Hen suddenly died today... eggs safe????

[kemnerg]

Early today we had one of our hens suddenly die (she showed no signs or symptoms of illness). Little bit of background information, we live in an area that has had 5+ inches of rain in the last week. The hens have a 10x10 run and a large wooden coop that they live in. With all of the recent rains, the outside yard has turned very muddy even with us adding stone to the yard. My question is are the eggs that we have collected from the past few days safe to use?

 

[Savanna’s chickens]

Maybe they had a parasite? Was it a bantam or standard because smaller bantams can easily die from parasites

 

[Cyprus]

So sorry for your loss Yes, the eggs should be safe.

 

[cassie]

The eggs will be fine.

 

[kemnerg]

She was a Rhode Island Red.

 

[Ducksandchickens]

Early today we had one of our hens suddenly die (she showed no signs or symptoms of illness). Little bit of background information, we live in an area that has had 5+ inches of rain in the last week. The hens have a 10x10 run and a large wooden coop that they live in. With all of the recent rains, the outside yard has turned very muddy even with us adding stone to the yard. My question is are the eggs that we have collected from the past few days safe to use?

Sorry for your loss. The eggs are fine to eat!

 

[kemnerg]

Thank you everyone for the answers. I really appreciate the help