Raising backyard chickens is nothing new as it has increased in popularity in recent years. People are turning to this lifestyle because of its benefits, including free pest control and a supply of farm-fresh eggs coming from humanely raised chickens. The domesticated fowl also make great pets, but now, health officials are warning owners about the health risks of keeping chickens in their own backyard.
Backyard chickens have now been linked to the salmonella outbreak that have made 350 people nationwide sick. Federal health officials are now investigating the multi-state outbreaks of infection.
In the state of Washington, 16 cases have already been reported coming from Chelan, Cowlitz, Kittitas, Snohomish, Grays Harbor, Mason, Whatcom and Lewis, Pierce, Yakima and King counties.
The Washington State Department of Health said that five people have already been hospitalized due to salmonella infections. No deaths have been reported. Out of the 16 people who were infected, seven were children aged younger than five years old.
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