Murray McMurray Hatchery

About Tom

Tom Watkins is the President and co-owner of Murray McMurray Hatchery in Webster City, Iowa. Tom and his father-in-law, Bud Wood, are building on the company’s 105-year-old legacy of hatching the highest quality baby poultry in the U.S. Tom manages day-to-day operations of the hatchery which offers more than 120 varieties of chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, and many other types of poultry and fowl. Tom, his wife Ashley, and their four children have a 5-acre homestead in central Iowa where raised and keep their own flock of chickens, turkeys, pigs, and Scottish Highland cattle.


The Homesteaders of America Conference 2024

TOPIC: Cooking Demo

DATE: October 11-12, 2024