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This is a very good point. I have noticed that my chicks smell a lot better with organic chick starter rather than regular. (Or maybe it is the poo that smells better?)
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Yes, you can give them a regular bath (I use shampoo), just be careful not to let their heads go under the water as they often fall asleep. Here is a link to a chicken getting a bath, if it will give you help:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=99105&p=1
Sorry IDK...
Your chickens should smell like laundry that has been sitting in the sun to dry, when you bury your nose in their feathers.
I had a runt silkie once that smelled like poo. I don't know why. No one else smelled that way.
There is a respiratory disease called coryza that has a distinctive odor...