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    Murray McMurray problems anyone else?

    I wanted to follow up on this since I always appreciate when companies handle issues well. McMurray’s promptly processed a replacement order with no questions asked. The representative mentioned they’ve had some shipping challenges out of St. Paul and have temporarily stopped shipping from that...
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    Helpful hints for building coops

    Make the egg collection and cleanup of the coupe easy. Spend more time thinking about the work involved and how to minimize it. Example, below if you put a wheelbarrow in front of that door you can get all the shavings out with a regular push broom. Nobody want to stick their head in a dirty...
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    Murray McMurray problems anyone else?

    There were a couple holding on when I got them, I tucked them up under my shirt for a couple hours, tried to get them to drink but they passed. I believe this was a USPS failure, not McMurrays, but not sure at this point. I've ordered chickens from them over the past 15 years, Meat birds...
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    Murray McMurray problems anyone else?

    Received 30 dead pheasants yesterday from McMurrays. Sent pictures and waiting on a response from them. Always had good luck, but it seems like they have slipped?
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    Small electric fence solution

    As other stated, as long as the hot-wires arent in contact with anything conductive. Does take a bit of trial and error, but my experience shows me that it is more effective than other methods. Burying hardwire cloth works, but they will keep coming back and testing, digging until they get...
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    Small electric fence solution

    I’ve tried many methods to keep predator loss to a minimum, but the losses to foxes, coyotes, raccoons, and rats just kept happening. What's worked best for me is a small polywire solar electric fence setup, Just a couple of just a couple polywires low to the ground are enough. I’ve had a game...
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    First time raising pheasants

    Receiving 30 ringneck pheasants today from McMurray’s. I’m raising them primarily as meat birds/hunting dog training, but mostly because I just love raising poultry and my chicken operation is complete. This is my first time with pheasants, though I have plenty of experience with chickens. I...
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    New user from Northern California

    I got started with chickens around 2005 on an impulse buy—walked into a feed store and walked out with three birds. That led to building my first little coop in the suburbs. Over the years, I’ve built more coops than I can count and raised plenty of meat birds, layers, and a few accidental...
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