#LetsTalkChickens now 8 confirmed outbreaks. Perhaps we had better get off our collective backsides and walk the walk rather than talk the talk. Mother nature is making us look incompetent yet again! Suspect Notifiable disease ring 03000 200301 Dead wild birds ring 03459 335577

#LetsTalkChickens More bad news I am afraid. In the attached picture you will see that H5N1 avian influenza is widely distributed in Great Britain. Do not walk infection into your flock. Suspect Notifiable disease ring 03000 200301 Dead wild birds ring 03459 335577

#LetsTalkChickens AI update 21/11/21 - England 13 outbreaks, Wales - 1, Scotland - 1. Avian Influenza Prevention Zone 8.30pm on 21 November 2021, new AIPZ declared housing birds in the districts of Harrogate, Hambleton and Richmondshire.

#LetsTalkChickens I fear this says it all

A bit old hat now - not sure that a wet and warm Merry Christmas is ideal but I guess the cold will come for a short spell into February. This video is a catch up. Homage to Attenborough and a reminder that I am shorter than I think!

Bringing one of my websites up to date and on a steep learning curve with Wordpress. I shall succeed. In the meantime, like Covid vaccinations remember your actions or inactions can have profound effects on others. This is for backyard poultry owners.

Trying not to be to pessismistic when in veterinary mode. AI outbreaks, 73 reports of infection, restrictions lifted in 9 areas as of 5/1/22. Remember:- 1. The virus can survives for weeks in cold <4C 2. Virus washed into house by rain.

Would you believe it! Doctors warn TikTokers about dangerous sleepy chicken trend (blog), wattglobal.omeclk.com/portal/wts/ugm… Chicken breasts marinaded in cold and flu medicine, dumb or ...

Memorial service for Dr. Keith Thompson, owner and Director of Vetrepharm Ltd, Wednesday 10th August. His fault that I worked with pigeons, trout and salmon, disinfectants and pharmaceuticals. Such a happy, can do company. A legacy that I will be proud to emulate. Thanks Keith.

Now have my British Passport. Passport application online 4/8/22 gov.uk/renew-adult-pa… . Old passport received by HMPO 8/8/22. New passport received 11/8/22. Thank you passport office. How many others have had the same excellent service?

For UK vets: Annual Racing Pigeon Loft visits for Cross Channel racing compliance. You do not need any panels but you do need an MRCVS to do loft visits. This is a link to the page with a model attestation form - bit.ly/LoftForm

Avian Influenza Prevention Zone was lifted at midday on Tuesday 18th August. I have two concerns. 1). Rain washes AI contaminated faeces into housed flocks. 2). Apparent disconnect between counties with isolations from wild birds and those with AI? bit.ly/AIZLift

On the theme of warm wet weather after a long dry spell. Do not forget that the environmental stages of intestinal parasites will develop rapidly. Whether or not you will see clinical signs depends on challenge dose and immunity. Just be aware! Picture tapeworm segment with eggs.

Am I missing something? Lifting the AIPZ merely means you cannot be prosecuted for not following the biosecurity guidelines. Yet still cannot hold poultry gatherings - a separate piece of legislation, I assume. bit.ly/AIPZregs

Continuing the AIPZ theme. If I had 2 backyard clients in the surgery consecutively is that a poultry gathering? Alternatively, if it was one in the morning and the other in the afternoon or evening is that OK?

Reading a histopathology report the other day written by a nameless histopathologist from the Eric Morecambe school of histopathology all the right words not necessarily in the right order with precious little or no grammar and punctuation helpful not very

Vets that live in glass houses should not throw stones. Sent out circular email where I managed to write "must" instead of "must not". Altered the meaning somewhat! Proof reading is difficult. Proof reading late at night is impossible, for me at least.

So many AI outbreaks in GB. Keeping up with the control measures put in place under the Protection, Surveillance and Captive Bird (Monitoring) Controlled Zone is not easy. Two tables that compare and contrast controls in the Zones are available here chicken.vet

Just to confirm. There is no need to have a vet stamp your pigeon paramyxovirus vaccination certificate for cross channel racing.

Marking station paperwork 2023 youtu.be/vPrEc4fGyME via YouTube