her garden. She uses their manure as fertilizer
which she says works well because of the high
nitrogen content and balanced nutrients.
(Brittney Ermon/H-F Chronicle)
They can be found every day in stores and freezers in Homewood and are a common addition to dinner plates.
And surprisingly, some local residents also have them in their backyards.
Racheal Middleton is one of 18 Homewood residents raising chickens. She currently…
