2+ hour, 47+ min ago  (296+ words) Hundreds of hens need a new home in Scotland this month or could otherwise face slaughter. The British Hen Welfare Trust is holding a rehoming event in Inverness on Saturday, July 18, in a bid to save 250 ex-commercial laying hens. The…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (962+ words) Aviagen has said the farm would create 20 jobs Plans to bring a derelict Perthshire farm back into use as a poultry farm " creating 20 jobs " have been unanimously approved by Perth and Kinross Council's Planning and Placemaking Committee. There were 60 letters…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (162+ words) Protection zones have been brought into force following outbreaks of bird flu at farms in Midlothian and the Scottish Borders. Scotland's chief veterinary officer said the H5 N1 subtype of avian influenza was detected at Halls Farm in Penicuik and Kingside Farm…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (198+ words) The highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed at Whitelees Poultry Farm in Cleghorn. Bird flu control zones have been brought in around Lanark after a severe outbreak at a farm. On Friday, the chief veterinary officer for Scotland concluded…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago  (202+ words) Scotland's chief veterinary officer Sheila Voas confirmed that avian flu had been detected in Aberdeenshire. An outbreak of bird flu has been identified at a farm in Aberdeenshire. Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5 N1 was confirmed at a poultry farm near…...