The probable reason that your pile has a putrid smell is that it has gone anaerobic.
As some have stated, a healthy compost pile is full of microbes. Microbes however need oxygen. Turning the pile will help provide air and the water provide a moist environment for microbes to flourish.
As the chicken poop is full of nitrogen it fuels microbial activity and your pile can get hot provided water, air (oxygen) are present. This stage of composting is bacterial dominant.
Adding carbons provides diversity of microbes during the fungal stage. You will know when your pile is in the fungal stage is when your pile is at ambient temperature. However, the reason you add carbons is not to reduce the smell, but to allow your pile to move into the fungal stage (carbons are the food source for fungi).
Carbons in the form of twigs, leaves and the like can provide pockets of air within the pile material as opposed to other materials that may compress your pile not allowing room for air to pass. Providing pockets of air can help keep your pile from going anaerobic.
Even adding too much water can cause your pile to go anaerobic. Take a handful of materials from your pile and squeeze it tight in your hand. If a few drops of water exit your hand the pile is wet enough.
In short, a good compost pile must contain air (Oxygen), water, nitrogen (grass, alf alfa, green waste, etc.) and carbons (paper, wood, brown leaves, straw, etc.).
Note, do not use lime in your compost pile. In fact, you don't need much more than you already have: Air, water, chicken poops and wood shavings.
You also don't need to add any inoculants (dormant microbes) to your pile.. Don't waste your money. All the microbes you need are present.
If you want to know more about composting, look to soilfoodweb Dot Com (sorry, the site would not allow me to place a URL).
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