[Those birds who die of disease because they have been kept inside for weeks in less than ideal conditions because people are doing their best with what they have
That's just nonsense. Less than ideal does not mean certain disease and death!!
The order has been in place for many weeks, no more excuses for not taking the necessary steps, building extra runs etc.
Anyone who honestly didn't have another option in order to comply with the orderthan to keep their birds in such condition that they die of diseases within weeks should have found them another home or dealth with them.
I don't know why you feel the need to be so aggressive.
Most people who have chickens and ducks keep them reasonably free ranging and house overnight. They are not set up to house continually for days on end. I am not suggesting anyone should keep their birds in such a way that they die of disease but I think ventilation will be a major problem for a lot of chicken houses and clearly people are having problems. That is not a judgement on whether people are complying or not.
Housing in small spaces spreads disease in all animals and that is a fact. So, yes I am sure some people will have to make some hard decisions.
Must be some sort of record- 29 pages of a thread till it turns a bit tetchy
I haven't said anything but have followed everyone's trials and tribulations and opinions with my usual fascination.
Bottom line, its a pain in the bum. its inconvenient, its annoying and its made even more annoying by regular sightings of larger farm based flocks still out all over the place.
and no it isn't income threatening to us, and no I haven't dobbed anyone in, I just like to whinge, and it will end in a few weeks and we didn't all get wiped out, and nor did our hens, and we didnt experience the Armageddon that was threatened- just like swine flu, and previous bird flus and lots of other crisis that never ultimately come to a massive amount.
but we're good citizens and do what we're told, despite not having much faith that its gonna make a jot of difference in the whole scheme of things- and its just defra having to do something however pointless it might actually be
but TAS for me is lots of things, and one of them is a place to moan
its cost us money. and its miserable and my OH cried with cold the soaking wet day we spent putting all the netting up. and our newly arrived bats (2 days before the prevention zone- wish we'd seen it coming) spent 18 months in misery and now we've "rescued" them for something not a whole lot better. our chooks spend much of the winter out in the veg patch clearing up the slugs and nastys but instead are confined to the same piece of muddy ground being thrown lettuces and other greenery to try to appease them- they've started pecking each other so plenty of feather pecking spray being squirted-
so yes its rubbish and we are worried about our precious girls- but we're doing our best and we do know its only our hobby and not that important- but it is to us