I don't have any chickens here (yet), but I do have a lot of squash bugs in my garden. I'd like to get rid of a some of them before they overwinter and attack me again early next year.

Would letting a couple of hungry chickens roam the squash and pumpkin bed after harvesting and before composting plant material be a good idea?

Something must be done differently next year,or planting any curcubits will be just a waste of time and space.