why is red meat able to be served medium rare, eggs can be medium (soft boiled), but chicken can’t be medium rare

Question

Why is red meat able to be served medium rare, eggs (which also come from chickens), can be undercooked, but chicken can’t be?

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Answer 1

Chickens are smaller and more porous than cows allowing bacteria to penetrate deeper into their meat. Additionally, Ecoli and Salmonella are both very common in birds. Factory farms for chickens also pack large quantities of them in very small areas causing larger amounts of bacterial propagation.