PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 18, 2024
Primary Contact: Travis Robinson, clucklex@gmail.com, 859-489-8200
Event Date: Saturday, May 18, 2024, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
CLUCKy (Cooperative Lexington Urban Chicken Keepers) Presents: The 2023 Tour d’Coops
Lexington, KY May 12, 2023 — The annual Tour d’Coops organized by CLUCKy (Cooperative Lexington Urban Chicken Keepers) is back to showcase backyard poultry at sites around Lexington. During this self-guided tour of 10 unique coops, experienced chicken keepers will show off their coops, opening their yards to visitors to share their joy in keeping backyard livestock in an urban setting. The Tour d’Coops provides access to local examples of the broader nation-wide movement toward sustainable urban back yards while showing how easy it can be to keep chickens in a responsible manner.
In addition to providing a fun, family friendly tour and community building event, CLUCKy hopes to energize those “on the fence” to jump into the urban homesteading movement and join the growing number of people keeping chickens for food and enjoyment.
The tour is self-guided but participants will first need to visit Redwood Cooperative School at 166 Crestwood Drive on the day of the tour to get information. Pre-purchase of tickets is highly encouraged and can be found at www.clucky.org
The Tour d’Coops Afterparty at West Sixth Brewing will feature a special giveaways for those who visit all of the coops on the tour as well as door prizes and further educational opportunities.
Tickets can be found here.
COST: $10 for adults, free for children 12 and under (no dogs allowed).
WHEN: Saturday, May 18th, 1:00 - 4:00 pm
WHERE: A map of Tour d’Coops sites will be made available when you purchase tickets on Eventbrite here. Maps will be available at the tour headquarters located at Redwood Cooperative School, 166 Crestwood Drive, Lexington, KY
HOW: Visit www.clucky.org for more information.
What can visitors do on the Tour d’Coops?
See creative use of space and materials
Dispel common myths and misconceptions about urban livestock
Explore examples for creating more sustainable urban lifestyles, like composting and gardening as well as keeping chickens in your yard.
Understand how to responsibly keep chickens in an urban environment
Visit a school-based chicken coop and learn how education can be enhanced by chicken keeping
The Tour d’Coops is organized by CLUCKy (Cooperative Lexington Urban Chicken Keepers), a network of local chicken keepers who share a passion for keeping chickens and talking to others about it! A portion of the proceeds will go to support the groundbreaking educational efforts of Redwood Cooperative School. The Tour d’Coops is sponsored by The Happy Farmer. This press release is published on the CLUCKy website.