Across the rolling plains on Randal Breen's farm, thousands of chooks follow the path of gently grazing cattle.

As the herd moves around the property in Queensland's Goomburra Valley, the hens trail behind in large enclosures, scratching at the dirt, spreading cow pats and dropping their own manure.

"They've become our sanitation and fertilisation program," Mr Breen tells AAP of his flock of 3500 chickens.

"We're using livestock as a tool to heal the landscape rather than extract from it."

Echo Valley Farm is a regenerative agriculture operation where livestock is strategically moved to help pastures recover between periods of grazing in an effort to preserve the land and boost soil nutrients.

With the help of the chickens, Mr Breen and his wife Juanita can avoid using synthetic ferti

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