Stewart Howell began raising chickens as a youngster on his family farm near Sioux City, Iowa. Now living near Maskell, Nebraska, 8 miles south of Vermillion, he raises Leghorns, among other breeds.
Leghorns are good foragers with an independent streak. They are also good at flying and fast runners.
The leghorn chicken is a productive egg layer.
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Leghorns don’t need to be “babied,” Howell says. “I turn them loose and they do their own thing."
Freelance writer Ruth Nicolaus loves (nearly) everything about the Great Plains, but mostly its people. She lives in eastern Nebraska. Reach her at editorial@midwestmessenger.com.
