed in Graham, Texas, on Wednesday, May 20th, from 2:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M.

It is not necessary to pre-order the fish, but if you are looking for a large quantity we suggest you call. Questions? Give us a call at 940-549-4631.

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Get a Jump On The Grasshoppers

Friday, May 1st, 2015

Grasshoppers are among the most widespread and damaging pests in Texas and they have begun to make their appearance this season. Get a jump on them before they take over and start damaging your plants and crops. At J&N Feed and Seed, we have a couple of products that will help with grasshopper control.

Nolo Bait is a long-term grasshopper suppression agent. It is an easy spreadable bait made from flaky wheat bran. Once the Grasshoppers ingest the bran, they becoming infected with Nosema. Nolo Bait is very easy to apply and has no adverse effects on non-target organisms. Get rid of Grasshoppers with Nolo Bait!

Nolo Bate is safe for use around humans, pets, birds, wildlife, gardens and won’t contaminate waterways. It won’t harm beneficial insects and is widely approved for organic use.

Tempo SC Ultra Insecticide is the fastest-acting insect control on the market. This suspension concentrate delivers the power of a powder formulation in a liquid. It’s easier to use, less messy to handle, needs less agitation and is more evenly dispersed during application. Use Tempo for quick, broad-spectrum control of more than 100 nuisance pests.

Stop by J&N Feed and Seed and let our experts map out your grasshopper control plan.

Tags: Pest Control
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Fish Truck Visits May 13th

Thursday, April 30th, 2015

Stock My Pond visits J&N Feed and Seed in Graham, Texas on May 13th from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm. The truck will have channel cat, large mouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, hybrid bluegill, red ear bream, and fathead minnows. Click here to find out what type and size fish we offer. The truck provides containers for all fish but the 11″ channel cats, so please bring your own containers for them.

It is not necessary to pre-order the fish, but if you are looking for a large quantity we suggest you call. Questions? Call Stock My Pond at 501-676-3768

J&N Feed and Seed
450 Pecan Street
Graham, TX
Phone: (940) 549-4631

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Win A Lifetime Super Combo License

Wednesday, April 29th, 2015

This is your chance to win a Lifetime Super Combo License, giving you the right to hunt and fish in Texas without ever having to buy another state license.^*

Only $5 per entry and you can enter as many times as you like!

Purchase your entries wherever Texas hunting and fishing licenses are sold.

Find a retailer near you or purchase online now!

The next drawing will be held on June 30, 2015. Entries will be on sale through June 27, 2015. If you entered before December 27, 2014 and your name wasn’t drawn in the December drawing, you will be eligible for the June 30, 2015 drawing.

The drawing package also includes a 1-year subscription to Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine. All proceeds from the Lifetime License Drawing fees go directly to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for on-the-ground conservation efforts that help make Texas one of the best places in the country to hunt and fish.

2014-2015 Official Rules

Click here for more information on Lifetime Licenses.

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