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    There is a second way of salmonella transmission to eggs: from the ovaries of an infected hen, before the eggshell has been formed. Wikipedia says that the probability of this happening is 3% with artificially infected hens and even lower "in the wild", but I guess that the relative safety is also dependent on how well your mother-in-law can recognize an infected hen in time (but then again, infection rates in a backyard coop are probably lower than in egg mass production). Commented May 14, 2012 at 10:39
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    I always wash the eggs from the neighbor's chickens in soap and warm water, right before breaking the shell and using them. Commented May 14, 2012 at 22:30
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    Eggs are washed because chicken poo is not a desirable additive to most foods. Commented May 18, 2012 at 17:14
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    @Marti- Chickens don't defecate in their nests if they have a choice. Eggs are usually pretty clean. Commented May 18, 2012 at 18:12