With my soil and the winters we get, if I apply it in winter it's all gone by next spring.
Might be different for you.
Chickens love to help mulch up compost.
I got quail for the same reasons, but they don't scratch, don't eat scraps, don't forage.
With my current situation, I can't really keep chickens...
I absolutely can not throw cooked things on the compost, or I'll attract rats.
Everything else seems fine though, yes.