BIRD FLU IN FIFE

[Guest]

A Map of the 'Wild Bird Risk Area': http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/915/0026441.pdf

 

A Wild Bird Risk Area has been declared which stretches from near Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire down to the Forth Road Bridge. In this area all poultry should be housed, and if this is not possible poultry should be separated from contact with wild birds.

 

Full article:

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Agr...nza/AIIntroduction

 

 

Only managed to track down the legislation enacted today by following the Scotland.gov.uk link above ; gives access to the "H5 in wild birds" Order, PDF document 18 pages long;

 

Basically says no movement of any captive birds within the wild bird protection area, and Ministers cannot review the Decision until a minimum 18 days has passed since Order invoked??  

[Guest]

Have posted an extract from the Order on the main avian flu thread. Order remains in force for 21 days or 30 days, depending on circumstances. They kept this one pretty quiet.  >

[Guest fergie]

just had a call from clockman,fed sec phoned the vet says not to let  birds out,

but its ok to let BIRDS out if you are on the other side of the A85 the Kingsway 20mts away from clockmans loft.

[square_peg]

HEY MIKE  DOES A BEAR SH*T IN THE WOODS  I THINK WE ALL SHOULD BE CONCERNED NOT JUST US FOLK WITHIN THE ZONE. THIS IS ONE ALLMIGHTY PROBLEM FOR THE WHOLE OF THE UK.  THE UK IS A VERY SMALL ISLAND.

[THE FIFER]

A GOOD MAP ION THE COURIER TODAY, BUT GOT COPYRIGHT STAMP ON IT OR I WOULD HAVE POSTED IT ON THE FORUM,

 

PS.    FERGIE, GET CLOCKY BACK ON THE FORUM WE NEED HIM NOW,

[THE FIFER]

YES WELL SAID SQUARE PEG,

[Guest fergie]

i'll tell him fifer, just put up new loft after being out of the sport for 20 years.

this is the exclusion zone outside my house and i'm in it :'(

[bewted]

hi fergie,tell clockman pigeonbasics will never be the same again until his return here,i miss clockie,at least you could have a decent laugh with him around,,,,,ted

[jimmy white]

the two swans in glasgow have been found NOT to have avian flu

[jimmy white]

as square peg says, were a very small island, any fancier that is not concerned,,,,,,,should be

[jimmy white]

allthough this is a very serious subject, it still should not get us down too much

 

defra are still allowing hen parties to go on   :)

[Guest]

Please read my posting on the Bird flu poll thread

[jimmy white]

bird of prey been found dead,,,at lab for tests..bbc news at 6 pm

[Guest]

Now that will waken the RSPB up Jimmy

[jimmy white]

hope so hyacinth, flying rats, could be eating or comming in to contact with infected birds,, rspb should treat this as a VERY seious matter

[Guest TAMMY_1]

FULLY AGREE WITH SQUARE _PEG EVERY FANCIER SHOULD BE WORRIED WHETHER THEY ARE IN THE AFFECTED AREAS OR NOT .YOU ARE SPOT ON JIMMY IT IS A SMALL ISLAND.

[Guest TAMMY_1]

LOOKING OUTSIDE I DONT THINK ITS BIRD FLU  WE NEED TO WORRY ABOUT  BECAUSE ITS SNOWING LIKE MAD.

[Guest TAMMY_1]

LAST NINE SWANS TESTED FREE OF BIRD FLU.

[jimmy white]

things look all to unsure for anyone at the moment, it looks like we have to play it a day at a time, as things can change so quickly

[Guest]

Think I agree with you Jimmy, what a difference a day makes!  ;D  

 

Wednesday's worse case scenario was a 10km (6miles) quarantine zone ; Thursday it became 2500 sq km (1200 square miles) !!!!    :'(

 

But not to worry - Ross Finnie was out there today reassuring the great unwashed, walking up & down THAT slipway, where THAT dead swan was found, just to show everyone how safe everything was (now!).  ;D

 

We all know of course that 10 million gallons of disinfectant had already poured down the slipway, probably wiping out the last of our North Sea cod stocks in the process!!   :'(

[jimmy white]

yes bruno thats the bits you dont see, nice to see ross finnie having a quiet dander, just to reasure us all??

[Guest]

Who's Ross Finnie

[jimmy white]

ross finnie  msp  

[Guest]

Who's Ross Finnie

 

 

Sorry, Hyacinth, should have remembered how broad the forum is.  

 

Ross Finnie is the Scottish Parliament Minister in charge of Ministry of Food & Fisheries (MAFF), the Scottish equivalent of DEFRA.  

[Guest]

Ah now I see a Politician - oh dearie me