Hens are laying eggs!

We check out the chickens ...
The chickens check us out too

In La Ceiba, the small community of El Convento gathers up to 91 eggs per day ... and sells them to neighbors and small stores in the area. Egg production is so good that sales are a worry (nice problem, actually). They feel pressure to sell them fast enough! To help, the director at an orphanage in Vera Cruz has committed to buy 8 "flats" (of 30 eggs each) per week, which has given the beneficiaries of the chicken project some immediate relief while they build their customer base more locally. There have been a few "bumps" - but the chickens are happy, the coop is clean ... and though it's hot still (100F) the chickens lay their eggs every day.

The loan repayment is on schedule ... and the people are beginning to think of what else they may want to accomplish that will also derive income. They have hope and look to the future.

We look forward to the rains which come in late May or early June - and hopefully so will the chickens!