bad smelling chicken

Hi all, we recently (2 days ago) bought 3 Rhode Island bantams, they are 10 weeks old and are all looking very sorry for themselves in the fact that they are all feather pecked, one in paticular is worse than the others and almost looks as if he is ready for the oven! but he also smells rather alot, tomorrow i am off to but some anti pecking spray but is there anything i can do about the smell? Any suggestions greatly recieved. Thanks.

As ^ said. Apart from illnesses, a septic wound will have a distinctive rotten meatish odour.
Your reply as to what the problem was will be useful to others, so please let us know after your visit to the vet.

I would take them back to the person you bought them from and get a refund.

I have to say that I agree with Aunt Sally too. I paid heavily for birds that weren't right and kept them in the hopes of getting them fit but in the end they infected my existing birds. One of them died and I have had to cull 4 others.

Please don't risk it and take them back for a refund while you still have time.

Good decisions Alison