Re: Chickens go into lockdown
Originally Posted by
Muddy
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From the 14th of this month all chickens must be houses in a place with netting so as they have no contact with wild birds because of Avian Flu.
There is a good article in Farmers Weekly explaining about this.
https://www.fwi.co.uk/livestock/poul...om-14-december
Personally, I don't see how any poultry can (or should) be sold labelled as 'Free Range' when it's not!
It's all about money, because they can charge more for free range.
Free range should not mean locked up in an outbuilding never seeing sunshine, or eating fresh food, all it's short life.
I realise they could contract bird flu if they are let outside, but they are also likely to get disease from being cooped up in crowded conditions inside too.
Any disease one bird has, will spread like wildfire when they are all crammed in in close proximity - much the same as it does in humans.
In fact, they are advising poultry be kept in the very conditions they are advising (and forcing) humans to avoid!