So you’ve been hearing about all of the ‘buzz’ around chickens these days…….who has their very own, who wants them NOW in their own back yard, how do you get them, where do they live?! You know you want to know more but just don’t know how and so you are left a little bit intimidated as lack of knowledge can do to you!! Well this Saturday, gear up……this can be an easy, fun way to learn first-hand a lot about chickens from a couple of experts, just in case you want to own your very own!
I must say that this will be a first time experience for me…..I have participated in Blogger Crawls, done my fair share of Boutique Crawls and listened to my girls’ stories about Bar Crawls but never quite heard of or, needless to say, have definitely not attended, a “Coop Crawl” or as Nicole and Mike call it, the Tour De Coop! This may be a first ever and if so, I give all of the creative credit to my family…..daughter, Nicole and hubby Mike Graham!!!
So I’m asking all of you to join Alan and I and many of their friends and ours, for this, sure to be fun experience. You can visit from coop to coop on your own but I say to all of my chic and worldly friends out there…..go the fun way, and join the group heading out on the “chicken party bus” and have some free beer and spirits, see some beautiful and rare breeds of chickens that are some beauties like you’ve never seen………all while donating to Boys & Girls Club of Greater Houston! Just meet us at FM Kitchen at 1:00 p.m. try some tasty treats and get ready to board the bus from there. (details from the Garden Hen team below, in their words)……..
Here’s the scoop:
From 1 pm till 5 pm there will be 5-8 chicken coops around town that folks can tour on their own by downloading a map from The Garden Hen’s website: www.the-garden-hen.com/map.
Each tour will feature a chicken coop, small flock of hens, special vendor, refreshing treats and definitely a lot of chicken chatter,
No particular order to tour in, folks can drive to the coops in any order. Maps are $5.00 and all proceeds of the map will be going to sponsor Project Life Cycle: The Chicken for the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Houston and their designated campuses in 2019.
Those who do not want to drive, can catch of the luxury vans from A Ambassador Transportation. The tickets will be $40.00 and will have a full stock of Beer and Spirits on the vans. The tour will have preselected tour stops and will start from FM Kitchen at 2:00 p.m. retiring at 5 p.m.
On March 2, 2019 tour-goers may access the years of each tour stop, observe their chicken coop, learn about chicken care and maintenance and enjoy a fresh treat provided by a tour sponsor.
A few examples:
Lastly, after the tour ends at 5 pm, the after party starts at FM Kitchen. We will have a special menu on hand for the after party and a small raffle. Patrons will receive a raffle ticket per each coop they visit and entered to win our prizes.
About The Garden Hen:
‘Chicken’ Mike and Nicole Graham
From The Garden Hen’s website, in Nicole’s words………
My husband (Chicken Mike) and I have been married since 2004. We have 3 beautiful daughters! Haylie, Harper, and Harley-Rose. Our oldest daughter Haylie works on the weekends helping us clean coops, keeping up on our social media, and feeding all our pets. We are proud of our family and extended family in the backyard!
The Garden Hen started off as a passion for fresh eggs, then into a small side business, and now we can say it is our life’s work!
Let us show you and your family the joys of farm to table living made fun and easy.
God Bless!
Photos courtesy of The Garden Hen, model credit: Harper Grace Graham and Pinecone!