by McMurray Staff | Feb 9, 2018 | Baby Chicks, Feeds and Feeding, Guidelines, Raising Chickens
If you’re like us, raising chickens is a rewarding experience. For over a century we’ve been shipping boxes of fluffy day-old chicks to farms, homesteads, and even urban homes across the country. Our team carefully hand-packs each order carefully in our custom...
by McMurray Staff | Jan 25, 2018 | Chickens, Poultry Shows, Raising Chickens
Are you ordering new baby chicks this year? Whether you’re wanting fresh eggs, showing birds, or just expanding your flock, you should consider adding a rooster to your flock if your local ordinances allow. Roosters, also called cockerels, are often overlooked or...
by McMurray Staff | Jan 9, 2018 | Chicken Breeds, McMurray Hatchery
It’s 2018. After a very busy 100th anniversary year, and some much-deserved time off over the holidays, the McMurray Hatchery team is back to work and has started prepping for the first hatch of the season — cleaning, readying the boxes, monitoring the incubators,...
by McMurray Staff | Oct 30, 2017 | Chicken Coops, Poultry Equipment, Predator Control, Raising Chickens, Uncategorized
As cold weather sets in across much of the U.S., the leaves are falling, days are shorter, and the nights are longer and colder. The National Weather Service is predicting a colder than normal winter for the upper portion of the country. Based in northern Iowa, the...
by McMurray Staff | Sep 25, 2017 | Chickens, Raising Chickens
Molting is a natural process that chickens go through annually so they can replenish and replace their feathers. Chickens need to grow new feathers to allow them to effectively regulate their body temperature especially those in colder environments. Chickens will molt...
