With egg prices rising, more people may be shopping for their own backyard chicken flock. Chickens can spread bacteriaYou need to take extra precautions when handling the chickens and their eggs. Backyard flocks have been connected to at least 1,200 people getting sick with salmonella, Benedict said. Backyard birds and their accoutrement should stay in the backyard and out of the house to keep the bacteria confined to where the birds live. Precautions for handling the eggsAs far as handling the chicken’s eggs, people should collect them right away and not let them sit in the nest, since they can become dirty or break.

Source: CNN January 18, 2023 14:55 UTC