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[chanceosunshine]

Ridgerunner, that was an amazing video. Thank you for that. It makes me curious about salmonella...how do you know if your hen has it? How do you avoid it?

 

[Ridgerunner]

Ridgerunner, that was an amazing video. Thank you for that. It makes me curious about salmonella...how do you know if your hen has it? How do you avoid it?

Maybe you can take a fecal sample to a Vet for testing? Call first and see if they can do that and the cost.

How do you avoid it? Pretty much the same way you avoid other disease causing microbes, sanitation. After touching the chickens or the eggs, wash your hands before you put them in your mouth, nose, or eyes. Rinse off eggs before you crack them. Properly cook your eggs and meat if you eat your chickens.

I assume my chickens or my dogs could encounter salmonella whenever they go outside so I try to practice decent sanitation. But I don't obsess over it and I am not always rubbing my hands with sanitizer. There is no telling what you could pick up from a door handle the next time you go to a grocery store. That doesn't stop me from going to a grocery store.