- Feb 3, 2014
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So for the second time I have gotten sick from my chickens eggs. Ive had my flock for about 3 months and I have 2 fried eggs every morning. i have gotten sick twice. Both times were exactly the same. I ate in the morning, worked around the house and started not feeling well around 3pm. Then i would vomit by 6pm and then I would be fine.
The only thing I could think of is my chickens lay their eggs in the nesting boxes most of the time. They do share the nesting boxes with the ducks. Sometimes the eggs have manure on them and sometimes they lay the eggs on the coop floor. I have read a ton on not washing eggs and all so I try to not wash them unless they really need it. The last batch of eggs that got me sick were fairly dirty. When cracking them, I took extra care to make sure the egg internals didnt contact the shell. That morning I had found one egg on the coop floor. Im not sure if that was one of the eggs I ate that morning or not.
Any idea whats going on? How can I clean the eggs? I know store bought eggs arent straight from the vent. Im sure they get a cleaning treatment.
The only thing I could think of is my chickens lay their eggs in the nesting boxes most of the time. They do share the nesting boxes with the ducks. Sometimes the eggs have manure on them and sometimes they lay the eggs on the coop floor. I have read a ton on not washing eggs and all so I try to not wash them unless they really need it. The last batch of eggs that got me sick were fairly dirty. When cracking them, I took extra care to make sure the egg internals didnt contact the shell. That morning I had found one egg on the coop floor. Im not sure if that was one of the eggs I ate that morning or not.
Any idea whats going on? How can I clean the eggs? I know store bought eggs arent straight from the vent. Im sure they get a cleaning treatment.