Daniel
Member
- Location
- Mildenhall, Suffolk
Cut the end off a 40 gallon barrel and use it as a mini bath?
Avian flu Protection Measures in force.
- Thread starter Dealer
- Start date
sarfarm
New Member
Our birds are coping,we have full fan ventilation and we have done some pop holes with mesh to increase the input of air but we need them out by the end of Feb as going down to barn egg price would be pointless,the price of FR is low enough at the moment.
This flock is due to go in April so it will not make a lot of difference to move them early.
- Location
- West Suffolk
Just found a dead starling in the yard, quite unusual to find a dead bird. What do I do? Just treat it as one of those things? Or send it for testing? And if for testing, where too?
llamedos
New Member
Reporting dead wild birds
Members of the public should report dead wild birds - such as swans, geese, ducks, gulls or birds of prey - to the Defra helpline on 03459 33 55 77. Defra will then collect some of these birds and test them to help us understand how the disease is distributed geographically and in different types of bird.
- Location
- West Suffolk
One of the dogs was chewing on one the other day.
There are 100's of them roosting in the reservoir reeds behind the yard.
Maybe I should have a walk up them to see if there's anymore?
RushesToo
Member
- Location
- Fingringhoe
Sadly you probably should - if only to get the extent known. Not good. :-(
- Location
- SG9
pheasant breeding farm in Lancashire H5N8 confirmed
llamedos
New Member
The UK’s Chief Veterinary Officer has confirmed H5N8 avian flu in a flock of farmed breeding pheasants at a premises in Preston, Lancashire. A 3km Protection Zone and a 10km Surveillance Zone have been put in place around the infected premises to limit the risk of the disease spreading.
The flock is estimated to contain approximately 10,000 birds. A number have died and the remaining live birds at the premises are being humanely culled. A full investigation is under way to determine the source of the infection.
The flock is estimated to contain approximately 10,000 birds. A number have died and the remaining live birds at the premises are being humanely culled. A full investigation is under way to determine the source of the infection.
- Location
- Near Beeston Castle
Whose is the map because that shows Preston to be 30 miles away from where it usually is. There may well be a village there called Preston but nobody is likely to think of that when someone says Preston, Lancs.
llamedos
New Member
Defra map.
Have emailed them for clarification of actual location, given reports and protection zones differ wildly.
Philip Watkins
Member
- Location
- Back in Shropshire
There is a Long Preston on the A65 between Settle and Skipton but the map is centred more on Kirkby Malham.
BBC is saying Preesall (Near Fleetwood) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-38739112
BBC is saying Preesall (Near Fleetwood) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-38739112
dickspanner
Member
- Location
- Kent
Other reports say its at Pilling on the coast between Morcambe and Blackpool ?
Philip Watkins
Member
- Location
- Back in Shropshire
Looking at a map, Pilling and Preesall aren't far apart.
- Location
- Near Beeston Castle
I take it DEFRA and RPA mapping departments are one and the same.
How do they set up a 10k watch zone when they don't know where it is.
How do they set up a 10k watch zone when they don't know where it is.
the place in question is actually about half way between the two
- Location
- SG9
The actual centre point of the zones is taken from a grid reference number by AHPA Defra when the site is identified, I understand.
Lincs Lass
Member
- Location
- north lincs
Just when we think we have rounded everything up ,theres another 25-30 hens still roaming free,where they been hiding is anybodies guess,,pens are full so they cant go in them ,,fighting a loosing battle with them