sapper756 Posted January 11, 2008 Report Posted January 11, 2008 Heard on the radio this morning, that there is possibly an out break in Dorset, in chickens, surprised to come on the site tonight and see no mention of it :-/ Can anyone update us? Hope it doesn,t affect Blackpool :-/
john robo Posted January 11, 2008 Report Posted January 11, 2008 a email i recived yesterday AI OUTBREAK IN DORSET. THURSDAY 10TH JANUARY 1530 HRS AN H5N1 AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK HAS BEEN REPORTED IN DORSET. DEFRA HAS NOT YET REPORTED WHETHER THERE WILL BE ANY RESTRICTIONS ETC IMPOSED. THEREFORE WE DO NOT AS YET KNOW THE STATUS OF RACING PIGEONS AT BLACKPOOL. FROM PREVIOUS OUTBREAKS GATHERINGS ARE NOT PERMITTED WHICH MAY MEAN THE SHOW PIGEONS CANNOT ATTEND BUT SALES FROM SINGLES SOURCES AT AUCTIONS SUCH AS CLEARANCE SALES FROM ONE LOFT HAVE IN THE PAST BEEN ACCEPTABLE. WE WILL CLARIFY THE SITUATION WITH DEFRA AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BUT THE BLACKPOOL WINTERGARDENS SHOW WILL GO ON WITH OR WITHOUT PIGEONS PETER BRYANT Peter Bryant General Manager The Royal Pigeon Racing Association The Reddings near Cheltenham Glos GL51 6RN tel 01452 713529 DDI 01452 858240 mobile 079 77979 336
mark Posted January 17, 2008 Report Posted January 17, 2008 how come when they had the outbreak in berkshire they were all culled.? but swans are they any different.
Ian McKay Posted January 17, 2008 Report Posted January 17, 2008 This is OLD. I cannot see this affecting BLACKPOOL it has now been a week and apart from the area first affected and the control zone that was put in place NOTHING has changed Check DEFRA site for confirmation Ian
Guest Paulo Posted January 17, 2008 Report Posted January 17, 2008 how come when they had the outbreak in berkshire they were all culled.? but swans are they any different. Exactly should top all the swans for safety, bet if hawks got it they wouldn't kill them as well DEFRA what a set of spanners
mark Posted January 17, 2008 Report Posted January 17, 2008 Exactly should top all the swans for safety, bet if hawks got it they wouldn't kill them as well DEFRA what a set of spanners isnt the swan the queens bird.?
Guest shadow Posted January 17, 2008 Report Posted January 17, 2008 how come when they had the outbreak in berkshire they were all culled.? but swans are they any different. how would you round up and catch them all without scattering all over the country
Guest Paulo Posted January 17, 2008 Report Posted January 17, 2008 how would you round up and catch them all without scattering all over the country Shotguns
gangster Posted January 17, 2008 Report Posted January 17, 2008 they can also fire those big nets over them while they are feeding
Guest Paulo Posted January 17, 2008 Report Posted January 17, 2008 or a big cardboard box propped up on a stick a piece of string and some bread as bait
gangster Posted January 17, 2008 Report Posted January 17, 2008 or a big cardboard box propped up on a stick a piece of string and some bread as bait ha ha ha!!!!!not gonna get many that way...lol
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