Depending how long those chickens were in the coop, the poop and the rainfall may have thrown off the soil pH and the soil nutrients for quite a way into the soil. Before you put a lot of effort into it, why don't you have a soil test done on the soil there? It may be massively unbalanced to the point you will be wasting your time without making some corrections. Contact your local Cooperative Extension Office (see below) and ask them who does soil tests local to you. Mostly, the basics should cost you about $10 per test. Personally, I would have two tests done. Wash off a shovel blade that doesn't have rust on it (rust will throw off the results), and shove it straight down (or close) into the soil and lever up the shovelful of soil, toss it aside. Then carefully back up an inch or a little more, and push the blade down again so you're getting a slice of soil. Carefully lay this slice on an open newspaper, keeping it together as much as possible (like a cake slice). Sample 1: You're going to want about one-plus cup of soil, so use a clean, non-rusty trowel to 'sub-divide' the slice. You want from the very top of the surface (chick poop and all) down about 6" and wide enough to give you a cup or a little more. Collect this and put it into a flattish clean container. Sample 2: You want this one to be mainly all soil, without the chicken poop 'icing'. If you can get it from the slice of soil that you got the first sample from, fine; otherwise, take a new slice from the same hole. Try to determine where the line is between the actual soil and the layer of poop, then discard all the chicken poop, and measure 6" down and collect your cup+ or so of soil. Put it in a separate clean container. Mark them: soil with chicken poop, soil under chicken poop. Break up each sample as much as you can. Pick out all plant material, roots, rocks, pebbles, sticks, and debris. Try not to handle it with your bare hands. Place in a safe place in the sun (no wind) and stir them occasionally until they are dry. Bag each sample in a LABELED ziplock plastic bag. Deliver to the soil testing place. If you garden organically, be sure to write ORGANIC on your paperwork and on the bags, as that will alter the recommendations they make. It would probably be a good idea to tell them what you are trying to do, because I have the feeling that your results are going to WAAAAY off the usual. I wouldn't do anything until you get the results back. If you have further questions on the recommendations, call them and ask. They're here to help, and your tax dollars are paying their wages. Sue Here is a link that might be useful: Coop. Ext. Service Offices

Why not repel them? Blend 2 eggs and a cup or two of cold water at high speed. Add this mixture to a gallon of water and let it stand for 24 hours. After 24 hours, spray on foliage. The egg mixture does not wash off easily, but re-application 2-3 times a season may be needed. For a larger quantity, blend a dozen eggs into 5 gallons of water. This mix is also said to repel rabbits and deer. For added protection, add a dash of garlic and cayenne pepper powder. Human hair (ask a barber or beauty salon for some) and yes, human urine, also works. YMMV, Mike

Use the broiler only, No convection, No oil on the skin, No butter under the skin. Not sure about time we tend to go by the look of it, one thing to make sure of ... When you test it to find the internal temp try not to let it sit to long or the heat from the broiler will burner the closest part of the chicken to the top. The other thing to worry about is falling over when you taste the best chicken you did have :)

Well when I did a search through chicken wire, I get a lot of hits on making craft projects with chicken wire. I did see a few post about surrounding the bulbs in a cage to prevent attacks from voles and moles. On my in-law's house, I planted a few package of bulbs and then place a mat of chicken wire on top followed by some mulch. It's been a few days, it doesn't look like anyone has dug through or remove the chicken wire. On a different part of their yard, I planted some bulbs within an area covered by Lilies of the Valley. I don't notice any of those bulb being dug out, but probably because the squirrels can't see that the dirt has been disturbed. Paul