McMurray Hatchery Blog
Hatchery News, Updates and Information on Raising Chickens, Ducks, Geese, Turkeys and Other PoultryFall in Love with Chickens and other Fowl Photo Contest Announced
Announcing the Fall in love with Chickens and other Fowl Photo Contest! We want to see your favorite feathered friend basking in the Fall season! Upload your photos here: http://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/p/fallinlove2012 Six winners will be rated, by you, for a chance...
Summer Fun Photo Contest Winners
Congratulations to our winners of the Summer Fun photo contest! 4th Place Winner 5th Place Winner
Photo Contest Announced; New Products Keep Coming!
This has been a very busy year to say the least for Murray McMurray Hatchery. We sincerely appreciate all of you for choosing us as your chicken and fowl resource! Photo Contest Announced! We had such a fun time with our last photo contest we plan to have several...
A Re-Cap of New Items at Murray McMurray Hatchery
The heat of Summer seems to finally be lifting its grasp here in Iowa but while things may be cooling down outside, it continues to heat up in our product offerings! New Red Ranger Broilers! Through special arrangements, we are able to offer this dark feathered...
My Girl Photo Contest Winners Announced
Congratulations to all our winners below and thank you to everyone who casts your votes/ratings! These truly are some amazing photos to see! ...
McMurray Hatchery Hosts Japanese Delegates Conducting Worldwide Campaign to Trace DNA History of Domestic Chickens
Japanese researchers embarked on a multi-country journey with a visit to Murray McMurray Hatchery in Webster City, Iowa as part of a study to trace the DNA of domestic chickens. During the five-day visit, the researchers collected blood samples from more than 20...
Dark Feather Broilers – Limited Time Only
Dark Feathered Broilers for a limited time! Check them out: http://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/red_ranger_broiler.html
It’s County Fair Time!
Congratulations to Seth Terwelp who was highlighted at this year's Illinois Adams County Fair. How is everyone else doing this year at the Fair? http://www.whig.com/story/19156348/payson-teen-shares-passion-for-raising-showing-poultry
Rate our Finalists! – Ends Tomorrow!
Rate our 10 finalists to determine a winner - ends Tomorrow! http://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/p/mygirl20121
A bit of history…
Was handed a very cool piece of history this morning. From the Grinnell College Newsletter, Vol. 7, 1928, No.5, it reads "Murray McMurray, (class of 1910) of Webster city, recently shipped nine purebred Bourbon Red turkeys to Ozaki brothers poultry farm, Tokyo Japan....
My Girl Photo Contest Announced!
My Girl Photo Contest Announced! http://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/p/mygirl2012 Send in your best/favorite photo of your hen chicken for a chance to win a $100 gift certificate and other great prizes! We want to see our prized girl and give away some great prizes. Send...
4 Weeks – Bigger Chicks
It's been approximately four weeks since we got our baby chicks and the change they have gone through has been quite interesting to watch. I never realized how interesting chickens could be to watch and now I often find myself simply sitting and watching them move...
The First Order
I remember walking a trail in one of our recent trips to the Smokey Mountains, Pigeon Forge,Tennessee to be exact. The promise of our friends and guides, experienced visitors to the area, was a tremendous waterfall nearly a mile and half from our starting point. If...
Winners of the 2012 Kidding Around with Chickens Photo Contest!
Congratulations to our winners of the 2012 Kidding Around with Chickens Photo Contest! And thank you to everyone who submitted photos - thank you for sharing them! 1st Place 2nd place 3rd place ...
Kidding Around with Chickens 2012 Photo Contest Announced!
Let's get these pictures started, yeah! We are kicking off our 2012 photo contests with the kids - Kidding Around with Chickens! We want to see your pictures of your kids and your chickens or other fowl. Photos should give viewers the initial reactions of “oooohhh...
Shop Day-Old Baby Chicks
Day-old baby chicks, ducks, geese, turkeys, and other poultry now available for the 2026 season!