The Poultry Keeper The Independent Forum for Poultry Keepers    FAQ   Search     Register   Log in  Bird Flu In Fife Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8          The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Avian Flu & Farm Livestock Diseases Author Message summayah Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 4289 Location: luton Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 8:20 pm    Post subject: We have a hosepipe ban here, but you can use a pressure washer to clean your car or your drive!! Maybe you could do that, surrey bird Back to top George Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5661 Location: London Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 10:54 pm    Post subject: Lisa It was on AOL news earlier Back to top Wingy Joined: 16 Oct 2005 Posts: 8 Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 9:35 am    Post subject: I've just spent the past two days creating a new coop & run for the ducks, having sorted out the other coops recently, so now all our birds are 'inside'. The garden is somewhat 'empty' and quiet now that they aren't free-ranging any longer. I'm only just outside the surveillance zone by 1km. Back to top summayah Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 4289 Location: luton Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 9:49 am    Post subject: Poor you Wingy to be so close. Don't forget the discinfectant baths for you to walk through to get in and out of your chicken area. Another one where outsiders gain access could be another idea to try, just to keep your girls (and boys) safe. Good luck Back to top surrey bird Joined: 20 Jul 2005 Posts: 60 Location: SURREY Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 11:36 am    Post subject: Wingy, how did you floor your ducks enclosure and what water system do you have, I'm leaving ours out a bit longer but i want to be prepared if it happens in a rush, good holiday time accommodation for them too if someone else is looking after them and i cant be too sure they will let them out on time. Back to top milkmaid Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6895 Location: isle of lewis Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 11:36 am    Post subject: country file is covering a bit on avian flu in their programe ,on now ,they are covering it at the end of the programe suz Back to top stephen Site Admin Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 4935 Location: Billinge, Skåne, Sweden. Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 3:13 pm    Post subject: Update from the BBC website: Quote: A dead swan found in Fife which tested positive for the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu has been identified by scientists as a whooper swan. The breed originates from outside the UK but it was unclear whether the bird - subjected to DNA testing - picked up the disease abroad. No other birds have tested positive for H5N1 since the discovery on 29 March, Scotland's chief vet has said. Whitehall sources have told the BBC the swan may not have died in the UK. The "working hypothesis" is the bird could have died in another country and been washed up on the Scottish coast. Back to top CP Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 14728 Location: Hampshire Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 2:04 am    Post subject: Heard on Farming Today Radio 4 on Tuesday morning - reports of some people in Scotland slaughtering their birds & burning the coops to prevent their children getting AI. Also the RSPB reports birds being abandoned in woodland & in cages by the roadside! Madness! Back to top summayah Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 4289 Location: luton Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 1:46 pm    Post subject: I believe chickens have also been put into bags and dumped by the side of roads. These people are inhuman ~ you can't treat another leaving creature like that. It makes me so sad to hear of this kind of thing. We are supposed to be the highest form of creation ~ those actions actually put us somewhere at the bottom of the heap I think Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Avian Flu & Farm Livestock Diseases All times are GMT + 1 Hour Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Page 8 of 8 Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group