Realising we have so many backyard poultry keepers, we thought we'd share the fact that due to cases of H5N1 bird flu increasing in the UK, the Government has this evening declared an Avian Influenza Protection Zone across the whole UK. The details can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/avian-influenza-bird-flu#AIPZ
It applies to ALL keepers of chickens, ducks, geese etc, even if you only have 1. Suggest downloading the PDF at the web address above because it does have legal implications for all keepers of birds. For example, you are now legally required to keep a record of egg movement on/off your premises. So, if you give eggs away to friends/family etc, you have to keep a record and there's certain standards those records must conform to.
Hope everyone's backyard birds stay healthy and safe! |
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Are they going to be placing the chickens in tiers?
Tier1 can go outside and do normal chicken things
Tier 2 must go out only for laying eggs and feed
Tier 3 must stay in their hen house at all times
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"Are they going to be placing the chickens in tiers?
Tier1 can go outside and do normal chicken things
Tier 2 must go out only for laying eggs and feed
Tier 3 must stay in their hen house at all times
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Kind of. The Protection Zone details issued today refers to all premises with poultry birds kept indoors or outdoors (not pet budgies etc) and is for people NOT told they are inside a more stringent set of measures (usually within a certain kilometre radius of confirmed H5N1 cases).
Schedule 1 biosecurity measures apply to "backyard" keepers of fewer than 500 birds. The details of what Schedule 1 means is in the PDF at the link I posted in the OP. |
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I’ll keep a close eye on my choocks 
