The Chickens Arrive

Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Today we got up early to take possession of our birds at UPR Animal, 330+ in all.  We felt things went very smoothly, and given the many things that could have been very difficult, we were blessed.  Only three little birds died in the transfer.  Another little bird was exhausted and would not get up, so I held it and fed it the vitamin water for a moment then set it down with the other birds.  When we looked for it again it was gone, so it was running about with the other birds.  As difficult as the journey was for them, we thanked God for for their strength and our success.

Four cages full of little birds.  The chickens are about 5 weeks old.  We will raise them for 11 more weeks before they are delivered to the families participating in the Member Welfare Project.

Watching the loading of chicken feed.

Arriving at the grower to unload.  

The room they will live in and Dina, the grower, a very capable local businesswoman.  Dina has 800 of her own chickens, goats, and several pigs.  She has recently taken over the business from her father.  One of her sons provides care for the animals each day after school. Lucky for us, she really knows what she is doing.

The chicks' new neighbor.  We are pretty sure he would eat them if he could.

All is well that ends well.  The chickens seem happy and healthy in their new environment. The move from where we bought them to the grower's went well.  Big day!  Tomorrow we go to Fogo for the water project, then next week we will start getting supplies bought and distributed for building the chicken coops. Notice any resemblance between the fellow in this picture and the last picture?