Hello from Sunol, CA
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It'll probably be better off not having your coop on the deck, I agree!
As for grass, your chickens don't have to have it. Our chickens have no grass in their section of the garden, and they get by fine with layer food and the occasional day we let them out to dig up the lawn.
(You can provide green, it'll have the same effect.)
Dogs are all different, it'd be best to keep your dog away from the chickens to begin with, to be on the safe side!
I hope you find all the info you need here, and enjoy the site.
It'll probably be better off not having your coop on the deck, I agree!
As for grass, your chickens don't have to have it. Our chickens have no grass in their section of the garden, and they get by fine with layer food and the occasional day we let them out to dig up the lawn.
(You can provide green, it'll have the same effect.)Dogs are all different, it'd be best to keep your dog away from the chickens to begin with, to be on the safe side!
I hope you find all the info you need here, and enjoy the site.
no use being redundant, sounds like you got some pretty good advice already
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Hello! Welcome to chickens! My yard does not have much grass and my chickens still do well. I give them veggies and left overs green. If they are going to be living on your deck on not free ranging on the dirt you need to make sure to add grit to their diet. I would agree about keeping them further away from your house if that is an option - no matter how diligent and clean you are there will likely be smells and flies.
I have 4 dogs and 5 chickens and everyone gets along well. They are out in the yard together daily supervised and unsupervised. I do not see any problem with dogs and chickens together if you take the time to properly train your dog on how to behave around your other animals. Impulse control training takes time and effort but if you put in the initial work you can have great results no matter the bred. I have a pit mix from an urban animal shelter and everyone guaranteed me that she would kill all my birds and thought I was crazy. It took time and patience to get her properly trained but she is great with the birds and I have never once had a problem.
Feel free to message me if you would like more information about training dogs around chickens and I would be happy to let you know the progress I used (no chokes no shocks no yelling, just some time put in)
Have fun with your new birds! This is a great place for info.
As proof it's possible, here is my pit Lou with a silkie chick that fell in love with her.
Hello! Welcome to chickens! My yard does not have much grass and my chickens still do well. I give them veggies and left overs green. If they are going to be living on your deck on not free ranging on the dirt you need to make sure to add grit to their diet. I would agree about keeping them further away from your house if that is an option - no matter how diligent and clean you are there will likely be smells and flies.
I have 4 dogs and 5 chickens and everyone gets along well. They are out in the yard together daily supervised and unsupervised. I do not see any problem with dogs and chickens together if you take the time to properly train your dog on how to behave around your other animals. Impulse control training takes time and effort but if you put in the initial work you can have great results no matter the bred. I have a pit mix from an urban animal shelter and everyone guaranteed me that she would kill all my birds and thought I was crazy. It took time and patience to get her properly trained but she is great with the birds and I have never once had a problem.
Feel free to message me if you would like more information about training dogs around chickens and I would be happy to let you know the progress I used (no chokes no shocks no yelling, just some time put in)
Have fun with your new birds! This is a great place for info.
As proof it's possible, here is my pit Lou with a silkie chick that fell in love with her.
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