Friday, March 10, 2017

Biosecurity and bird flu: what it means for back garden poultry keepers

Kim Stoddart explains the latest biosecurity measures and looks at how to plan for future seasonal lockdowns

With unpredictable weather extremes part of our future, preparing for the unexpected (and a lot of rain in winter) is just sensible practice nowadays. Likewise, a more resilient form of gardening saves a lot of time, sweat and tears in the long run.

But as a poultry keeper I wasn’t expecting, or indeed initially equipped for, the bird flu (aka avian influenza) lockdown that came into place on December 6.

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from Gardening blog | The Guardian http://ift.tt/2nd8g0w

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