Most of the folks on the Henside the Beltline Tour d'Coop are urban "back-to-the-land" types who want to live the country life, but still be able to get gourmet pizza delivery and be within walking distance of their favorite coffee shop or pub. Therefore, the chickens on the tour are often just the icing on the households' urban farm cake: many of the chickens get to eat produce (or hostas!) from their owners' well-tended gardens, or help keep their families' space-saving, city-sized orchards pest-free.
The Henside the Beltline tour is a great way to learn more about how to keep chickens in the city, and is also a real feel-good event: the love that these "urban farmers" have for their birds is just plain heart-warming to behold, and their enthusiasm is contagious. The proof? The tour has inspired many new backyard chicken flocks, some of which join the Henside the Beltline Tour d'Coop in subsequent years.
If you're interested in keeping chickens in your backyard, learn how by taking Chicken Keeping 101, a course put on by the folks who are the driving force behind the Henside the Beltline Tour d'Coop.
