The Poultry Keeper

thelongwayround · Joined: 24 Jan 2007 Posts: 497 Location: Camborne, Cornwall

The way I see it is that gatherings, shows and racing are not permitted until further notice. I see no mention of sales, if that is of any help.

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7144 Location: isle of lewis

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6328161.stm

Timbo · Joined: 03 Mar 2006 Posts: 202 Location: Cranfield, Beds.

Does this mean that poultry within the danger zone must be culled?

I hope not.

Tim

Henwife · Joined: 31 Jan 2006 Posts: 3197 Location: Monmouthshire

Poultry sales (auctions) unfortunately count as gatherings....the first one of the year would be Hereford on Wednesday.....then there's the Ross sale on March 3rd. (Turns her face to the wall and screams)

fluffly_fifer · Joined: 02 Oct 2005 Posts: 411 Location: Fife, Scotland

Is it just me or are the media taking it calmer on this one than the one dead swan at Cellardyke last time?

Good luck to all down there.

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7144 Location: isle of lewis

tim they will cull all the poultry at the farm using probably gas
and hope to contain it ,hopefully with testing find it hasn't moved on or off there and that will be the end of it
good luck down there,they seem to be calmer but i wasn't very impressed with a chopper flying over the trucks ,
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stephen · Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 10:05 pm Post subject:

Timbo · Joined: 03 Mar 2006 Posts: 202 Location: Cranfield, Beds.

Shame really but I heard it was only a matter of time really.

Good luck all....

Fenn · Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Posts: 2292 Location: Shrewsbury

Oh B*GGERATION!!!!! Evil or Very Mad

That's all I have to say on it (so far) this morning... Evil or Very Mad

Huttenkloas · Joined: 03 Feb 2007 Posts: 84 Location: Netherlands

Over here in the Netherlands our government panic-ed again.
Starting yesterday 18.00 hours we all have to put our chickens
inside. This is the third time. No other country is doing this.

Best wishes,

Jeroen

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7144 Location: isle of lewis

great pic ,thanks for posting it
they have loads of room Very Happy

good luck to you too
mine are now inside although i am a long way away ,they have loads of room ,ducks and geese are the difficult ones to house i tend to treat it as a bit of a dry run to see which hens get on with which ,who like what ,and the best way of coping with my set up ,it does take longer to do than if they are freeranging ,but on a good note i now know which hen is with which cockeral Wink

mojo · Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 10:20 am Post subject:

will watch the news here for news

richard · Joined: 14 Oct 2005 Posts: 258 Location: somerset

I've put mine back in the run for now. They were getting used to having the whole garden. Should their food and water be kept in the henhouse or is it ok in a covered run?

Huttenkloas · Joined: 03 Feb 2007 Posts: 84 Location: Netherlands

Over here a covered run is enough as long a no little birds can
get into it.

Best wishes,

Jeroen

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7144 Location: isle of lewis

it is the same here ,solid roof so no droppings can get in and small mesh ,feed in the run ,so no wild birds dropping can get to the food ,