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News, Updates and Information from Murray McMurray Hatchery
Fresh Eggs: Healthy, Sustainable and Colorful
The popularity of backyard farming is growing at a rapid pace. More and more, families are looking for healthy, sustainable options including raising chickens for fresh eggs. A majority of the baby chicks and started pullets we sell at McMurray Hatchery...
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On-Farm Poultry Processing Workshop Featuring McMurray Hatchery
This month the McMurray Hatchery team was honored to be invited to present at the Iowa Organic Association’s On-Farm Poultry Processing workshop. The event brought together poultry owners from across the state to learn about everything from regulations on...
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Best Breeds When Raising Pastured Poultry
The continued rise in the popularity of homesteading and sustainable living has led to an increase in awareness for raising pastured poultry. Pastured poultry is a sustainable technique where flocks are raised on pastures, as opposed to indoor confinement,...
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Tinted Egg Layer Photo Contest Winner Announced
Congratulations to our February contest winner, Jessica Szachury. Her Whiting True Blue photo is the winner in our February 2018 Tinted Egg Layers photo contest. Jessica will receive a $50 gift certificate to McMurray Hatchery. Click here to see all the entries in...
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Getting Started With Your New Chicks
If you’re like us, raising chickens is a rewarding experience. For over a century we’ve been shipping boxes of fluffy day-old chicks to farms, homesteads, and even urban homes across the country. Our team carefully hand-packs each order carefully in our...
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The Benefits of Roosters
Are you ordering new baby chicks this year? Whether you’re wanting fresh eggs, showing birds, or just expanding your flock, you should consider adding a rooster to your flock if your local ordinances allow. Roosters, also called cockerels, are often overlooked or...
read moreThese Breeds Topped the Charts at McMurray Hatchery in 2017
It’s 2018. After a very busy 100th anniversary year, and some much-deserved time off over the holidays, the McMurray Hatchery team is back to work and has started prepping for the first hatch of the season — cleaning, readying the boxes, monitoring the incubators,...
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