by McMurray Staff | Dec 13, 2018 | Chicken Eggs, Featured, 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 Hatchery Marketing | Nov 16, 2018 | Contests, Special Offers
In celebration of our 2019 season — and for the first time ever — we are giving away FREE CHICKS! Now through December 2nd, sign up for the McMurray Hatchery newsletter for a chance to win a box of 15 female day-old baby chicks from our newest and best breeds...
by McMurray Hatchery Marketing | Nov 7, 2018 | Chicken Breeds, Featured, McMurray Hatchery
McMurray Hatchery is the oldest, and largest, hatchery in the United States. We offer over 100 breeds of poultry from day-old baby chicks, ducks, geese, turkeys and other fowl. Each year we carefully select breeds to add to our selection. For our 2019 season, we are...
by McMurray Staff | Nov 5, 2018 | Chicken Breeds, Featured, McMurray Hatchery
For over a century, McMurray Hatchery has been offering the widest selection of poultry breeds and remained dedicated to preserving the quality of each breed as set forth by the American Standard of Perfection — and 2019 is no exception. McMurray Hatchery is thrilled...
by McMurray Hatchery Marketing | Oct 25, 2018 | Chicken Eggs, Gail Damerow, Guest Articles
Pictured above: Candling a 5-day-old egg. The air pocket, veins and chick’s eye are clearly visible at this stage. 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...
