ajm200 Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Checked the Defra website but can't see anything about it. Does anyone know when and if we need to keep our chickens in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 (edited) yes just seen it. Banbury area and it is the deadly H5N1 virus. * (edit Sheila; as you say Chelsea, later amended to H7) I didnt think it was about this time of year? *now updated see post below. Newspaper has changed its article Edited June 3, 2008 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieSB Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Just read this on BBC news site http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7434400.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BERTIE MCSQUIRTY Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 here's the link http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1317966,00.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 the newspaper I read just now stated the h5n1 virus, literally minutes later they have amended their article to H7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajm200 Posted June 3, 2008 Author Share Posted June 3, 2008 It's a nightmare for the farmers isn't it. They seem to be battling one livestock disease after another over the last few years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Blimey....has Claret seen this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Yes, she has.... there is a thread in the Nesting Box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New2this Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 None of the links state which farm it is. I wish they would. My son and I visited the Cotswold Chicken Farm and near by waterfowl park last Wednesday. Oh I hope for their sake they weren't affected Claret have you had any specific guidelines yet? Christine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 It's a farm out at Shennington, some 8 miles from us. We are out of the inner zone, but I need to keep the girls in their covered run. IT is an intensive farm with some 20k birds per shed - they will all be culled. Do you mind if I lock this thread so that all the responses and news are in the one in Nesting Box? That way people only have one place to look for news. Thanks Guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
