Tour d’Coop 2013

Raleigh’s city chicken owners invite you into their backyards for a first-hand look at keeping chickens in an urban environment. The 2013 tour is Saturday, May 18 from 10 am to 4 pm.

This annual tour of chicken coops in Raleigh, North Carolina benefits Urban Ministries of Wake County.

Photos and descriptions for each of the 21 coops on the 2013 tour are now available. Full addresses for each coop will be available on the morning of the tour, either via an emailed ticket (for those who purchase a ticket online by Friday, May 17) or by getting a ticket at one of our ticket locations on the day of the tour.

This unique “Parade of Combs” features hens and coops tucked into the gardens of your friends and neighbors. All tour proceeds benefit Urban Ministries of Wake County. The 2013 tour will be held on Saturday, May 18 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine. Tour Tickets are available at the following locations on the day of the tour or may be purchased here with a credit card.

Check out photos from the 2012 tour on Facebook.

The Tour D’Coop is a one-day garden tour in Raleigh, North Carolina, that seeks to educate visitors about keeping hens and delight them with garden ideas and inspiration. Open to adults and children, the tour showcases various hen houses and breeds. Coop owners are on hand at each location to discuss the how-tos of chicken keeping and there are opportunities for photographing and getting to know the chickens. The wide variety of coop styles as well as the surrounding back yard gardens make the tour interesting for the whole family.

Please leave pets and companion animals at home; many hens are not accustomed to dogs.

Tour participants should bring a city map if they do not own a GPS system. The tour tickets only provide the coops’ addresses and basic directions.