Can you eat the eggs, if the hen has

[momofchicks]

If my hen has fowl pox, can we eat the eggs? I'm not sure if she has it, but it's questionable and we are getting eggs. Are they safe to eat?

 

[debilorrah]

Wow, I hope someone answers you soon...

 

[silkiechicken]

Perhaps you should see if she has pox or not. From my limited knoweldge, pox won't change the eggs one bit, but if you medicate with anything, then don't eat the eggs.

 

[Ugly Cowboy]

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I stick with what Silkiechicken said!

 

[chickiebaby]

What causes you to think she has fowl pox?

 

[Alpha Roo]

Is this how people get chicken pox?

okay okay, Everything I can find on the subject suggests that the desease is not transferred through the egg. However, if treating the infected bird with any medication, you should not consume her eggs until at least 2 weeks after treatment ends.

 

[TheOLDNewChick]

So as long as they're not medicated, they're all good?