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[spiderplant]

Re-read my post (including the bit from Halcyon that I quoted) The rescued hens actually lay very good eggs from the day after rescue.

As for salmonella, I agree it's not a great risk with sensible hygiene practices and vaccinated hens. (I wonder how many people wash their hands after handling eggs when cooking? I know I didn't until I found out where eggs came from!)

Originally Posted by Barewolf

I beleive personally that if you have fresh water everyday, fresh food, and the chickens are happy, that there will be no salmonella.

40 years ago (Before I was born), my parents used to eat farm eggs, and home made cheese, butter etc, and they never heard of salmonella, let alone got it.
Ive never had salmonella either. I think its all down to treating the chickens sensibly. The media tend to blow these kind of stories out of context and scare the public. thats the reality of it

I wouldnt have them tested unless i noticed something wrong with the eggs on a regular basis.

@Spiderplant - Small chewwy eggs do not sound normal, it sounds to me like they havent yet adapted to their new lifestyle and envioronment.

I wouldnt eat those eggs for at least 12-16 weeks after, until they have settled down.

I cant really say for certain as ive never had rescued chickens. But it just seems like common sense


I'll have to give my eggs away........in 7 days ive ended up with over 22 eggs. And weve eaten a load of eggs this week.

The good thing is that my dog "Gracie", loves scrambled egg, however we cant just feed her that.

My neighbour buys eggs but she buys the asda smart price eggs which are battery hen eggs. I could give her some eggs, at least then she wont buy them and that will help all round.

How do they know? How do you knwo you have never had it? its not serious in most cases and could just be an upset stomach and the squits which easily be put down to a bug but could be food mild poisoning

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Originally Posted by spiderplant

Re-read my post (including the bit from Halcyon that I quoted) The rescued hens actually lay very good eggs from the day after rescue.

As for salmonella, I agree it's not a great risk with sensible hygiene practices and vaccinated hens. (I wonder how many people wash their hands after handling eggs when cooking? I know I didn't until I found out where eggs came from!)

See I did not know there is a routine vaccine for hens as you say that shoudl be enough

[Barewolf]

Originally Posted by Zing

How do they know? How do you knwo you have never had it? its not serious in most cases and could just be an upset stomach and the squits which easily be put down to a bug but could be food mild poisoning

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I dont. Normally if I have eggs, the whole family has them also as part of a meal, so i'd assume if we all had upset stomachs you could say "It may be salmonella".

I still dont think theres much to worry about. Its far more likely that people will get flu than salmonella. And as you said, its not really a serious condition in most cases.

I was just airing on the side of caution. More than happy to learn from those more informed than myself

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