Wintering chickens over garden

[Fetch33]

I was thinking of wintering my chickens over my garden space. The garden will be tilled and a compost layer added in the spring. Will the manure be too hot for my garden in the spring. Also, I have an asparagus patch in my garden . Can chickens be run over that area in the winter?

 

[Mrs. K]

A lot is going to depend on the space, and how concentrated your birds are over that space. IF it is a large garden compared to the number of birds, the manure build up will not be that concentrated. If a small area and high number of birds, I would pull them a good month before planting if you till the manure into the soil. If you leave the manure on top, I would give it more time. The thinner the manure the less problem.

I would fence off your asparagus, chickens can really dig!

Mrs K

 

[Den in Penn]

Lay wire fencing down and anchor it over the asparagus. That will leave them get to the surface and won't be able to dig down to the asparagus.

 

[Pennychickens1]

I'm doing the same thing putting my slikie in the fence garden space. They love it there