Ignoramus27199 wrote:

.... Yes, I would like this to turn into complete compost by next
spring, as well as stay warm over the winter.



You can't count on it staying warm over the winter. Once the composting
process is done, there is no more heat generated. However, winter won't
hurt it.

Since you have chickens that presumably supply material over the winter
as well as the summer, the new pile will probably stay warm, but the old
pile may cool off. A small pile could even freeze, but if the dimensions
are more than a couple of feet, the inside will probably stay unfrozen.