by McMurray Staff | Dec 9, 2013 | Guest Articles, Poultry Health
Pullorum Disease, Poultry, and the NPIP Darrell W. Trampel, D.V.M., PhD. Iowa State University December 2, 2013 Development of purebred chickens can be traced back to 1875 when the American Poultry Association (APA) published a book entitled “Standards of...
by McMurray Staff | Feb 13, 2012 | McMurray Hatchery
Offering healthy and happy baby chicks doesn’t happen by accident. In fact, proper care and nutrition to help ensure optimal growth is provided to the source flocks through a dedicated person, years of experience and a genuine enthusiasm about chickens. As I...
by McMurray Staff | Aug 9, 2010 | McMurray Hatchery
[If you have not already read part one of this two part post, you can read it here.] Each and every bird is inspected to make sure they are true to breed, i.e. feather color, skin color, proper body type, comb type, number of toes (4 or 5), etc. If a bird does not...
by McMurray Staff | Jul 28, 2010 | McMurray Hatchery
[This article is part 1 of a two part series.] We here at McMurray Hatchery care about the health and well being of all our birds, from our hatching flocks to the newly hatched chicks. To ensure that you receive the healthiest chicks possible, we do a number of things...