Category Archives: Raising Chickens

Raising Chickens for Our Home Flock, Day 52

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Guest Author

  Our chickens are about eight weeks old. Most of their adult feathers have grown in.  The chickens appear to be about one third the size that they will reach as adults. They are about the size of bantams.

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How to Introduce New Chickens into Your Flock, Questions and Answers

Posted on June 21, 2011 by McMurray Staff

1. How old should the chickens be when I introduce them into the main flock?

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How to Introduce New Chickens into your Flock, part 3

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Guest Author

Below are some tips to make it as painless as possible to introduce new chickens to your existing flock. With these tips, you may still see some aggression, but hopefully it will be minimal. Side by Side

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Raising Chickens for Our Home Flock, Day 34

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Guest Author

Our chickens are about 5 weeks old now.  They are growing and developing well in the chicken tractor…. This article also tells a little about the chicken’s crop and digestive tract. Continue reading →

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How many Chickens are in your Flock?

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Guest Author

Take our poll on Facebook and find out how many chickens people have in their flocks.  The poll asks how many chickens are in your flock and shows the results of how others have answered the question. To participate and … Continue reading →

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How to Introduce New Chickens into your Flock, part 2

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Guest Author

Disease and Parasites When you introduce new chickens to your flock, you run the risk of also introducing new diseases or parasites to your flock. If you take your chickens to poultry shows, then you run that same risk when … Continue reading →

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Information About Salmonella

Posted on June 1, 2011 by McMurray Staff

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia recently asked us to distribute a brochure about Salmonella and handling of chicks and ducklings. We are glad to do this as a public service to all of our customers. If … Continue reading →

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How to Introduce New Chickens into your Flock, part 1

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Guest Author

If you’ve ever raised chicks then later added them to an existing flock of mature chickens, then you know that it is often an unpleasant experience. The older chickens peck the newcomers hard. They chase them, and they try to … Continue reading →

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Raising Chickens for Our Home Flock, Day 23

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Guest Author

Moving the chicks from the brooder into the chicken tractor.
Photo gallery. Continue reading →

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Raising Chickens for Our Home Flock, Day 17

Posted on May 19, 2011 by McMurray Staff

Cleaning out the brooder. Foraging in the yard. Friendly Americana. Photos. Continue reading →

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