Never kiss a chicken

[Bob Correll]

or cuddle with one either.
http://www.morningticker.com/2015/07/kissing-cuddling-chickens-are-causing-salmonella-outbreaks/

 

[ChuckO]

Mom always told me "don't to play with your food" guess it was sage advise

 

[Jeff F]

What complete and utter nonsense. Of the hundreds of thousands of people (if not millions) who keep backyard chickens, they came up with an undisclosed handful who may or may not have contracted salmonella from their birds, yet declare the practice "dangerous".

I don't "handle" my chickens very much, but I watch their antics and enjoy them in the yard... not to mention love the fresh eggs. I guess I just love living on the edge of danger.

 

[Bob Correll]

this old album cover just popped into my head.

 

[Rich Dahl]

Well I guess kissing a chicken is off my bucket list now. Really wasn't near the top anyway.

 

[Bob H.]

Does this mean that we should not let them in the hot tub anymore either?

 

[Jeff F]

Sous vide chicken?

 

[Enrico Brandizzi]

Never thought to kiss it, but to eat it!

 

[Clint]

same with pet turtles etc.

http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm048151.htm

http://www.cdc.gov/features/salmonellafrogturtle/

I'm no germaphobe, I like to exercise my immune system a bit.

 

[George Curtis]

if they saw how my mom handled chickens they would have declared her a disaster area. yet we never ever had salmonella problems.