You’ve toured the heck out of homes and taken a gander at some great gardens, but if Liz Lotochinski has her druthers, you’ll join the inaugural Chicken Coop Tour in Bend on Saturday, May 8.

From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., participants will be able to tour somewhere in the vicinity of 25 Central Oregon chicken coops. Tour booklets will serve as tickets and map to coops, at a price of $8 or five items of nonperishable/non-expired food per booklet.

Lotochinski has identified about 19 coop stops, and seeks more people interested in making their coop a stop on the tour, which will benefit Together For Children, Healing Reins Therapeutic Riding Center and Bend’s Community Center’s Feed the Hungry program. Sponsorships are also being sought for the event at $50, $100 and $150 levels.

Contact: 541-420-2588, www.bend chickens.com or lizbend5@yahoo.com.