Bird Registration

[Ira]

Saw this flagged up by our vet:

www.gov.uk/government/news/new-measures-to-help-protect-poultry-industry-from-bird-flu?fbclid=IwAR3A1vooaeC4BQPqnMsT32QHUTs3OfGjklJXd3LT6E58F4szA4YYOxMrNMw

I'm not sure if the changes will apply to those of us who keep our birds solely indoors, but thought I'd pass it on just in case.

[Ira]

Nevermind, I just saw the bit at the bottom. Budgies, etc, kept purely indoors are no affected.

Might be relevant to any of us with aviaries though.

[Hezz]

www.gov.uk/government/publications/poultry-including-game-birds-registration-rules-and-forms

Further down on this page are these details:
Details

“In this guide, poultry and other captive birds includes:

chickens
turkeys
aviary birds” etc

[Marianne Marlow]

It also says "psittacines (for example parrots, budgies and cockatiels)"

But you only have to register if you have more than 50 birds.

Mar 29, 2024 1:24:36 GMT Hezz said:

www.gov.uk/government/publications/poultry-including-game-birds-registration-rules-and-forms

Further down on this page are these details:
Details

“In this guide, poultry and other captive birds includes:

chickens
turkeys
aviary birds” etc

[Hezz]

Mar 29, 2024 8:15:13 GMT Marianne Marlow said:

It also says "psittacines (for example parrots, budgies and cockatiels)"

But you only have to register if you have more than 50 birds.

Mar 29, 2024 1:24:36 GMT Hezz said:

www.gov.uk/government/publications/poultry-including-game-birds-registration-rules-and-forms

Further down on this page are these details:
Details

“In this guide, poultry and other captive birds includes:

chickens
turkeys
aviary birds” etc

Looks to me that there is a form for <50 birds and a different form for 50+ birds. Under 50 is voluntary registration.

[Marianne Marlow]

Yes.