In addition to growing crops, many farming families also have small flocks of chickens.  SHI provides some of the materials to build chicken coops or gallineros as well as the technical support and information the families need to turn their flocks into a sustainable part of their farms. Not only do the chickens provide eggs, but they also produce manure that families use to organically fertilize their fields.  Free range chickens that have a coop to roost in at night are less susceptible to diseases and predators, they provide more eggs  and produce a great source of fertilizer.

Chick HERE to downlaod a manual on chicken coop construction.

A $45 donation to SHI provides the technical support and training to build a chicken coop like the one in Panama shown above.  CLICK HERE to help a family easily collect eggs for food and manure for fertilizer.