I know it is normally called 'hot' !
(and it pongs a bit of rampant ammonia as well)
so I normally leave it to 'mature' for about a 6month or 1year in a
compost heap before use.

It is woodshavings mixed with old leafmold (from old heaps, they love
scratching thro' it !)
We have recently got a bit carried away with our 'normal' poultry and
added lots of quail as well, so we have a surplus of spent litter.

Should I
(1) build yet more compost bins (pig fencing and liners seem to be the
least labour intensive)
or
(2)spread it on a bed in the veg patch and use it for ,, beans ?
potatoes? not carrots I suppose,, in the spring.
(2a) would I meantime cover it against the winter elements (eg rain
washing the nutrients away)
(2b) let the rain carry whatever down into my heavy red clay* on
limestone hillside.
(3) dig a big ( I mean really big) trench and forget it for a year or
two after I cover it.

*raised beds are being employed to good effect