by McMurray Staff | Sep 27, 2018 | Baby Chicks, Interviews, McMurray Hatchery Customer Stories, McMurray Hatchery Videos, News Coverage
This week, YouTube Homesteaders and creators on the rise, White House on the Hill, paid a visit to McMurray Hatchery. Jake, Becky, and their son Uriah were in town to tour the Hatchery and pick up their Fall meat bird order of Jumbo Cornish X Rocks. Watch the video of...
by McMurray Staff | Sep 19, 2018 | Chicken Eggs, Gail Damerow, Guest Articles, Interviews
Raising a laying flock is a rewarding experience, especially when you start to collect an assortment of fresh eggs daily. Each year we receive many questions from new questions about egg production, egg issues, laying hen health and more. In this article in our series...
by McMurray Staff | Sep 7, 2018 | Baby Chicks, McMurray Hatchery Videos, Raising Chickens
Each year, when Summer turns to Fall, our team at McMurray Hatchery begins the annual process to hatch and raise our breeder flock for the following season. We hatch and ship day-old, baby chicks from January through October each year. It takes between 18 and 22 weeks...
by McMurray Staff | Sep 7, 2018 | Chicken Breeds, McMurray Hatchery Customer Stories
For many years, McMurray Hatchery has been a proud supporter of 4-H projects across the country. Each Spring 4-H’ers across the country order their day-old baby chicks from our hatchery and raise them for projects or to show at their county and state fairs. This year,...
by McMurray Staff | Aug 23, 2018 | Chicken Eggs, Gail Damerow, Guest Articles, Interviews
Raising and keeping a flock of laying hens can be very rewarding once you start gathering colorful fresh eggs daily. But, when complications arise, such as prolapse or an egg-bound hen, it can be stressful for both the hen and their owner. In the second article in our...
