by McMurray Staff | Nov 3, 2010 | Contests
Update: Monday, Nov. 15, 2010 The Best Breed Photo Semi-Finalist Poll is now closed. The finalist poll will open later this week. Look for details here on our blog. Best Breed Photo The poll for the “Best Breed Photo” category of the Murray McMurray...
by McMurray Staff | Nov 3, 2010 | Ducks, Waterfowl
A lot of folks turn up their noses at the idea of eating duck eggs. When I was young, I did too. But if you’ve never tried them, you don’t know what you’re missing. We recently asked our Facebook fans what they thought of duck eggs. Over 100 people...
by McMurray Staff | Oct 27, 2010 | Chicken Eggs, Chickens, Raising Chickens
Are your chickens laying fewer eggs recently? If you haven’t made any big changes to how you’re caring for them, there’s a good chance the lack of eggs is caused by the shorter daytime hours. Chickens need a full 14-16 hours of daylight each day to...
by McMurray Staff | Oct 18, 2010 | Patricia Foreman
by Patricia Foreman [If you missed part 1 of this guest article by Patricia Foreman, you can view it here: City Chickens Can Save BIG TIME Tax Payer Dollars! (Part 1).] Here’s how it can work. The math is simple, so don’t be intimidated by it. Step 1:...
by McMurray Staff | Oct 14, 2010 | Contests
Too Funny for Words The final results are in for this category of the photo contest. The Winner Congratulations to Kristine Jahnke for winning first place in the contest with her photo of their family cat curled up next to a Rhode Island Red hen. As the first prize...