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Selecting the Best Chicken Breeds for Your Homestead

Selecting the Best Chicken Breeds for Your Homestead

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...
Fill Your Coop With These Red Breeds This February

Fill Your Coop With These Red Breeds This February

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...
Gail Damerow Discusses a Hen’s Laying Cycles and Life Span

Gail Damerow Discusses a Hen’s Laying Cycles and Life Span

by McMurray Staff | Aug 2, 2018 | Chicken Eggs, Gail Damerow, Guest Articles, Interviews

Pictured above: Buff Orpingtons, Black Australorps, Red Star, and Pearl White Leghorn. Photo by CJ Zuppan, 2018 McMurray Hatchery Spring is in the Air photo contest. When you raise chicks to start a laying flock, it may seem to take forever before you see their first...
2018 Spring is in the Air Photo Contest Winners Announced

2018 Spring is in the Air Photo Contest Winners Announced

by McMurray Staff | Jun 8, 2018 | Contests, McMurray Hatchery

‘Spring is in the Air’ Photo Contest Winners! Congratulations to these entrants in the 2018 Spring is in the Air photo contest! These winning photos will be used on our website, and in our marketing materials. The following entrants will each receive a $50...
Fresh Eggs: Healthy, Sustainable and Colorful

Fresh Eggs: Healthy, Sustainable and Colorful

by McMurray Staff | Apr 20, 2018 | Chicken Breeds, Chicken Eggs, Chickens

The popularity of backyard farming is growing at a rapid pace. More and more, families are looking for healthy, sustainable options including raising chickens for fresh eggs. A majority of the baby chicks and started pullets we sell at McMurray Hatchery are intended...
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