by McMurray Staff | May 25, 2015 | Feeds and Feeding
Chickens like to eat table scraps, and most of the leftovers from your meals are safe for them to eat. Table scraps alone don’t form a balanced diet for your chickens, so feed them and moderation and use them as a supplemental treat, not the main course. Most...
by McMurray Staff | Apr 15, 2015 | Chickens
Because so many variables are involved, we cannot predict exactly when your chickens will start to lay, but we can give some estimates. Pearl White Leghorns are our earliest layers and can start to lay as early as 4 1/2 to 5 months as can Red Stars and Black Stars....
by McMurray Staff | Mar 1, 2011 | Book Reviews
With 40 years of experience raising dozens of different varieties of chickens on her family farm, Gail Damerow has skillfully compiled an easy to read, comprehensive guide for the family desiring to start their own backyard chicken raising experience as well as a...
by McMurray Staff | Sep 9, 2010 | Raising Chickens
It is important for your chickens and other poultry to always have access to an adequate supply of clean, fresh drinking water. This is even more important during hot weather, when a chicken’s water requirements increase significantly. When chickens don’t...
by McMurray Staff | Aug 26, 2010 | Guest Articles
by Gail Damerow How do you tell male guinea fowl from the females? It’s a question I hear often from first-time guinea owners. The lady guineas have a two-part call that sounds like “Good luck! Good luck! Good luck!” Male guineas never make that...
