by Holly Callahan-Kasmala and Chrisie DiCarlo | Feb 28, 2025 | Backyard Chickens, Chicken Breeds, Coffee with the Chicken Ladies, Featured, Guest Articles, Heritage Breeds
The quirky and beautiful Houdan is the kind of bird that the Chicken Ladies love. From their exuberant crest to their striking mottled feathers, you don’t have to be Cruella DeVil to appreciate how gorgeous these black and white chickens are. And their personalities?...
by McMurray Staff | Feb 16, 2025 | Backyard Chickens, Chicken Breeds, Chickens, Featured, Gail Damerow, Guest Articles
The terms “autosex chickens” and “sex link chickens” are often used mistakenly used interchangeably. Continuing our interview series with Gail Damerow, poultry expert and best-selling author, we ask her to explain the difference between autosex...
by Ann Accetta-Scott | Sep 9, 2024 | Ann Accetta-Scott, Book Reviews, Building Your Flock, Chicken Breeds, Chickens, Featured
Raising poultry, whether a backyard flock or free-range birds on a homestead or farm, does come with the fact that the flock will need to be freshened at some point. Of course, when new hens are brought on is determined based on your needs. As a small family farm that...
by Holly Callahan-Kasmala and Chrisie DiCarlo | Aug 1, 2024 | Backyard Chickens, Backyard Poultry, Chicken Breeds, Chickens, Coffee with the Chicken Ladies, Guest Articles, Heritage Breeds
The Rhode Island Red is the quintessential American chicken, and is arguably one of the most famous breeds in the world. A true dual purpose bird, they were a mainstay of homesteads and small farms throughout most of the twentieth century. Rhode Island Reds are...
by Holly Callahan-Kasmala and Chrisie DiCarlo | Feb 8, 2024 | Backyard Chickens, Chicken Breeds, Chickens, Coffee with the Chicken Ladies, Featured, Guest Articles, Heritage Breeds
Cochins are the OG fancy chicken. They originated in China and were further developed in the UK and US, gradually becoming the gorgeous, super fluffy, feather-footed beauties that we know and love today. They’re foundation breeds for so many chicken breeds and color...
by McMurray Staff | Sep 1, 2023 | Chicken Breeds, Heritage Breeds, McMurray Hatchery, News Coverage, Turkeys, Waterfowl
Murray McMurray Hatchery® is dedicated to preserving rare and endangered Heritage poultry breeds. Today, several of our flocks stand as the only viable established lines left in the United States for a number of rare and critically endangered breeds. It is our honor...
