by McMurray Staff | Jan 27, 2014 | Hunter Kemper
Chris called us last week to let us know that our chicks would be arriving – this is great as our kids would all be home for their delivery. The anticipation was great as the boys, especially our oldest son Davis (7 years old), could not wait to meet our new baby...
by McMurray Staff | Jan 20, 2014 | Hunter Kemper
Murray McMurray Hatchery has helped make the preparation for our chickens very easy. Their book: “Chickens in Five Minutes a Day” is awesome! It’s an easy read and tells you everything you need to know about raising chickens. We also got one of their starter kits. ...
by McMurray Staff | Jan 13, 2014 | Hunter Kemper
Backyard Chicken Farmer? If you told me a few months ago that I’d be raising chickens in my backyard, I wouldn’t have believed you. In my backyard? Chickens? It all sounded a little crazy to me until I spoke with Chris Huseman, Director of Marketing from Murray...
by McMurray Staff | Dec 9, 2013 | Guest Articles, Poultry Health
Pullorum Disease, Poultry, and the NPIP Darrell W. Trampel, D.V.M., PhD. Iowa State University December 2, 2013 Development of purebred chickens can be traced back to 1875 when the American Poultry Association (APA) published a book entitled “Standards of...
by McMurray Staff | Nov 15, 2013 | Joel Salatin
Note: In his recent book, FIELDS OF FARMERS: INTERNING, MENTORING, PARTNERING, GERMINATING, Joel Salatin describes multi-generational, symbiotic farming opportunities. With the average American farmer nearing 60 years old and half of all farmland slated to change...
by McMurray Staff | Oct 28, 2013 | Joel Salatin
As a passionate advocate of pastured poultry, I have a companion protocol for people who don’t have a yard or pasture big enough to accommodate portable shelters. The answer is deep bedding. In general, in a pastured situation, laying hens need a couple of...
