salmonella

[super trowel]

Hello.

A few month ago I bought some chicks from our local petting zoo kind of thing (crealy)
And unfortunately they both ended up being cocks.

I was just about to kull one and prep it to eat, but then the wife said she won't eat it.
Because I had not treated them for salmonella.

I have kept chickens and ducks for years, but I have never treated any for this.

Am I supposed to?
And what else am I supposed to treat them for?

Best wishes!

[Scarlet]

Salmonella bacteria is common in poultry meat and eggs, I have never heard of treating animals for this but I may be wrong!
You can get the bacteria by handling poultry or other animals and not washing your hands afterwards. Thoroughly cooking the meat/eggs will kill the bacteria - thats why we are told not to serve poultry pink and eggs are served hard in restaurants.
Enjoy your dinner!

[Aberdeenplotter]

. Thoroughly cooking the meat/eggs will kill the bacteria!

absolutely spot on.

[super trowel]

Right!
Chicken for tea then

[super trowel]

Right!
Chicken for tea then

I fancy having a go at that jamie oliver recipe

[super trowel]

Why did it do that?!? *raises hand to forehead*

[petal]

it does double post sometimes! Salmonella, more likely to get that from some nasty battery farmed, tortured chicken than one home reared.

[Hilary B]

Just make sure you observe normal kitchen hygeine. 99.999% of cases of salmonella can be traced to failures in this area.