by McMurray Staff | Apr 30, 2021 | Baby Chicks, Chickens, Gail Damerow, Poultry Health, Raising Chickens
Coccidiosis is the most common disease in baby chicks and turkey poults, and also the most common cause of death. Continuing our interview series with poultry expert and best-selling author, Gail Damerow, we ask her what causes coccidiosis and what can be done about...
by McMurray Staff | Mar 27, 2019 | Chickens, Special Offers
NEW! Starting in April, to meet the needs of our customers with limitations on the number of birds they are allowed, we are offering lower minimums on two of our best-selling assortments — Murray’s Choice Layer Assortment and our Brown Egg Layer Assortment....
by McMurray Staff | Feb 4, 2019 | Chicken Eggs, Gail Damerow, Raising Chickens
Once you start gathering fresh eggs from your flock daily, you may start to notice differences or imperfections in them. As part of our blog series with poultry expert and best-selling author, Gail Damerow, we ask her about a few of the most common egg...
by McMurray Staff | Dec 13, 2018 | Chicken Eggs, Gail Damerow, Guest Articles, Raising Chickens
Continuing our series with poultry expert and best-selling author, Gail Damerow, we talk to her about egg quality. The internal quality of an egg is determined by the appearance and consistency of the contents inside the shell, which you can examine by breaking a...
by McMurray Staff | Oct 25, 2018 | Chicken Eggs, Gail Damerow, Guest Articles
As a poultry owner with laying hens, at some point you may decide to try your hand at incubating and hatching your own eggs. But, how can you tell if an egg is viable? Waiting 21 days can seem like an eternity to find out if an egg is going to hatch or not. In...
