Must be the climate then. Though I’ve read about people doing it here too (NY state etc.), but maybe they do it earlier in the fall and plant later the following year… or have a smaller amount… or something. I don’t plant anything until end of May, and the tilled shavings are very much still...
What do you use on the coop floor? I have pine shavings and do the same with the garden - I even bury the bedding and mix it around with the soil to speed up its decomposition - but it’s never ready for spring planting 😞 I don’t use poop boards, so what I bury is shavings+poop, not just...