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Post by jenna on Aug 22, 2005 12:17:55 GMT 1
Eh? Confused ...
I'm assuming you mean "must now be kept inside" not, "not kept inside" ...
Have you got a link to this legislation as it sounds a bit odd?
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Post by Red on Aug 22, 2005 12:30:24 GMT 1
I heard that the Dutch wanted all of their chickens kept inside because of the Avian flu reaching Siberia and western Russia.
Just a matter of time before it gets to us I suppose, be interesting what we are told then to do with our chickens as it will not be enforceable!
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Post by trallwmfarm sanctuary on Aug 22, 2005 12:45:57 GMT 1
Its sad but sensible. If they get Avian flu then they will all either die or be destroyed,Humans can get it and will die so protecting what stock we have will lessen the chances of anyone catching it. Sadly its being spread by migrating birds whose droppings will come into contact with UK chickens. It will be a sad day when all ours will have to be locked away. They mooch about all day making mud baths in inconveniant places,same with the Geese and Turkeys and ducks
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Post by Lucymj on Aug 22, 2005 12:57:30 GMT 1
Now be kept inside! lol! never could spell!
I wasnt paying attention at first but it was this country where the government has now passed the ruling. (I WAS SURE but not 100%!)
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Post by carolwilts on Aug 22, 2005 13:12:20 GMT 1
Its the netherlands. not the UK.... (or thats what i heard on the farming programme this morning) See www.thepoultrysite.com/LatestNews/Default.asp?AREA=LatestNews&Display=6187They have already had some outbreaks of avian flu in the Netherlands. Germany has also issued an emergency alert. I suspect that if we get an outbreak here we will follow suit given the potential for human death
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Oranges
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Post by Oranges on Aug 22, 2005 17:02:17 GMT 1
is it just birds and humans that can die from it, or are other animals in danger too???
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varkie
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Post by varkie on Aug 22, 2005 17:24:49 GMT 1
As CarolWilts says, from what I can gather, this is for the Netherlands, not here in UK. Certainly the BBC website only mentions the Netherlands.
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Post by monet on Aug 25, 2005 8:23:08 GMT 1
my friend has a free range farm providing for a top supermarket, and she said yesterday that if they had to keep there birds in it would only be until the migrating bird season had passed, but if she got it all birds would have to be destroyed, she has also been told not to worry about it to much at this point.
it is a worry though!
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Post by pip on Aug 25, 2005 11:00:51 GMT 1
It is only the Netherlands at the moment. Only 1% of their flock are free range, but 25% in the UK, according the the Farming News.
Also they had a disease in their poultry flocks a couple of years ago and thousands and thousands had to be destroyed, so they want to avoid that again. Luckily that disease didn't get to the UK.
What they are truly worried about is the bird flu changing. At the moment the only people affected in Asia have had direct contact with the birds, but what the scientists are worried about is the flu changing so that it can be passed on by human to human contact, like a cold, so they are trying to keep the rate of infection in birds down as low as possible.
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Post by Sharon not logged in on Aug 25, 2005 16:29:22 GMT 1
I don't understand how this could be done really, broiler chickens only live inside anyhow and live for 6ish weeks, battery chickens lay their eggs inside, so this leaves the free range producers, do they even have enough housing suitable to keep their poultry inside full time?
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Post by Cameo on Aug 25, 2005 22:15:47 GMT 1
HOw do I approach my neighbour whose hens poo outside our backkitchen door daily and have the free range of our barnyard and barn and paddock - all where our children play...? (sigh) - wait and see!
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Post by Liz on Aug 25, 2005 22:31:53 GMT 1
As I understand it, the progress of this disease across Asia and Europe is being constantly monitored and advice will be given as and when necessary. I think that housing will be a last resort to prevent the contamination of farm stock. I do not like to think of the outcome for those who cannot house their birds.
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Post by Roz on Aug 26, 2005 9:54:07 GMT 1
Am starting to get a bit worried about Avian flu, I keep my horses on a DIY livery farm where there are 25,000 free range chickens, who poo all over the fields (they also are great at sorting through the horse poo though). It seems that it's not a matter of 'if' Avian flu reaches these shores, it's 'when'. Very scary.
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Post by aberlemno on Aug 26, 2005 18:52:53 GMT 1
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