by Amy Fewell | Feb 27, 2020 | Amy Fewell, Chicken Breeds, Guest Articles, Homesteading
When you’ve finally made the decision to add chickens to your homestead, you might find you need some help selecting the best chicken breeds. There are so many poultry breeds to choose from in the wonderful world of chickens. From laying hens and meat chickens, to...
by McMurray Staff | Feb 6, 2019 | Chicken Breeds, Chickens
February kicks off chick season at the Hatchery and Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. We’re feeling festive and highlighting many of the ‘RED’ chicken breeds we love. RHODE ISLAND RED The Rhode Island Red is one of the most famous and...
by McMurray Staff | Aug 17, 2018 | McMurray Hatchery, McMurray Hatchery Videos, Raising Chickens
In this episode of McMurray Hatchery Live, our Vice President Tom Watkins shows viewers his own backyard coops and shares how he takes care of his own flock of chickens and ducks. Tom’s flock includes Whiting True Greens, Whiting True Blues, Red Stars,...
by McMurray Staff | Jul 13, 2018 | Interviews, McMurray Hatchery, Recipes
McMurray Hatchery is a family-owned business that has been serving generations of poultry owners for over a century — and our employees are our family, too. In this, the fourth article in our Meet Our Team series, we are proud to highlight our Office Manager, Audra D,...
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,...
