by Janet Garman | Apr 5, 2021 | Chicken Breeds, Guest Articles, Janet Garman
Choosing Bantam chickens for your backyard flock can be an excellent choice for urban and suburban neighborhoods. In fact, anyone who wants a hardy, small chicken with a good disposition will be pleased with the Bantam chicken’s good temperament. Among the many...
by Amy Fewell | Jan 20, 2021 | Amy Fewell, Geese, Guest Articles, Homesteading
I couldn’t wait to open the box when I got it from the post office. Guard geese — these are what I had been waiting to add to our homestead for quite some time. But because guardian geese might not be a welcome wake up call for my neighbors in my subdivision, I had to...
by McMurray Staff | Jun 25, 2020 | Contests
In June, we passed 100,000 likes and followers on our McMurray Hatchery Facebook page! To celebrate this milestone, and to thank our followers, we held a 10-day 100K Giveaway, with daily prizes ranging from free t-shirts to free chicks. Congratulations to these...
by Ann Accetta-Scott | May 8, 2020 | Ann Accetta-Scott, Chickens, Guest Articles, Homesteading, Raising Chickens
The benefits of free-range poultry are great. The process creates a healthier bird, meat, and egg product. To make the process enjoyable and less stressful for the poultry keeper, poultry learn the best techniques on how to free-range poultry successfully. Is there...
by McMurray Staff | May 1, 2020 | Chicken Coops, Chickens, McMurray Hatchery Customer Stories, Raising Chickens
Chicken coops come in as many shapes and sizes as there are breeds of chickens. As popularity for keeping chickens has risen over the past decade, chicken coops now range from those built purely for function, to a custom dream home for backyard flocks with white glove...
