Salmonella outbreak cracked#
Germs on the shell can more easily enter the egg though a cracked shell. Eggs that sit in the nest can become dirty or break. Young children are more likely to get sick from germs like Salmonella. Children younger than 5 years of age shouldn’t handle or touch chicks, ducklings, or other poultry.Always supervise children around poultry and while they wash their hands after being around poultry.Stay outdoors when cleaning any equipment or materials used to raise or care for poultry, such as cages and containers for feed or water.Don’t eat or drink where poultry live or roam.Set aside a pair of shoes to wear while taking care of poultry and keep those shoes outside of the house.Don’t let backyard poultry inside the house, especially in areas where food or drink is prepared, served, or stored.Don’t kiss, snuggle, or touch backyard poultry and then touch your face or mouth.Consider keeping hand sanitizer near your coop. Use hand sanitizer if soap and water are not readily available.Adults should supervise handwashing by young children.Always wash your hands with soap and water right after touching backyard poultry, their eggs, or anything in the area where they live and roam.
Follow these tips to stay healthy with your backyard flock, even if there is not an ongoing outbreak: You can get sick with a Salmonella infection from touching backyard poultry or their environment. Backyard poultry can carry Salmonella bacteria even if they look healthy and clean and show no signs of illness.
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