by McMurray Staff | Feb 27, 2016 | Contests
Now that you’ve rated the photos to select the 10 finalists, it’s time to rate the finalist photos in order to choose the winner. Click the link below to see and rate the finalist photos: >>> Rate Finalist Photos Contest Schedule You...
by McMurray Staff | Feb 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
We’re excited to announce our first photo contest of 2016! For this contest, we are looking for photos of people working with their chickens — feeding and watering them, gathering eggs, moving portable coops on pasture, or similar things. Please include a...
by McMurray Staff | Feb 11, 2016 | McMurray Hatchery
Background: As we’ve mentioned previously, in May of 2015, Murray McMurray Hatchery brought a truckload of 3,700 newly-hatched chicks to Joe Claborn’s farm in Texas for safekeeping as Avian Influenza was spreading in the U.S. and in Iowa. The project has...
by McMurray Staff | Nov 12, 2015 | Guidelines, Miscellaneous, Raising Chickens
Getting Started Why Do You Raise Chickens? How to Start Your Flock Brooding Day Old Chicks How to Introduce New Chickens into Your Existing Flock Water and Waterers Don’t Let Your Chickens Run Out of Water The Importance of Water Keeping the Chicken Water from...
by McMurray Staff | Oct 22, 2015 | Chicken Eggs
What’s the best way to clean dirty eggs? Should they be washed when you first gather them, or is it better to wait and wash them just before use? Before we answer these questions, let’s go over some basics. Bloom Protects the Contents A nearly invisible...
