Category Archives: Animal Health

Vendor Spotlight: Brinsea

Brinsea has been in the Chicken game for thirty years producing the most innovative and brooders available   Brinsea keeps in mind that simple is better and their products are designed to be simple to operate and simple to service.  These products are meant to be long lasting and energy efficient.

Take a look at some of the Brinsea items that RuralKing.com has to offer:

 

Getting your dog ready for summer

If your dog is normally an outside dog or spends a great deal of time outside make sure they have access to shade at all times also a doghouse is a nice idea if you don’t have a great spot to put them.

 The ASL Solutions Insulated Dog House Palace DP20 is great option, because it can be easily converted for summer or winter!

Insulated Dog House Palace DP20

It is very important to make sure they have access to water at all times. The 13 Quart Galvanized Ever Full Bowl is an awesome idea because all you have to do is hook it up to your hose and your dog has constant supply of fresh water!

13 Quart Galvanized Ever Full Bowl

Also your dog is gonna start shedding soon, if they haven’t already. So another way to help keep them cool is to help them quickly get rid of that extra fur. You can help them by giving them a bath with Bioguard Shampoo, spraying them with Dog or Puppy Shed-Stop and brushing them. For brushing during this high shedding time of year I would recommend the Oster Shedzilla Dog Grooming Rake.

Oster Shedzilla Dog Grooming Rake

It is also very important to treat for fleas now. It is so much better to treat for them now than, to have to fight to get them off your dog and out of your home. First you will want to get them out of your yard with Bayer Advanced Power Force Multiple Insect Killer Concentrate 32oz. Make sure not to let pets or children into the yard until after the spray has dried. Also you will want to treat your dog with a flea treatment Frontline is a popular one carried by Rural King. If fleas happen to make it into your home, no worries we can help! I recommend the Enforcer Flea Fogger 2 Pack W/FGR EFF2.

Right now is the perfect weather to walk your dog! Your local Rural King is a great place to get your dog a new leash or collar! Also walking your dog can mean you will need to carry something with you to pick up poop with. :(  Don’t worry we have something for that! :) The Poop Posse!

 

The Poop Posse

Chickens

There is something about have your own flock of Chickens that does the family good.  You can get quite a bit of enjoyment from raising your flock not to mention the fresh eggs you get along with a supply of fresh meat if you decide to.  You can use the flock to teach responsibilities to young members of your family.  From taken daily care of the flock to raising 4-H projects for the fair.  Rural King has all your needs for starting and taken care of your flock.  Your local store has several different breed on hand plus you can always order exotic breeds for 4-H projects.  We carry Starter Feed, Layer Crumbles along with many other feeds or treats.

When starting your flock, remember to keep your Chicks at the proper temperature. Chicks need to be at 90 to 100 degrees for the first week.  You can drop the temperature 5 degree each week until the chicks are 6 to 8 weeks old.  You can tell if the area is too cold or too warm by watching your chicks.  If your chicks are grouped closely together under the light, then it is too cold.  If the chicks are spread out unevenly trying to get a way from the light it is too hot.  If the Chicks are spread out even within their area, then the temperature is just right.  Remember Goldilock’s when it comes to your chicks, not too cold, not too hot but just right.  You can get everything you need from Brooder Lamps, Heat Bulbs, Feed, Waterers and Feeders at your local Rural King.

Little Giant 5 Gallon Plastic Poultry Chicken Waterer PPF5Naturewise Chick Starter Grower Feed 40 lb.

Feed Birds Suet to Keep Down the Bugs

Suet is a good choice for attracting insect-eating birds.  Suet can be purchased as processed cake that includes seeds, berries, and other ingredients like this one, from St. Alban’s Bay, available at Rural KingSuet is a high energy formulation of animal fat and other ingredients to attract insect eating birds, which, in return, help keep down the insect population in your yard. It is also a quick source of heat and energy for birds, who’s metabolisms are set on fast forward. It traditionally has been used as a good substitute for the insects that birds usually feed upon but are not plentiful in cold weather. Suet can be presented all year long.  Offering suet in a wire cage or suet log is a low-maintenance bird feeder. You refill only once every week or so, you never need to scrub the feeder, and you can leave it in your yard year round. Presenting suet in your backyard will also attract a greater variety of birds for your enjoyment.