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Summer Mineral Minute – Cattle Mineral Program

Summer Mineral Minute - Enhancing Your Cattle's Health with a Comprehensive Mineral Program As we embrace the warmth and vitality of summer, it's the perfect time to focus on optimizing your cattle's health and productivity through a well-rounded mineral program. Here are some quick and timely considerations to ensure your...

2026 Livestock Shows

The eagerly anticipated calendar for the 2026 Livestock Shows in the great state of Texas has been officially announced. It’s time to mark your calendars!  From the heart of the Lone Star State to its sprawling outskirts, each venue will offer a unique experience. Check them out and experience the...

Summer Flock Care: How to Keep Chickens Cool

Summer Flock Care: How to Keep Chickens Cool! Summer is a time for fun, adventure and excitement – for both backyard chicken raisers and their flocks. To keep birds cool in the summertime, provide fresh, cool water for hydration, maintain chicken coop ventilation and choose a layer feed with the Purina® Oyster...

Avoiding Heat Stress With Horses

In the height of summer competition season, it is common to have days of intense heat. This heat can be even harder on your horse than it is on you. If you are seeing sluggishness in your horse here are some facts that are important to know about the heat...

Feeding Deer in Late Spring and Summer

  Feeding Deer in Late Spring and Summer: The deer herd has survived the winter and early spring and is entering the most energy and nutrient demanding period of the year. Bucks have antlers developing, does are finishing gestation and starting to lactate, and fawns are growing at their peak...


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Cattle Diets in Winter

With winter on the way, we hope that you have been storing up excess forage for your cattle this winter. It is important to start planning ahead for your cattle's forage needs before it is too late and the weather begins to cool. In the winter months, most cattle need...

Buying A Saddle

Pasturas Los Alazanes proudly serves the Dallas area and surrounding communities with a great selection of horse supplies, including saddles. The process of buying a saddle should not be taken lightly, because it is important that you find a saddle that works for both you and your horse. We are...

Chicken Tips

Caring for chickens can be a challenge, especially when dealing with cold winter temperatures. When raising chickens in the winter, the primary concern should be keeping your birds clean, warm, and dry. One way to help accomplish this task is by using heating lamps in your coops, but make sure...

Winter Care For Chickens

Winter is here and it is important to know how changes in the weather can influence the way that you care for your chickens. Winterizing your chicken coop is important because it can help protect your chickens from frostbite and hypothermia. The first place to start when winterizing your coop...

Raising Chickens

Pasturas Los Alazanes is proud to provide you with all of the supplies you need for raising your chickens. We have a great selection of poultry feeds from the top brands, including Purina Mills, Golden Oak Feeds, and West Feeds. We know that raising chicks can be difficult and a...

Feeding Senior Horses

The equine team at Pasturas Los Alazanes understands that feeding senior horses can be a challenge. That's why we are proud to offer a great selection of senior feeds for horses from Purina. As horses age, it is very common for their teeth to wear down and it can be...

How To Clean Quail

During Quail season it is important to know how to properly clean your game birds to ensure that they can be properly prepared later on. There are many ways to clean a bird, but we have found this method to work best. Begin by clipping off the wings in close...

How to Cook Quail

While hunting for sport is fun, it would be a shame to let these tasty birds go to waste. There are a number of ways to prepare quail and we have chosen a few ways that we would like to pass on to you. The first way is pan frying...

Tips For Raising Beef Cattle

Caring for your herd changes throughout the seasons. As the weather gets colder, natural forage sources can decrease and it becomes more difficult for your cows to maintain a healthier body score. In order to help your cows stay healthier, it is important to feed your cows more hay and...

When To Blanket Your Horse

One of the biggest challenges to be faced when caring for a horse in the winter months is keeping the horse warm and comfortable in freezing temperatures. Horse blankets are an excellent way to keep your horses warm and clean from dirt and mud this winter. You should consider blanketing...

Winter Water Sources for Cattle

One of the biggest dangers for cattle in the winter is dehydration due to their water source freezing over. It may seem obvious to always provide fresh clean water to your cattle, but when temperatures drop below freezing, it is not uncommon for people to forget to monitor the water...