Elier is a young man with dreams come true . He is not aware of fashionable clothes or the disco clubs , although he is cheerful and talkative. He turned his house backyard into a place that brings him knowledge, economic benefits and his neighbor´s gratitude.

Hilda Rosa, his mother, says that he was always fond of biology; nevertheless, she was surprised by his interest in chickens insemination, a subject little known by the mass media. "The thing was beyond research. He learned to inseminate, he did it and everything went well. I think it was the reward for his great dedication. "

Elier Miranda Gálvez´s house in Guanajay has a small backyard. But, it has not been an hindrance to develop his projects. Today he breeds three roosters and 50 chickens (he wants to reach 100). Ah, the young man was able to build an incubator with the helmet of a refrigerator, and incorporate a movement system so that the eggs receive the proper heat, generated by resistances.

"I've had up to 300 chicks of all sizes. Food?It includes :shells, breads, seeds, moringa and titonia. All dry and ground. The calcium that hens need I get it from boiled egg shell, which I then dry and grind. "

How did he make it? Reading, studying, adviced by experienced people, with the help of his mother, with optimism. He says that he always liked to do something that could be carried from beginning to end. "I can form the hen, I get the chick, I take it to a layer, and then I bait and market it, mainly among my neighbors".

For Eduardo Ariel García, main specialist of commercial management of the Artemisa Poultry Company, Elier deserves special recognition. "It's the only experience of this kind in the province. He has shown great knowledge of the hen's technological flow, since he gets five-pound birds. He is an innovator, receives economic benefits and contributes to the community. "

Elier dreamed and he got it. Those who visit their small farm will see the health of the roosters of the Plymouth Rock breed, and the hens Campera, Roland and Plymouth Rock Barrada that form the basis of their inseminations. In addition, you will receive a detailed explanation of how to inseminate these birds.

The young man works as technical head in the UEB Genetics Rancho 23, belonging to the Poultry Genetic Company in San Antonio de los Baños, and is a member of Eduardo Panizo Credict and Service Cooperative(CCS). Meanwhile, Hilda continues her teaching profession at the Minagri Artemisa Training and Overcoming Center. Together they star in a unique event that rewarded them with success.

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