Salmonella Prevention & Chickens

How to prevent and lessen the chances of contracting salmonella when raising chickens. According to the Centers for Disease Control the best way to prevent contracting salmonella from your backyard flock is to be sure to properly wash your hands with soap and water (use hand sanitizer if soap and water is unavailable) after handling chickens, their feces or touching anything that they use or where they live and be sure to supervise children during hand washing (CDC,2016). Watch our featured video: Salmonella-an overview and introduction.

How to Prevent Salmonella Contamination While Raising Backyard Chickens

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In addition to proper hand washing procedure's there are more ways to prevent contracting salmonella from your chickens. 
House pet chickens salmonella protection
If you have a house pet chicken, you should make sure it wears a chicken diaper while in the house so there is less chance of contracting salmonella from feces. do not allow it in your pantry or kitchen where food is stored, cooked or kept or bathroom areas. Do not allow children under the age of 5 or adults 65 or older or anyone with weakened immune systems to handle live baby chicks, chickens or other poultry. Make sure the eggs you eat and serve are thoroughly cooked. If you touch or snuggle your chickens make sure they do not get near your mouth and do not touch your mouth after handling them. Clean cages, feeders, and waterers outside, not in your kitchen sink, bathroom sink, or bathtub. "Buy birds from hatcheries that participate in the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Poultry Improvement Plan (USDA-NPIP)", ​(CDC, 2016). Be sure to use gloves when cleaning chicken feces, coops, and any place you keep your chickens. See more at Preventing Salmonella while raising chickens

Ways to Prevent Salmonella

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Salmonella poisoning can make you sick and in extreme cases can even cause death. Many chicken keepers are asking us how to prevent getting salmonella from food, eggs, and chickens. We have found many ways to prevent it. How to prevent salmonella using ultra violet lighting, how to identify salmonella in eggs, how to pasteurize eggs to prevent salmonella, how proper handling of baby chicks and eggs can prevent salmonella, recent salmonella statistics, and vaccinating your chickens to prevent salmonella and other diseases.(See Below).





Featured Video: Salmonella-A Quick Introduction and Overview

Studies Show Ultra Violet Lighting & Stainless Steel Can Eliminate Salmonella

Studies show ultra violet lighting and using stainless steel utensils and sinks can eliminate the chances of contracting salmonella. Use ultra violet lights in your hen house or chicken coop to prevent salmonella in your chickens. Studies show that ultra violet (UV) lighting eliminates salmonella contamination. See Ultra violet lights & chickens
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Proper Handling of Baby Chicks & Eggs Can Prevent Salmonella

Proper handling of baby chicks and eggs can prevent salmonella and the spread of salmonella in your flock.
Find out how to properly handle your baby chicks and eggs to prevent contracting salmonella

How to Properly Wash Your Hands After Handling Chickens

Cleanliness and hand washing goes a long way in preventing salmonella and other diseases. Find out the proper hand washing method here:
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Tips to Prevent Salmonella in Your Coop

When cleaning your chicken coop, make sure you wear gloves and a mask. Find out how to raise your chickens without contracting salmonella here:

Salmonella Statistics

Where to get the latest statics on the spread of salmonella.
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How to Identify Salmonella Infected Eggs

How to identify and prevent salmonella in eggs. Go to How to Identify Salmonella Infected Eggs

Sick Chickens-Signs/Symptoms & Treatments

Signs, symptoms and treatments for various chicken illnesses.
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Images of Salmonella

Though you cannot tell by looking at an egg that it has salmonella, eggs can be tested for it and salmonella shows up under a microscope.  View images of salmonella here:

How, When & Why Chickens Should be Vaccinated

There are specific times, types of vaccinations, and ways to vaccinate chickens. There is even a salmonella vaccination for chickens. Find out how and why here:
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Today's Verse

Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation. Rom. 13:2
References: 
​1. Keeping backyard poultry. (July 22,2016). Centers for disease control (CDC). http://www.cdc.gov/features/salmonellapoultry/