MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Lots of things go good with chicken — mac and cheese, French fries, mashed potatoes, green beans — the usual southern sides. For poultry farmers, though, sides may look a little different.
Ask Covington County farmer Tommy Thompson why he raises cattle and row crops along with his breeder hens, and he’ll say, “Because it all works together.”
“Raising chickens is a plus to us,” said Thompson, an Andalusia native. “You only get paid once a year with the row crops, but with the chickens, we get paid every two weeks. It’s much easier to make a living. . .
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