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Personficklejade
07/1/2017 at 7:03pm
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People here with hens (and ducks) are taking it seriously (wild birds have been found with it in Scotland). There's tarps and poly tunnels being loaned everywhere to allow free range hens access to their normal area but protected.

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PersonPaul_B
07/1/2017 at 7:06pm
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Quote: Originally posted by redestate on 07/1/2017
I have bee very surprised at people around me not bothering to put their hens under cover. Perhaps they don't mind a fine of up to £5000
And up to 3 months. imprisonment!!


Perhaps they don't know, is there any chance of someone putting up a notice or contacting the council to do one.

It will help us all in the long run, I had to tell those with poultry on our allotments


Personredestate
07/1/2017 at 7:23pm
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Local Authorities are in the role of enforcers. I think it has been very poorly publicised. Good to hear people on Mull are taking it seriously..
What a great idea to use poly tunnels.


Personmaughanjen
07/1/2017 at 11:00pm
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just read this as "I have a few garden hens and have them in the house".

I had visions of them all clucking about the carpet while you watch Strictly ...

Hi Fran we had a chicken who would come into the conservatory and settle on the door mat and watch the tv, she loved the national anthems at the Olympics


PersonBob61
10/1/2017 at 12:31am
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The Abbotsbury Swannery in Dorset has been hit with bird flu...many swans have died.

So has the wildfowl and wetlands trust at Slimbridge in Gloucestershire

Here

Seems to be getting a bit serious.


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Personredestate
10/1/2017 at 8:12am
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Sad and very worrying. Maybe with these high profile outbreaks more back yard keepers will take it more seriously.


PersonHedgehugger
10/1/2017 at 12:04pm
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Here's a link to the up-to-date guidance on the issue: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/avian-influenza-bird-flu

Polytunnels would be great to give the birds more space, but I'm not sure they'd keep out a hungry fox if used overnight.


Personredestate
10/1/2017 at 1:47pm
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Poly tunnels would be great used inside electric poultry netting, we normally use it for ours if we are not around. If it goes on beyond 28th Feb is certainly something I may do. Seems to be quite a lot at a reasonable price on eBay.


Personmadz
10/1/2017 at 3:02pm
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A friend of mine runs a bird rescue and has used thick polyethene to cover all her aviaries. Prevention is definitely the way to go, if you keep animals I think you have a duty to be aware of recommendations around healthcare for them and public safety issues.


Personredestate
10/1/2017 at 3:11pm
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My hens although seeming a bit fed up with being confined are laying well for the time of year. I keep telling them it is better than getting bird flu!


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PersonPaul_B
10/1/2017 at 4:15pm
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Quote: Originally posted by redestate on 10/1/2017
My hens although seeming a bit fed up with being confined are laying well for the time of year. I keep telling them it is better than getting bird flu!


I'd only got 6 left as I was having a delivery of point of lay mid January, they're also laying well but some are now going through the moult (don't they read the weather reports).
I've got a decent sized shed but I don't know how the people who were supplying the POL are going to go on keeping all the birds until movement can be resumed   


PersonFiona W
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Quote: Originally posted by ficklejade on 07/1/2017
People here with hens (and ducks) are taking it seriously (wild birds have been found with it in Scotland).


Found in a peregrine falcon in Dumfries & Galloway, back in December.

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Personmadz
13/1/2017 at 8:43pm
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As an aside what do you all do with your chickens went away camping and caravaning?

I would love some but care whilst we are away stops me


Personredestate
13/1/2017 at 9:23pm
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Usually if I am away my son stays home and cares for them. If both away a neighbour quite happy to do it for the eggs


PersonPaul_B
14/1/2017 at 9:33am
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My neighbour looks after ours she loves proper eggs, although we give her eggs she likes to look after them and have surplus eggs for her freinds, we look after her house cat when she goes away.



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