by McMurray Staff | Sep 3, 2014 | Hunter Kemper
I hope you’ve all had a wonderful Summer on “the farm.” I’ve been a chicken owner since the end of January and it has been a fun adventure. We’ve gotten to watch our baby chicks grow into pullets that lay beautiful white, brown, and blue...
by McMurray Staff | Apr 25, 2014 | Hunter Kemper
Since we are now the proud owners of chickens, I did a little investigating into the significance of “the egg” this Easter celebration. When did eggs first become associated with Easter? The egg is an ancient symbol of new life and it has been linked with the...
by McMurray Staff | Apr 2, 2014 | Hunter Kemper
The past couple months have been a fun adventure with our chicks. They’re beginning to look a lot more like chickens than the fluffy little chicks that arrived on our doorstep just 9 weeks ago. The weather has gotten warmer and they’re now enjoying living in their...
by McMurray Staff | Mar 11, 2014 | Hunter Kemper
Sydney, Athens, Beijing, London, and Rio are 6 weeks old now and they are no longer looking like baby chicks, but much more like little chickens. It has been amazing to see how fast our girls have grown. The chick’s first home was a brooder in our basement. ...
by McMurray Staff | Feb 3, 2014 | Hunter Kemper
We received 5 different breeds of chicks. Before they arrived, we learned a little about each type of chick and named them according to the things we learned. The 5 names we chose for our 5 different breeds of chicks represent the 4 Olympic Games cities I’ve...
by McMurray Staff | Feb 3, 2014 | Chickens, Guest Articles, Poultry Health
Marek’s disease (MD) is a highly contagious disease of chickens characterized by a) varying degrees of paralysis of wings and legs and/or b) development of lymphoid tumors. Marek’s disease is found in broiler chickens raised for meat and in laying hens maintained for...
