This past weekend we put our chickens into their new mobile coop, and found them a nice space in our garden area for them to prepare.  It’s a bit of an experiment, but I think it will work.

Here in Wisconsin the weather is still pretty cold in March and April, and our average last frost date in my area is the 1st week of May.

So what are the chickens doing?  Chicken things!  Scratching, digging, pooping, and spreading anything that’s put in their reach.  Here they are on day 1.

By the time we are ready to plant, this area will have the vegetation removed, be organically fertilized, and will have a nice layer of mulch spread out, all via chicken power.  No tillers, no backbreaking work with a shovel.  Just chickens doing what they like best anyway.

I’ll update with a photo each week as this area is transformed into a nice area for a garden to be planted.