Manure in May??

i'm sure this question has been asked hundreds of times on here but i have just found a wonderful farm that has allowed me to take as much free horse & farmyard manure as i like. (the horse stuff is fresh & smelly & the other stuff is apparantly 2yrs old but is full of sawdust & straw)

i have currently put it in one of those dalek compost bins as i didnt know where else to put it but is there anyway i can use it this year to break up my soil as it is really hard & dry??
i am planning on putting in module grown brassicas, french & runner beans, sweetcorn, pumpkins & courgettes very soon... will these benefit or not from such a late manure?

Sorry to hijack the post but quick question. I dont have access to horse manure at the moment and want to plant out my courgettes, squash and pumpkins next month. I have seen chicken manure for sale and I know you can buy manure at Been & Queued but would they be a good substitute for rotted manure. Also I saw a sign recently at the side of the road Manure 3 bags for £8. What are your thought on my way forward? Thanks

Sorry to hijack the post but quick question. I dont have access to horse manure at the moment and want to plant out my courgettes, squash and pumpkins next month. I have seen chicken manure for sale and I know you can buy manure at Been & Queued but would they be a good substitute for rotted manure. Also I saw a sign recently at the side of the road Manure 3 bags for £8. What are your thought on my way forward? Thanks

Any organic matter is great for the plot but avoid using fresh chicken poo directly near plants as it's very strong and can burn them.

Unless I could be sure that the manure didn't have any herbicide contamination (aminopyralid) I wouldn't simply buy it from the side of the road.

plant the courgettes & pumkins directly into it?? could you explain a little more please? i've never grown anything like this before

Make a mound of muck (not a little one) cover it with an inch or so of soil. scoop out a pot sized hole fill with compost or soil and plant your squash / courgette into the soil. That will keep the roots away from the hot stuff until they're a little more developed.

The pile will provide plenty of heat, food and moisture for the plants, and by the time the roots get there it will be mature enough not to harm them.

Im sure I've seen it somewhere on Google but for the life of me I can't find the link.