salmonella

[new2ducks]

this might be a really stupid question but should their be any worry about duck eggs? you always hear about salmonella with poultry...how do you watch for something like that?

 

[Judy]

There is nothing to watch for. Use good handwashing and kitchen hygiene with poultry, and cook eggs and meat til done, as cooking kills the germ.

 

[new2ducks]

thank you very much!

 

[EggLuver]

The chances of that are like 1 in 20,000 eggs. I think most of it is caused by the farms washing the protective coating off of the egg before it heads for the store.

 

[new2ducks]

I had a woman I worked with a few years ago who gave me some fresh chicken eggs and she said that she doesn't wash them until she goes to use them I never asked why but I guess that's why!

 

[HanBrand]

Do I need to wash my duck eggs as soon as I collect them? I read that the shells are more pourous and their mess can cause salmonella. Is this true?

 

[chickens really]

Their are different strains of Salmonila ....A few years back I had to test my Birds after the hatchery had an outbreak...They sent me a kit to test my coop...My Birds were negative for it...
Wash hands and fully cook your eggs...