18 wild birds with bird flu in Dorset. (1 Viewer)

IAN JAMES THOMPSON

Well-known member

• Jan 12, 2018

• #1

Some very disturbing news from the UK Government on Sky News that 18 wild bird have been found with bird flu in Dorset, 16 Mute Swans among the list. I’m just so shocked by this.
Ian. Sorry made slight mistake in the title. Can’t correct.

 

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Andy Adcock

Worst person on Birdforum

• Jan 12, 2018

• #2

It never came to much in the past despite the alarmism about it possibly crossing the species barrier to humans, can't see this being any different?

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Nutcracker

Stop Brexit!

• Jan 12, 2018

• #3

It's more about the effect on the poultry industry - if this gets into a big chicken farm, they lose the lot.

 

Mary

Well-known member

• Jan 13, 2018

• #4

Nutcracker said:

It's more about the effect on the poultry industry - if this gets into a big chicken farm, they lose the lot.

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There is a free range egg co. near us, and we saw the hens out for the first time in months last week, as restrictions had just been lifted from the previous incidents! This new outbreak won't affect them, fortunately... I'm sure the hens were eggstatic to be free again!

 

Richard Prior

Halfway up an Alp

• Jan 13, 2018

• #5

Mary said:

There is a free range egg co. near us, and we saw the hens out for the first time in months last week, as restrictions had just been lifted from the previous incidents! This new outbreak won't affect them, fortunately... I'm sure the hens were eggstatic to be free again!

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