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Chicks in the Hood tour is Sunday
I can't remember if it was here or somewhere else where someone expressed interest in the chicken coop tour, but I got a reminder today that it's sunday if anyone is interested.
The 4th Annual Chicks-in-the-Hood, Pittsburgh Urban Chicken Coop Tour, is a one-day, self-guided urban chicken coop tour comprised of volunteers who are enthusiastic about showing how chickens and urban agriculture are thriving in the North Side and East End neighborhoods of the City. The tour seeks to educate visitors about keeping hens and delight them with garden ideas and backyard sustainability projects. Open to adults and children, the tour showcases various styles of chicken coops and breeds. Urban chicken farmers will be on hand at each location to discuss the how-to’s of urban chicken keeping. There will be opportunities to photograph and get to know the chickens up close and personal. A wide-variety of coop styles, as well as the surrounding backyard gardens, makes the tour interesting and fun for the whole family!
Tickets for the tour are $10 – kids are free! A ticket purchase gets you a tour booklet, a map with directions to each participating coop on the tour and an official Chicks-in-the-Hood collectible pin! All proceeds from ticket sale will be donated to the Animal Rescue League www.animalrescue.org
Tickets will be available the day of the tour at (1) Commonplace Voluto www.commonplacecoffee.com at 5467 Penn Avenue in Friendship/Garfield; (2) Tazza D’Oro www.tazzadoro.com at 1125 North Highland Avenue in Highland Park; (3) Animal Nature www.animalnature.net at 7610 Forbes Avenue in Regent Square; (4) Thompson 0.08 Acres at 1240 Resaca Place, Pittsburgh 15212; (5) Garden Dreams Urban Farm & Nursery, 806 Holland Avenue, Wilkinsburg, PA 15221; and (6) Choderwood at 7665 Lock Way West, Pittsburgh 15206, located at the Highland Park Dam at the intersection of Washington Boulevard and Allegheny River Boulevard. Questions? Contact Jody via email noblechoder@gmail.com
A guided East End Bike Tour is available beginning at 9:15 a.m. at Animal Nature in Regent Square.
Brought to you by: Pittsburgh Pro-Poultry People! P4 is a group of volunteers who seek to promote the joy of chickens and the freedom to design and build small structures within the City without permit requirements. We are passionate about urban chickens for many reasons, including: they bring us closer to the food chain and circle of life; they provide fresh eggs, create fertilizer for the garden and are voracious insect eaters; and they are great pets!
Re: Chicks in the Hood tour is Sunday
Amber, you would have died this past weekend. We visited a farm near the lake to discuss ordering a pig for the fall. They raise and slaughter chickens right on the farm. All the chickens are free range, and they were wandering everywhere. The goats were loose as well, but they just sat and didn't do anything.
The boys were in absolute heaven, particularly when they found all the 6 week old kittens. Michael couldn't believe that they would just let him pick them up and pet them. Our cat runs if he gets within 5 feet of him.