A requirement for owners to keep birds inside to reduce the spread of avian flu has been lifted.
By Tom Oakley and Jack TymonA poultry farmer in Derbyshire has said he will continue to keep his hens indoors over fears they are still at high-risk of catching bird flu.Free-range poultry had been subject to a national housing order since November to combat rising cases.
Free-range poultry has been ordered to be brought inside in these areas to avoid them coming into contact with infected wild birds.The arrival of the H5N1 virus prompted Mr Beckingham, a free-range egg and chicken producer of 20 years, to reduce the amount of egg-laying flock on his farm as he was uncomfortable with keeping birds housed."Even though the flockdown has been lifted there are still a number of measures that need to be in place to keep birds safe," said Mr Beckingham.
"[If one of our birds contracted the virus] the Animal Protection Agency would take our flock and humanely cull them to protect other birds in the area. That would be the end of our business from a poultry perspective." "Some looked at the overall picture [in 2022] and decided it wasn't worth producing eggs and I don't blame them," he said.
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