Barred Rock

[sweetiepie mama]

My two year old Barred Rock died suddenly last week. After nacropsy I found out she had ovarian cancer. This is probably a dumb question. Are the eggs that i still have, safe to eat?

 

[sunflour]

So sorry about your loss

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The eggs should be safe to eat.

But if the idea disturbs you, then it would be better to send those to your compost.


I also lost two of my 2 yo hens this year from internal problems. Mine were both hatchery chicks - a BR and a BO. Have read that internal problems and cancers seem to appear more often in hatchery chickens and wonder - was your BR a hatchery chicken or from a breeder?

And we did eat the eggs mine laid before they passed - they were mixed in with the others and I never really thought about whose was whose.

 

[sweetiepie mama]

Yes she came from Meyers Hatchery. I have a Easteregger and Buff that i got from there. Sure hope they are ok. Thanks for the information

 

[sunflour]

Yes she came from Meyers Hatchery. I have a Easteregger and Buff that i got from there. Sure hope they are ok. Thanks for the information

Thanks for info.

I had 6 from a New Mexico hatchery, the four left in my flock are happy and healthy thus far. But still grieving the loss of those other two.

Wishing all your remaining flock a healthy and long life.