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We were the ones to kill the chicken but no it wasn’t tested. The birds in question are meat birds. You just answered the question that’s been burning in my mind. I would assume you could cook the chicken and it would be safe to consume, but that’s just assuming. I can’t seem to find any articles regarding this topic.Was the dead bird tested? Chickens die of many things. And they can die of one thing while also carrying something else.
Given that they all live together, if one has it, they probably all do.
So it might be worth testing one or two.
Even one infected bird proves they are not ALL free of it. Or even one not-infected bird proves they do not ALL have it.
Are your chickens meat birds, or laying hens?
If they're meat birds, even if they do all have salmonella, you might be able to just butcher & cook them while being a bit extra careful. The usual guidelines for dealing with chicken meat are based on the idea that some WILL have salmonella, but that you don't know which ones. So knowing they have it might not change much.