Here in the rolling hills of central Iowa, feathers are flying in a high-stakes dispute involving giant Northwest Airlines, the U.S. Postal Service and the not-at-all-giant Murray McMurray Hatchery… ...

It's a scramble to fill orders at Murray McMurray Hatchery in Webster City, Iowa, where chicks are in high demand from customers who want egg-laying hens. Elaine Quijano has more. 27,712 people ...

WEBSTER CITY, Iowa — From the Delaware to Amber Star — if you're looking to take home chickens, Murray McMurray Hatchery in Webster City probably has what you're looking for with 110 varieties ...

Chicks in a Murray McMurray Hatchery shipping box. The weeks leading up to Easter are typically busy for chicken hatcheries, but demand for chicks this spring has far exceeded normal volumes.

The hatchery began as a hobby in 1917 for banker Murray McMurray. Every farm had chickens at the time. Advancements had been made in the poultry industry. He purchased a commercial-size incubator.

In this episode of Mother Earth News and Friends podcasts: Tom Watkins from Murray McMurray Hatchery talks about determining how many chickens you should buy to fit your needs, and how to select ...

Murray McMurray of McMurray Hatchery says there’s been a long-running discussion with the airline about how toasty the baby chicks could be in their carrier.