by McMurray Staff | Aug 25, 2010 | Guest Articles
by Andy Schneider (the Chicken Whisperer) If you missed part 1 of this article, you can read it here. Many people who oppose the keeping of backyard chickens often sound off during meetings about decreased property values if the city allows the keeping of backyard...
by McMurray Staff | Aug 11, 2010 | Guest Articles
by Andy Schneider (the Chicken Whisperer) Time and time again I hear people complaining about the problems they think backyard chickens will bring if allowed into the backyards of their city. Some of the more common complaints that I hear are noise, smell, rodents,...
by McMurray Staff | Jul 22, 2010 | Patricia Foreman
by Patricia Foreman [This is the second in a series of chicken care articles by guest author Patricia Foreman. If you missed her first article, you can view it here: The Chicken Have-More Plan] Keeping backyard chickens is part of the urban farming movement. Family...
by McMurray Staff | Jul 9, 2010 | Patricia Foreman
by Patricia Foreman [This is the first in a series of chicken care articles by guest author Patricia Foreman.] In 1917, a few years before the Great Depression, Murray McMurray expanded his poultry hobby and love for chickens to found The McMurray Hatchery. His...
by McMurray Staff | Jun 1, 2010 | Guest Articles
by Andy Schneider (the Chicken Whisperer) There are many advantages of keeping a backyard flock of chickens, and you no longer have to live on a farm to benefit from these advantages. For starters, backyard chickens can provide your family with fresh nutritious eggs....
