30/11/2021
Housing measures to protect poultry and captive birds from avian influenza are in place across the UK as of today (29 November 2021).
This means that it is a legal requirement for all bird keepers to keep their birds indoors, or where this is not practical, to take steps to separate them from wild birds.
Keeping your birds undercover away from wild birds is vital to minimise the risk of them becoming infected with avian influenza by wild birds.
But housing alone is not the only solution – it remains essential that you follow strict biosecurity measures to reduce the risk of disease spreading to your birds. Read more:
England: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/bird-flu-latest-situation-avian-influenza-prevention-zone-declared-across-great-britain?fbclid=IwAR2qsLvubxfltOBwTGetdmgTBHIOI2qkZp4nkcmbiag2KLBe0zc0YfbRxW4
Scotland: https://www.gov.scot/news/new-housing-measures-to-protect-poultry-and-captive-birds-against-avian-flu-1/?fbclid=IwAR34TRcWAjoRPEqCiCYGMzUkViStPHbDW-Vqd3gyDXNAGC0YknPf6Mdu2Kk
Wales: https://gov.wales/new-housing-measures-protect-poultry-and-captive-birds-against-avian-flu-0?fbclid=IwAR0NfqobihCpr1ncu3gUcFPsu6LDSb_aIwj-6XhUfe2-vxVRydd6f8nC7hs
Northern Ireland: https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/news/avian-influenza-housing-order-come-force-0?fbclid=IwAR1Cij5XYcWb9st5XPSwiNKccLBC7JtAQnjow00fL1Ts3l2GJGLvfnM2Aag