Important - Avian Flu restrictions

[lottie dolly]

On goglin DEFA site and map,we are inside a restricted area,as we very near to a large water park,also picked up some very usefull info,like us setting up from new,be aware that the area to be used,has been open to wild birds,so care has to be taken in case it has been ifected,especialy as it's loose soil and they might have been on a hunt the worms,i have not seen anything nasty,

[fishpond]

VG
Thank for the link, most helpful.

[veggiechicken]

Why are stickers appearing on free range eggs? - BBC News

[veggiechicken]

Just about to add the link for the Suffolk outbreak, Ms T. You're too fast

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/c...ite-in-suffolk

[Ms-T]

Controls for Avian Influenza introduced around site in Suffolk

and more

[Jungle Jane]

So to stop their eggs being downgraded the bans being lifted to free range farms because of costs of downgrading. Politics getting in the way of common sense! That's an EU law about the labelling having to change after so many days of being kept inside isn't it? They've probably made hundreds of laws on packaging alone. I was buying free range eggs the other day,knowing the chickens are being kept inside at the moment because of the risk with avian flu,the public who buy eggs are aware! But its still a free range farm & people know chickens are being kept in for health & safety. I don't like the idea of buying free range eggs if these chickens are being let out early,I can see a problem where they let the birds out & they catch the avian flu,then what would happen!!

[veggiechicken]

Snap Sparrow

[veggiechicken]

Initial plans for after 28th February have been published.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/u...inst-avian-flu

[sparrow100]

Not sure how much this is going to add to the confusion about what to do, or to people ignoring the ban. The housing order is primarily being lifted in low-risk areas for free-range poultry farmers so they don't lose the free-range label for their eggs:

https://www.farminguk.com/News/Defra...eas_45577.html

Info on permitted supervised access to outdoors for poulty in low-risk areas from 01 March:

https://www.gov.uk/government/upload...ruary-2017.pdf

Where's that info on avian flu jumping from infected chicken eggs to humans....WHO says it can if the yolk is runny, NHS says it can't. Where's my tinfoil hat...!!!

[Bigmallly]

With all of these recent outbreaks, it begs the question whether the advice given has been acted upon.

[sparrow100]

Oh no, that's awful.

[lottie dolly]

never ending

[veggiechicken]

Another case at Wyre Lancashire - linked to previous cases in the area.
63,000 birds to be culled

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/a...yre-lancashire

[Ms-T]

No i do not think it will..its all so sad..that we can;t look after the wild birds too

[lottie dolly]

Doubt the restrictions WILL be lifted in a few weeks,given more outbrakes,certainly not good.