by McMurray Staff | Apr 26, 2022 | Chickens, Education, Featured, Gail Damerow, Interviews, Poultry Health
Bumblefoot is a fairly common condition causing lameness in chickens, ducks, and other birds. Continuing our interview series with poultry expert and best-selling author, Gail Damerow, we ask her for details about bumblefoot. What is bumblefoot? Bumblefoot refers to...
by McMurray Staff | Jul 10, 2020 | Education, McMurray Hatchery Customer Stories
For generations, McMurray Hatchery has been an avid supporter of poultry education — including vital programs such as 4-H group and individual poultry projects throughout the U.S.A. Over the past six months, our customers have had the opportunity to round-up when...
by McMurray Staff | Apr 24, 2020 | Baby Chicks, Chicken Eggs, Chickens, Education, Raising Chickens
Last month when schools closed across the country and the kids were suddenly needing some educational activities to keep them busy, we began Chicken School in our home. If you caught our first blog in this series, Chicken School, Homeschool Learning Ideas, you know we...
by McMurray Staff | Mar 20, 2020 | Chicken Breeds, Chickens, Education
The saying goes, “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” For many families across the nation, that saying has become a personal mantra as they hunker down to avoid the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Schools here in Iowa have closed for at least a...
