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Originally Posted by Zing
I was just airing on the side of caution. More than happy to learn from those more informed than myself  |
salmonella is a naturally occuring bacteria in chickens intestines ,the bacteria is usually passed into the egg through the egg shell which is porus (eggs have soft shells that harden upon contact with the air but remain porus) ,if the egg is layed in un clean surroundings i.e the chicken droppings haven't been cleaned out regularly then it is possible for the bacteria to pass through the shell into the egg or if the egg is not washed before cracking then contamination can be passed that way ,you don't get salmonella from the egg the egg gets salmonella from the chicken droppings passing through the chickens intestine so as long as you wash the eggs and your own hands (especially after mucking out) you will be perfectly safe