What is the Coop Tour About?

The Take A Peak Coop Tour is an annual event showcasing unique chicken coops around the Colorado Springs area. You could call it the Colorado Springs “Parade of Chicken Homes”. This tour takes you through a few of the many, many backyard farms that populate our great city. Actually, Colorado Springs has become a extremely rich, backyard farming community. And that usually includes chickens. During this tour, you can see what others are doing, get coop design ideas for your backyard farm, discuss how to begin and talk about chickens from those who have the experience!

Our History

The Take A Peak Tour was founded in 2009, as a labor of love, by John Conner. Just a few coops that first year but we have grown every year since then. A couple years ago, John handed the tour over to Kellie Dodson of Homegrown and Happiness. Kellie is a seasoned backyard farmer and is well known in the backyard farming/homesteading community here in Colorado Springs. She has a passion to see backyard farming explode in our city. Teaching small group classes in her backyard and through Pikes Peak Urban Gardens, her goal is to educate all with her experience. This includes backyard chickens. She has housed multiple flocks in her small, urban backyard farm. She has brought a fresh approach to this great, yearly event and we are thankful to have her. Last year, the tour had about 15 coops in different areas all around the city. This year we would love to double that number.

What should I expect?

This is the annual Colorado Springs “Parade of Chicken Homes”. With luck, you’ll find Coops that inspire you as you jump into the adventure of backyard chicken’s yourself. Coops of all sizes, shapes, and composition are featured all over the Colorado Springs area. Come with questions. Come with a desire to know more about how raising your own flock can change your life. There will be Fun and learning at every stop!