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 McMurray Staff | Apr 24, 2020 | Baby Chicks, Chicken Eggs, Chickens, Education, Raising Chickens
Last month when schools closed across the country and the kids were suddenly needing some educational activities to keep them busy, we began Chicken School in our home. If you caught our first blog in this series, Chicken School, Homeschool Learning Ideas, you know we...
by McMurray Staff | Jan 10, 2020 | Chicken Breeds, McMurray Hatchery, Waterfowl
It’s a new year and a new decade. At McMurray Hatchery, we’re excited for 2020 — our 103rd year! Our team has been hard at work planning and getting ready for this year’s hatch season. Our first hatch of the year is just three weeks away, and the...
by McMurray Staff | Nov 6, 2019 | Baby Chicks, Events, News Coverage, Raising Chickens
Homesteaders’ children at the 2019 Homesteaders of America Conference in Front Royal, VA, learning about baby chicks at the McMurray Hatchery tent. Photos of the Roots and Refuge kids by VW Family Farms; Benny by White House on the Hill for Homesteaders of...
by McMurray Staff | May 2, 2019 | Chicken Breeds, Chicken Eggs
When you work at a Hatchery, it’s inevitable that someone in your family will develop an interest in chickens. I’d bet that’s how the McMurray family kept the Hatchery business going for several generations.Fluffy, cheeping day-old baby chicks are irresistible, and my...
