by McMurray Staff | Aug 26, 2010 | Contests
Our congratulations to all of the semi-finalists in the “That’s So Sweet” category of the Chicken Photo Contest. Below is a gallery of the photos: Photo by Tamara Kleinsasser Photo by Jeannie Kirkhope Photo by Tammie Gayler Photo by Tamara...
by McMurray Staff | Aug 26, 2010 | Guest Articles
by Gail Damerow How do you tell male guinea fowl from the females? It’s a question I hear often from first-time guinea owners. The lady guineas have a two-part call that sounds like “Good luck! Good luck! Good luck!” Male guineas never make that...
by McMurray Staff | Aug 25, 2010 | Guest Articles
by Andy Schneider (the Chicken Whisperer) If you missed part 1 of this article, you can read it here. Many people who oppose the keeping of backyard chickens often sound off during meetings about decreased property values if the city allows the keeping of backyard...
by McMurray Staff | Aug 23, 2010 | Contests
Here is a brief description of how semi-finalists were selected for the “That’s so sweet” category of the McMurray Hatchery Chicken Photo Contest. All of the pictures received ratings during our open rating period. We took the average rating for...
by McMurray Staff | Aug 17, 2010 | Interviews
Chad Sale has been farming in North Carolina, and has raised poultry most of his life. He currently raises about 700 chickens, ducks, turkeys, and quail. As a child, Chad used to spend a lot of time on his grandparent’s farm. Chad’s great-uncle, who lived...