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You don't have to keep chickens to know this - outside of the U.S. eggs aren't washed before being sold as washing removes the antibacterial cuticle which then means that they need to be refrigerated. Seems like a ridiculous idea to me - wash them to make them more likely to spoil, but of course the best solution is to vaccinate the hens to prevent salmonella contamination.