Chickens
Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2024 7:09 pm
Just sharing what we have been told by our site Committee if anyone is unaware & keep chickens.
From the 1st October ALL chicken kept; regardless of number or location must be reported to Defra! Apparently you can submit now so all done before the mad rush. A company called Alpha are helping with the registration via Defra.
I find this a bit disturbing from 2 angles, which is how people with a couple of pet chickens in the garden are going to be monitored or even aware of this as nothing in the news. Secondly from my background & with the Covid scenario does this mean Bird Flu is also morphing? I certainly hope not as seen some wonderful re-establishment good stories about healthy wild birds returning to their old haunts & laying.
From the 1st October ALL chicken kept; regardless of number or location must be reported to Defra! Apparently you can submit now so all done before the mad rush. A company called Alpha are helping with the registration via Defra.
I find this a bit disturbing from 2 angles, which is how people with a couple of pet chickens in the garden are going to be monitored or even aware of this as nothing in the news. Secondly from my background & with the Covid scenario does this mean Bird Flu is also morphing? I certainly hope not as seen some wonderful re-establishment good stories about healthy wild birds returning to their old haunts & laying.