Hi Zack, 

When composting manure in general, you'll need to add some sort of carbon material (mulch, sawdust, wood chips etc.) in order to balance out the high nitrogen content, especially with chicken manure. The other important part of composting manure is temperature thresholds and curing. I recommend you invest in a good compost thermometer, so when composting manure you can guarantee it is past the safety threshold. 160 degrees F is when the thermophilic bacteria are present and overpower and kill off the bad pathogens in the pile. There is also the importance of curing. Curing is leaving the compost to sit after the composting is complete, but is needed to allow the pile to breathe and cool down before applying. I do not recommend adding the manure raw directly into a raised bed. It needs to be composted before being added into your beds. If you would like to learn more about composting, please check out our Michigan State University Extension Master Composter course. It is a free online course that only takes a few hours to complete. In there you will learn about detailed composting science that will help you protect your family from contaminates. 

If you would like to follow up with me, my name is Eliza Hensel, I am the compost systems educator at MSU Extension. My email is <personal data hidden>