Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's a scramble to fill orders at Murray McMurray Hatchery in Webster City, Iowa, where chicks are in high demand from customers ...

FROM THE DELAWARE TO AMBER STAR. IF YOU’RE LOOKING TO TAKE ON CHICKENS, THIS IS AN AND KONA AND IT’S PRETTY RARE. MARY MCMURRY HATCHERY IN WEBSTER CITY PROBABLY HAS WHAT YOU’RE LOOKING FOR. WE HAVE ...

WEBSTER CITY, Iowa - Nothing heralds spring on the farm as the sound of baby chicks does. The peeping chorus at Murray McMurray Hatchery is amplified by the thousands. Each Friday is a red letter day.

The weeks leading up to Easter are typically busy for chicken hatcheries, but demand for chicks this spring has far exceeded normal volumes. Hatcheries are scrambling to keep up with orders. Meghan ...