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The important difference is that European chickens are mostly vaccinated against salmonella. Eggs and poop ultimately travel though the same orifice, so if the
by phonypc 6y ago
The important difference is that European chickens are mostly vaccinated against salmonella. Eggs and poop ultimately travel though the same orifice, so if the chicken has salmonella the egg is likely to be contaminated even if there isn't visible poop on it.
- infinite8s 6y agoThis is not quite true. While eggs and poop come out of the same orifice, while laying the egg the uterus extends a bit out of the body, so there's no chance the egg would come into contact with poop.
- hedora 6y agoYou have obviously never owned chickens. Chickens make a sport of pooping where they should not. Eggs, food, and drinking water are all fair game. If you were thinking like a chicken, you’d see that it’s inevitable: at some point in time, the egg is under the butt. One of the most important rules of being a chicken is to make sure that any clean thing under the butt is immediately pooped on. The only known exception to this rule is other chickens. I’ve never seen a chicken poop on another chicken.