Safe and Effective Egg Collection Techniques for Chicken Owners

If you want to raise your own chickens for their eggs, ensuring the quality and safety of both chickens and eggs is most important. Chickens are known to carry bacteria that transmit diseases to humans. At times, even eggs that appear perfectly normal can contain harmful microorganisms. To ensure the health of your chickens, keep them in an enclosed shed that you keep clean at all times. Don't overcrowd the shed and make sure your chickens have enough room to nest [source: Bunning and Avens]. We will now tell you how to collect the eggs and how to handle them properly.