[cid:image003.png@01CD4016.5E3AC360] Take your Dad to see some Chicks this Fathers' Day! CHICKS-IN-THE-HOOD 2nd Annual Pittsburgh Urban Chicken Coop Tour Sunday, June 17, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The 2nd Annual Chicks-in-the-Hood, Pittsburgh Urban Chicken Coop Tour, is a one-day, self-guided urban chicken coop tour comprised of volunteers who are enthusiastic about showing how chickens and urban agriculture are thriving in the North Side and East End neighborhoods of the City. The tour seeks to educate visitors about keeping hens and delight them with garden ideas and backyard sustainability projects. Open to adults and children, the tour showcases various styles of chicken coops and breeds. Urban chicken farmers will be on hand at each location to discuss the how-to's of chicken keeping. There are opportunities to photograph and get to know the chickens up close and personal. A wide-variety of coop styles, as well as the surrounding backyard gardens, make the tour interesting and fun for the whole family! Tickets for the tour are $10 - kids are free! A ticket purchase gets you a tour booklet, a map with directions to each participating coop on the tour and an official Chicks-in-the-Hood collectible pin! All proceeds from ticket sale will be donated to Grow Pittsburgh www.growpittsburgh.org<http://www.growpittsburgh.org>. Tickets will be available the day of the tour at (1) The Quiet Storm www.qspgh.com<http://www.qspgh.com> at 5430 Penn Avenue in Friendship/Garfield; (2) Tazza D'Oro www.tazzadoro.com<http://www.tazzadoro.com> at 1125 North Highland Avenue in Highland Park; (3) Animal Nature www.animalnature.net<http://www.animalnature.net> at 7610 Forbes Avenue in Regent Square; (4) Thompson 0.08 Acres at 1240 Resaca Place, Pittsburgh 15212; and (5) Choderwood at 7665 Lock Way West, Pittsburgh 15206, located at the Highland Park Dam at the intersection of Washington Boulevard and Allegheny River Boulevard. Questions? Contact Jody via email noblechoder@aol.com<mailto:noblechoder@aol.com>. Brought to you by: Pittsburgh Pro-Poultry People! P4 is a group of volunteers who seek to promote the joy of chickens and the freedom to design and build small structures within the City without permit requirements. We are passionate about urban chickens for many reasons, including: they bring us closer to the food chain and circle of life; they provide fresh eggs, create fertilizer for the garden and are voracious insect eaters; and they are great pets! Our motto is: Every plot of land should have at least three chickens. Help us make our motto a reality!