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I plan to just dump it and mix it with some old straw/other wood chips in the garden. I won't be planting in the garden until mid to late May, so it'll have about 6 weeks to sit.

A lot of people consider it the "gold standard" for a chicken run. They take a while to break down, but then they turn into great compost too. A lot of us dig the excess out of the run on a regular basis (once/twice a year) for our gardens. I'll be doing that soon.

Wood chips would be a much better choice. It drains well, it "works" well with chicken poop (composts and doesn't stink), and you can often get them for free from an arborist who needs to get rid of them. DON'T buy the bagged wood chips at the store. They're often treated or dyed, and you...

The first thing I thought of with that picture is, "What kind of oil/transmission fluid/brake fluid/etc has leaked from the car into the ground?" Yes! Compact rock... as in gravel...? Gravel can be a good thing for drainage, but if chicken poop settles down in there, it may stink. Also, gravel...