by McMurray Staff | Sep 23, 2015 | Chickens, Guidelines, Raising Chickens
Photo by Vera Ting 1. Should I heat or insulate my coop? With their thick coat of feathers, chickens are naturally much better insulated people. As long as they can stay dry and out of the wind, they can tolerate very cold temperatures. If you live in an area with...
by McMurray Staff | Aug 26, 2015 | Chicken Eggs
When your chickens are laying well, sometimes you can start to get more eggs than you’re able to use. When you go to use the eggs in your recipes, it’s good to be able to tell which ones are getting old and which ones are still fresh. Although it’s...
by McMurray Staff | Feb 23, 2012 | McMurray Hatchery
For most of us, getting eggs home from the market or getting them from the coop to the kitchen can be a daunting task. The delicate nature of the eggs and the promise that some of us seek from them offers a value beyond the “cost” of the egg itself. At...
by McMurray Staff | Mar 29, 2011 | Feeds and Feeding
If you have laying hens, we recommend that you give them ground oyster shells. It is best to do this “free choice” by putting the oyster shells in a separate container, so that the hens can take as much as they need. The eggshell for each egg that your hen...
by McMurray Staff | Nov 3, 2010 | Ducks, Waterfowl
A lot of folks turn up their noses at the idea of eating duck eggs. When I was young, I did too. But if you’ve never tried them, you don’t know what you’re missing. We recently asked our Facebook fans what they thought of duck eggs. Over 100 people...
