Chicken Kitty Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 I am thinking ahead to when my girls start to lay (...hopefully very soon! ) and I have a quick question that I hope someone will be able to help me with......I use diatom in my including the nest box, it has just occured to me that the diatom will therefore come into contact with eggs that are layed in there....is this ok? should I wash the eggs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 It will be fine, just brush any loose dust off the egg. It's better not to wash eggs unless really mucky - it washes the protective coating off the shell and allows bacteria to enter the pores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Kitty Posted September 2, 2011 Author Share Posted September 2, 2011 Thank you Snowy....I was just a bit concerned that, once the lovely eggs start arriving, I would inadvertently poison everyone with diatom! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashjc Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Kitty I raised the same concern some months ago on here and was told by someone that diatom is not poisonous to humans, but worth wiping off any residual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Kitty Posted September 2, 2011 Author Share Posted September 2, 2011 That's great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
