3+ day, 22+ hour ago  (739+ words) Peter Jarvis said it was fantastic to let his 6, 000 chickens out A Shropshire farmer has said he is relieved to let his chickens out again, as bird flu housing restrictions are lifted. Peter Jarvis is a chicken farmer in Withington…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (452+ words) The British Hen Welfare Trust has been saving and rehoming commercial laying hens since 2005 An urgent appeal has been launched by a charity to find homes for 187 ex-commercial laying hens at risk of being sent for slaughter. The British Hen…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago  (568+ words) Anyone interested in having a hen should register by Friday afternoon, the charity said Almost 200 hens are facing the chop unless they can find new homes by the end of the week. At 18-months-old the egg-layers have reached the end…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (777+ words) The gannet population on the Bass Rock is thought to have fallen by about 30% since 2022 The population of the world's largest northern gannet colony has fallen by nearly a third since an "unprecedented" outbreak of bird flu. Researchers believe the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (571+ words) A rehoming event is taking place in Great Brickhill on Saturday More than 100 former commercial hens are in need of new homes or could be at risk of slaughter, a charity has warned. The British Hen Welfare Trust (BHWT) said…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (423+ words) Poultry classes have been cancelled again at this year's Balmoral Show. The organisers say uncertainty over when bird flu restrictions may be lifted mean the classes cannot go ahead at the Show in May. It is the fourth time in…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (636+ words) Those who are interested in rehoming the hens must come forward by 14: 00 GMT on Friday More than 100 "wonderful" ex-commercial hens will be at risk of slaughter if they do not find a home by Friday, a charity has warned. The…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (837+ words) Norfolk turkey farmer Robert Garner said he had to bring forward his processing of Christmas turkeys due to the spread of bird flu Turkey farmers have killed their birds earlier this year in an attempt to avoid avian flu and…...

5+ mon, 4+ day ago  (593+ words) Turkey farmer Richard Dryden said bird flu can be spread through faeces, skin cells or feathers A turkey farmer has said the current strain of bird flu could have a "devastating impact" on many farms as they struggle to stay…...

5+ mon, 5+ day ago  (482+ words) Jerome Challen houses 12, 000 hens in Maidenhead and Taplow Farmers across the south of England are bracing for possible bird flu outbreaks after the government issued new rules to contain the virus. A mandatory housing order means anyone who has more…...