by McMurray Staff | Feb 6, 2023 | Anna Christian, Guest Articles, Meat Birds
Join us as we interview Anna Christian, popular blogger, designer, and social media influencer, as she discusses her experiences with raising and processing our Cornish Cross chicks this past fall. What made you start raising and processing your own meat birds to...
by McMurray Staff | Aug 17, 2022 | Baby Chicks, Chickens, Featured, Interviews, Raising Chickens
Are you thinking about keeping chickens? Is this your first time ordering day-old baby chicks? While baby chicks are cute and fluffy, it can also be stressful for first-timers. To help alleviate any fears or stress, we asked five experts for their top chick tips for...
by Ann Accetta-Scott | Mar 27, 2022 | Ann Accetta-Scott, Baby Chicks, Chickens, Homesteading, Poultry Health, Raising Chickens
Off-grid living is on the rise, and so is chicken keeping! However, chicks purchased online or in a feed store need supplemental heat to keep them warm. So, how do off-gridders provide the necessary heat for keeping chicks warm? Here are my top 10 tips for brooding...
by Ann Accetta-Scott | Feb 25, 2022 | Ann Accetta-Scott, Baby Chicks, Chickens, Raising Chickens
Incorporating new chickens is bound to happen at some point or another when you are raising poultry. Whether you keep chickens in town or out in the country, it is essential to know how to safely integrate new chickens into your flock. Taking the correct steps during...
by Janet Garman | Sep 15, 2021 | Baby Chicks, Chickens, Janet Garman, Raising Chickens
Our thoughts on brooding Fall chicks have changed over our years of chicken keeping experience. We were strongly in the Spring chicks camp for most of our chicken tending days, until the last two years, when we tried bringing chicks in later in the Summer. When the...
