U.S. Military Veterans Work to Restore Heritage Chicken Breeds
inheritance breed chicken were never part of the plan for Roger Clawson ( picture above ) . The Navy veteran was researchingScottish Highland cattlefor the 6 - Akka homestead he buy in New Salem , Pennsylvania , when he found a list of threatened species listed online byThe Livestock Conservancy . It ’s an organisation devote to protecting endangered livestock and fowl breeds from extinction . Upon determine poultry breeds such as Plymouth Rock , Rhode Island Red , Nankin and Spanish , were in trouble , he decided to contribute a flock to his farm ....