This Tennessee chicken farm has a lot more cracking than just raising poultry

Small family-owned businesses are the backbone of rural America, so in honor of Small Business Week, Tammi Arender visited Kirkpatrick Farms in Tennessee.

They are building chicken houses for those who want to raise their own birds. They also grow cantaloupes and watermelon and hope to add hogs and sheep to the operation.

Rural Lifestyle & Entertainment Shows
For more than 20 years on the air during its original run, HEE HAW did more than simply make people laugh; it made an unforgettable mark on country music and became an American Institution.
“The Marty Stuart Show” is a must-see during RFD-TV’s Saturday Night Music Row. Each exciting episode features Mr. Stuart and his band “The Fabulous Superlatives.” Episodes also feature his wife — “Country Queen,” Ms. Connie Smith—who has helped make the show a celebrated success.
Captured on dazzling 35mm color film, the biggest stars of the Grand Ole Opry from the 1950s shine like never before in this cherished collection.
Celebrating 16 Consecutive Seasons on RFD-TV! “The Penny Gilley Show,” starring “The Sweetheart of Country Music” herself, Penny Gilley.
Starring award-winning artist Perley Curtis, anyone who enjoys the classic sound of real Country music will love “Perley’s Place.” Filmed live at the iconic Nashville Palace, near Opryland in Nashville, TN, with a live audience, it’s one classic County hit after another.