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Its normal and healthy for garden soil to have organic matter in it, it will continue to break down and support colonies of microorganisms that help the soil. The poop will have broken down, that's what you want. The wood shavings (a carbon) will tie up some nitrogen in the soil as they...

I also use pine shavings and usually till it in. I'll get a bit more specific on "spring planting". This is when I was in Northwest Arkansas so a different climate than you or down here. I typically planted the cool weather crops like beets, carrots, turnips, cabbage, broccoli, potatoes...

The stuff on the droppings board goes in the compost. The stuff on the coop floor goes in the garden in the fall so it is ready for spring planting.