- Location
- Bury St Edmunds
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Avian flu Protection Measures in force.
- Thread starter Dealer
- Start date
- Location
- S E Glos
We have a robin keeps getting in the duck run. Easier to shoot the robin I suppose
(Only kidding)
Never mind Strictly - the next Poldark more like
(Only kidding)
Never mind Strictly - the next Poldark more like
That's a shame. Welsummers are usually very well behaved. Rollaways would have solved it. I do like my Welsummers, probably my favorite breed if it came down to it.
- Location
- South Wales UK
Countryfile had plenty of free range ducks with Adam on Sunday ?
Looks like Wales is in it now.
Our chucks are not going to be happy.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-38234292
Our chucks are not going to be happy.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-38234292
Exfarmer
Member
- Location
- Bury St Edmunds
Spent all day at Banham zoo in the middle of East Anglia with Grandson. Lots of waterfowl there but no apparent housing, not sure how they interpret rules.
Feel very sorry for all of you with poultry to coop up
Feel very sorry for all of you with poultry to coop up
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
Looks like Wales is in it now.
Our chucks are not going to be happy.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-38234292
Could someone explain why our 4 chucks wandering round the garden are more of a disease risk than the 2-300 wild geese that are wandering round my grass fields around the lakes, and flitting in & out to other areas as they please?
My chucks are only (potentially) going to catch it from those wild birds, and will only come into contact with those same wild birds (not that there is any direct contact). The wild birds that might bring it in, will be the same ones that might spread it elsewhere, my chucks won't.
Confused as to the logic behind the disease control measures TBH, when it doesn't address the wildlife vector (sound familiar to another disease/species?
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- Location
- West Suffolk
Could someone explain why our 4 chucks wandering round the garden are more of a disease risk than the 2-300 wild geese that are wandering round my grass fields around the lakes, and flitting in & out to other areas as they please?
My chucks are only (potentially) going to catch it from those wild birds, and will only come into contact with those same wild birds (not that there is any direct contact). The wild birds that might bring it in, will be the same ones that might spread it elsewhere, my chucks won't.
Confused as to the logic behind the disease control measures TBH, when it doesn't address the wildlife vector (sound familiar to another disease/species?
Well it's impossible to put all the wild birds indoors isn't it.
- Location
- Near Beeston Castle
I am not what you could call a commercial poultry unit so it wouldn't hit me hard if i had to cull them, I would be a bit on edge to say the least if I was into it on any scale.Could someone explain why our 4 chucks wandering round the garden are more of a disease risk than the 2-300 wild geese that are wandering round my grass fields around the lakes, and flitting in & out to other areas as they please?
My chucks are only (potentially) going to catch it from those wild birds, and will only come into contact with those same wild birds (not that there is any direct contact). The wild birds that might bring it in, will be the same ones that might spread it elsewhere, my chucks won't.
Confused as to the logic behind the disease control measures TBH, when it doesn't address the wildlife vector (sound familiar to another disease/species?
My feelings are that good hygiene would be a better route rather than keeping them indoors. (I am talking more about small flocks rather than big units). Disinfect your wellies after being in the chicken run and before leaving your holding/house etc. If it is on your premises it is bad enough, spreading it elsewhere would be the worst wouldn't it?
There are all sorts of scenarios on how people could spread it but i reckon a foot dip at the gate to my goose field (and use it!) would be a better measure than trying to keep them housed. Would be the same if I had a field of hens within reason.
It is out there and it is coming I reckon. Limiting the spread within the commercial flocks is the big issue.
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
I appreciate that, but I'm still wanting to understand how housing my 4 chucks (isolated from anything but the odd wild bird stealing food) is going to make any difference whatsoever, when the vastly bigger numbers of wild birds are potentially carrying disease all over the shop.
- Location
- West Suffolk
I appreciate that, but I'm still wanting to understand how housing my 4 chucks (isolated from anything but the odd wild bird stealing food) is going to make any difference whatsoever, when the vastly bigger numbers of wild birds are potentially carrying disease all over the shop.
Yep sorry I was being flippant, a field down the road is covered in swans I'm not sure where they came from? But they only turned up last week. There's 100's of them.
I have had a flock of starlings nicking all my duck food these past few weeks too. I can see how it could get to my 4 ducks but like you say how could it then get to Daniels 40,000 birds across the two fields between us? (While his are inside)
I guess if mine got it outside and other wild birds got infected from them then they could fly Daniels way?
- Location
- South Wales UK
Do "free range"producers have to call themselves "intensive indoors producers "now ???
- Location
- Near Beeston Castle
- Location
- South Wales UK
Trading standards is it ?
- Location
- Near Beeston Castle
If you read all the links that have been posted you will find it, but it definitely says in there somewhere that free range can still be called free range during this protection measure.
Steevo
Member
- Location
- Gloucestershire
I appreciate that, but I'm still wanting to understand how housing my 4 chucks (isolated from anything but the odd wild bird stealing food) is going to make any difference whatsoever, when the vastly bigger numbers of wild birds are potentially carrying disease all over the shop.
I wonder whether it's more about public perception in the run up to the poultry highlight of the year - CHRISTMAS!
Imagine the upset if the media persuaded the public that turkey was dangerous to eat...or goose...or duck!
But the public are never going to put two and two together about wild birds, as you never see them in supermarkets!!
Perhaps I'm just too cynical....
- Location
- Near Beeston Castle
A week ago they were saying there's nothing to worry about and not to be alarmist.
Old Boar
Member
- Location
- West Wales
Not on my broadband - you were on for nearly a minute, plenty of time to admire the TFF bodywarmer! Well done, giving your time when you must be up to your eyes in it!
I took down the overhead netting in the chicken pen last week as it was full of leaves - I use stuff for fruit cages - so guess what I will have to do tomorrow....
Grassman
Member
- Location
- Derbyshire
Fame at last!
However I think you could of turned slightly to get TFF emblem in at a better angle. And you never mentioned the forum?
So it may only be one mug for this performance !
