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Taste of the Wild Southwest Canyon Savings

By Wells Brothers

Friday, April 28th, 2017

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Wells Brothers featured Pet Food of the Month for May is Taste of the Wild Southwest Canyon! This unique formula contains a blend of animal protein sources, including wild boar, for a taste sensation that your pet will love. In addition, nutrient-rich legumes and fruits like peas, garbanzo beans, blueberries, and raspberries provide antioxidants for your pet’s healthy lifestyle. Your dog craves a taste of the wild. Go ahead and give him one.

May savings on Taste of the Wild Southwest Canyon

$1.00 off the 5# bag
$2.00 off the 14# bag
$3.00 off the 28# bag

Stop by Wells Brothers Pet, Lawn & Garden Supply for all your premium pet foods, supplies and more. Let our experts help you choose a pet food that is right for your dog in their life stage. We’re locally owned and operated and appreciate your business!

Sale valid May 1 through May 31, 017.

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Easter Sunday, We’re Closed

By Wells Brothers

Saturday, March 11th, 2017

Apr ’17

Easter Sunday is April 16, 2017.

Wells Brothers Pet, Lawn & Garden will be closed on Sunday, April 16, 2017, in celebration of the holiday. Closing allows our employees to enjoy this important day with family and friends. We will reopen on Monday, April 17, with normal business hours. We hope you have a wonderful Sunday spent with family, friends, and lots of chocolate bunnies!

Every wonder how the Easter Sunday date is determined?

Easter falls on the first Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox. If the first full moon occurs on the equinox, Easter is the following Sunday. Thus, the holiday can fall anywhere between March 22 and April 25.

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Sunday Spring Hours at Wells Brothers

By Wells Brothers

Friday, January 6th, 2017

May ’17

9:00 am

May ’17

9:00 am

Sunday Spring Hours!

Spring is a busy time of year for everyone. Getting your lawn, garden and landscaping just right require time and the right products. We know your weekends are busy, so Wells Brothers Pet, Lawn & Garden Supply will be OPEN for business on Sundays beginning February 19th. We hope this gives you more time to shop for the products that really make a difference in your lawn and landscape.

Sunday Spring hours are from 9 am to 3 pm every Sunday until May 21, 2017. Stop in and let our experts help you achieve the best lawn in the neighborhood!

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Six Signs of Good Quality Horse Hay

By Wells Brothers

Monday, November 7th, 2016

Forage makes up between 50 and 90 percent or more of a horse’s diet. Much of the forage part of the diet comes in the form of hay. Because it’s such a big part of the ration, a good quality hay can help keep a horse healthy, while a poor quality hay can be detrimental. This is why, as nutritionists and horse owners, we put a big emphasis on the quality of hay we feed.

The nutritional value of hay is the most important factor when determining its quality. This begins with the stage of plant maturity at time of harvest. Young, immature plants contain more nutrients than older, stemmier plants. Though after hay is harvested, the level of horse hay quality goes beyond the age of the plant at harvest.

Identifying good quality hay for horses:

When selecting your horse’s forage, keep these six signs of good quality hay in mind:

1. High leaf-to-stem ratio
Think about the leafy greens you eat. You likely prefer greens with leaves rather than just stems. The same is true for your horse. Look for more flat leaves in the hay and fewer round stems; this indicates the plant was less mature when cut. More leaves typically mean higher digestibility and nutrient content for your horse.

2. Small diameter stems
Stems smaller in diameter or finer are also indicators of higher quality horse hay. Small stems mean the plant was less mature when cut. To test stem size, grab a handful of hay and give it a squeeze. Good quality hay is soft and pliable, and feels good in your hand. If it feels like you’re squeezing a handful of sticks, it is not a good choice of hay to feed your horse.

3. Few seed heads or blooms
No matter the species of plant, hay with little to no seed heads or blooms indicates a younger, early maturity plant, and thus a higher quality hay. For example, timothy hay should be cut in the pre-bloom or early-bloom stage when you see little to no seed heads; and alfalfa should be cut when you see few to no blooms.

4. Fresh smell and appearance
On our farm, there’s nothing like haying season. We love the smell of fresh hay. The same is true for your horse. Good quality hay should have a fresh cut smell and appearance. Avoid musty, moldy or off-setting smelling hay, because it can reduce palatability and indicate poor quality.

5. Cleanliness
Hay should be primarily made up of the harvested forages. Look for a clean forage with little to no dust. Even if the majority of the hay is high quality, hays containing dirt, mold, weeds, trash or other foreign materials indicate poorer quality hay and may be unfit to feed to horses.

6. Hay Color
Good quality hay should be bright green in color with little fading. A bleached, yellow, brown or black color may indicate aged hay, mold or poor storage conditions. Storage condition and age have a significant effect on vitamin content of hays. Many vitamins, such as vitamins A and E, are not stable over time and lose biological activity. After approximately six months, almost all vitamin A and E activity levels are lost. The nutritional value of hay is compromised with increased exposure to heat, sunlight and rain, which speed up this process.

When good quality hay for your horse is scarce or too costly, you may need to compensate for poorer quality hay. You can do this by supplementing with a quality balanced horse feed. Hay balancers help provide the missing essential nutrients the horse requires in the diet. In some cases, they can replace hay in the diet entirely.

Feeds like Equine Junior®, Equine Adult®, Equine Senior®, and Omolene #400 Complete Advantage offer built-in forage for situations where hay is not available in a horse’s diet.

Gina Fresquez, M.S. for Purina Mills

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Wild Bird Seed Savings In November

By Wells Brothers

Thursday, October 27th, 2016

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Save $2 off select varieties of Songbird Essentials Wild Bird Seed during the month of November at Wells Brothers. If you’re a bird lover, then this sale is for you.

$2.00 off 20 lb bags of select wild bird seed blends

Cardinal Chorus – Black Oil Sunflower, Safflower, Grey Stripe Sunflower, Peanut Pickouts, Natural, and Artificial Flavors.
Healthy Hearts & Chips – 100% Sunflower Hearts and Chips. Easier for wild birds to eat leaves no shells and attracts the most colorful wild birds.
Shell Free – A combination of hulled seeds. No shells, less mess, no waste. Best for feeders near decks and patios.

Stop by Wells Brothers in Plano for wild bird blends, bird treats, bird feeders, and houses.

Bird-feeding tips:

Place your feeder so you can view it from a favorite room or chair. Think of a picture window, deck railing, patio, comfortable armchair or breakfast table. Some feeders are designed to attach to your window pane.

Your birds also need to enjoy where your feeder is placed so make sure it’s near plant or tree cover for protection from the weather and safety, yet easily found too.

Take an old, white t-shirt or towel and place it on the ground beneath your feeder (whether mounted on a pole or hanging from a hook or branch). Take a handful of black-oil sunflower seeds and sprinkle them on your “target”. Birds follow other birds’ feeding patterns so when the first bird finds these seeds, you and your feeder are in business!

Refill your feeder as often as necessary to encourage your backyard birds to enjoy your feeder every day too.

Get ready for your family to enjoy lots of natural fun!

Source: National Bird-Feeding Society

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