by McMurray Staff | Mar 27, 2020 | Ann Accetta-Scott, Guest Articles, Poultry Equipment, Raising Chickens
Chicken coop necessities you will want for raising chickens. Building a chicken coop consists of utilizing recycled materials for items such as nesting boxes, roosting bars, and drop pans. This beginner’s guide to chicken coops provides you the necessary...
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 | 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...
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,...