Heifer Update March
Fun Facts: During the period above, the LUMM Heifer Project donated 26 Flocks of Chicks and 14 Hope Baskets. Also, previous gifts were matched. This included 2 Goats, 1 Pig, 1 Water Buffalo, 2 Flocks of Chicks and 2 Hope Baskets.
A Hope Basket, on average, will produce the following in its lifetime (4 years): 168 Bunnies and 10,500 Eggs. Yes, there will be “Chicks and Bunnies” all over the place. But wait, that was one Hope Basket. The donations of 26 Flocks and 14 Hope Baskets can produce the following: 4704 Bunnies and 420,000 Eggs.
Helping people help themselves.
Heifer Update 3-7
Our gifts just keep on giving.
Lastly, a chicken fun fact. “Hens and their hatching chicks converse through the shell, allowing the chicks to recognize their mother’s voice.
Heifer Update 3-21
Another week, and what a week it was! Heifer International informed us that our orders for 23 Flocks of Chicks and 12 Hope Baskets have been matched. More eggs, more bunnies and many more small farmers given a chance to put hunger and poverty behind them. Praise God.
Another fun fact: A chicken can learn to recognize its own name, and the name of other chickens in its flock.
Now a bit about eggs-tra nutrition. Eggs provide us with vitamins, minerals and protein. One egg contains 6 grams of protein, nine essential amino acids and 4 vital nutrients: choline, lutein and zeaxanthin which help in brain development in children, muscle growth in adolescents, bone health in adults and eye health among the elderly. Eggs are also rich in selenium, which helps our immune system function well.