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 | Aug 2, 2018 | Chicken Eggs, Chickens, Gail Damerow, Guest Articles, Interviews
When you raise chicks to start a laying flock, it may seem to take forever before you see their first eggs. So how long do you have to wait until your hens start laying? “That depends on the type of chickens you choose,” says poultry expert Gail Damerow. “Chickens...
by McMurray Staff | Jul 21, 2018 | Emily Reynolds, Guest Articles, Guidelines
Biosecurity is the most important line of defense that each poultry owner has against disease. Even if you only have five birds in your backyard, it is just as important for you to develop and utilize daily biosecurity practices as it is for caretakers at Iowa’s many...
by McMurray Staff | May 18, 2018 | Interviews, McMurray Hatchery, Recipes
PICTURED ABOVE: Tom and Ashley Watkins of McMurray Hatchery In this second article in the Meet Our Team blog series, we are talking to Tom and Ashley Watkins. Not only are they family, but they are the face of McMurray Hatchery — see photos of their flock, coop and...
by McMurray Staff | Mar 26, 2018 | Events, McMurray Hatchery, Poultry Equipment
This month the McMurray Hatchery team was honored to be invited to present at the Iowa Organic Association’s On-Farm Poultry Processing workshop. The event brought together poultry owners from across the state to learn about everything from regulations on selling...
