U.S. State Department Story

Hey everybody, The State Department published a story about the HibHib Poultry Co-op.
Check out this link: http://iraq.usembassy.gov/prt_news1_08192008.html

HOT Diyala Chicks!

Yes, this is still a G-rated blog. The poultry co-op received its order of 5,500 chicks last week and so far so good. These chicks will be raised to lay eggs. The chicks will start to lay eggs in about 19 weeks. Most of the eggs will be sold in Baghdad. This is, hopefully, the first step for a very successful Co-op.

In this picture, I am literally picking up chicks, the guy next to me is my “wing man”!

Thanks to MC1 Mario Quiroga for this great picture

My First Date

Yes, the first dates of the new season have arrived! We visited the Date Co-op and were treated to some fresh picked dates. These are the first dates to be picked this year. Most will be harvested in October and November when they have dried.

These fresh ones tasted great. We tried three varieties: Zhedi, Burbon and Digal.



As you can see they gave me about 20 pounds of dates, they really don’t want me to get skinny over here!