CANTON, Ga. — Just an hour away from the “Poultry Capital of the World” in Gainesville, Ga., lies a poultry farm called Twelve Oaks Farm in Canton, Ga.
Jack Swanson is the owner and operator of the farm. He houses Bantam Cochin Chickens. His passion for cochin poultry started when he was seven years old. His friend’s grandfather got him started with Old English Bantams.
Eventually, he turned his hobby into a business at 14 years old. He jokingly said his parents approached him about the number of coops being on their property.
“There’s so many. . .