Coop tours

Spring brings -- chicken coop tours! Austin's is coming up March 30. The site isn't updated much since last year, but they have a Facebook page that's more current.

Coop tours are organized in lots of cities. Mother Nature Network put Austin's at the top of its list of the best six. They honor Alameda, California, Davis, California, Madison, Wisconsin, Denver, Colorado and Seattle, Washington. Last year, the New York Times singled out Davis' tour.

Raleigh, North Carolina's Tour d'Coop has enthusiastic organizers and great coops. It will kick off with a party April 21, building excitement until the actual tour, May 18. Check out some of their local coops on their web site. Dare I mention that the contact person is M'Liss Koopman?

These citites have coop tours:

Alameda, California, May

Albuquerque, New Mexico, July

Atlanta, Georgia, Urban Chicken Coop Tour, May

Austin, Texas, Funky Chicken Coop Tour, April

Bend, Oregon, May

Dallas, Texas, A Peep at the Coops, April,

Davis, California Tour de Cluck, May

Denver, Colorado, October

Jackson County, southern Illinois, Coops du Jour, June

Milton, Massachusetts Tour de Coops, October

Phoenix, Arizona Tour de Coops

Pioneer Valley, Massachusetts, April

Portland, Oregon, July

Raleigh, North Carolina, May

Salt Lake City, Utah, Tour de Coops, June

Seattle, Washington, July

Spokane, Washington, June

If your city isn't on this list, you can organize one. Be the change you want to see.