by McMurray Staff | May 17, 2019 | Chicken Breeds, Featured, News Coverage
For over a century, McMurray Hachery has remained dedicated to preserving rare and exotic poultry breeds. Today we carry over 120 breeds of chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, guineas, peafowl, pheasants and other rare and exotic birds. As part of our dedication to the...
by McMurray Staff | May 2, 2019 | Chicken Breeds, Chicken Eggs, Featured
When you work at a Hatchery, it’s inevitable that someone in your family will develop an interest in chickens. I’d bet that’s how the McMurray family kept the Hatchery business going for several generations.Fluffy, cheeping day-old baby chicks are irresistible, and my...
by McMurray Staff | Mar 27, 2019 | Chickens, Featured, Special Offers
NEW! Starting in April, to meet the needs of our customers with limitations on the number of birds they are allowed, we are offering lower minimums on two of our best-selling assortments — Murray’s Choice Layer Assortment and our Brown Egg Layer Assortment....
by McMurray Staff | Mar 21, 2019 | Chicken Breeds, Chickens, Contests, Featured
For years, McMurray Hatchery has been including a free mystery chick with each order. It’s exciting to receive one and try to determine the breed as they grow. With over 100 breeds, our customers have received crested varieties, speckled beauties, feather-footed...
by McMurray Staff | Mar 10, 2019 | Baby Chicks, Featured, Guest Articles, Jodi Helmer, Raising Chickens
The first time we brought home a box of chicks, I was terrified. The day-old chicks needed specialized care and I wanted to do everything right to help them grow from cheeping balls of fluff to a feathered flock clucking around the pasture.I read a lot of great books...
by McMurray Staff | Dec 13, 2018 | Chicken Eggs, Featured, Gail Damerow, Guest Articles, Raising Chickens
Continuing our series with poultry expert and best-selling author, Gail Damerow, we talk to her about egg quality. The internal quality of an egg is determined by the appearance and consistency of the contents inside the shell, which you can examine by breaking a...
