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Congratulations to Peter Hamill for his beautiful White Call Duck, a worthy Supreme Champion. Waterfowl on the Web 2022
Don’t wait for next Monday, act now.
England Housing measures to protect poultry and captive birds from avian influenza are being extended and will be in force across England from 00:01 on Monday 7 November 2022. This means that, from this time, it will be a mandatory requirement for all bird keepers across England to keep their birds housed and to follow […]
Mandatory Housing Measures starting
From 00.01 on October 12th 2022, all poultry and captive birds should be housed in Norfolk, Suffolk and parts of Essex. The housing order legally requires all bird keepers in these areas to keep their birds indoors and to follow stringent biosecurity measures to help protect their flocks from Avian Influenza. This is for all […]
Avian Influenza vaccine
We do get asked about vaccines for bird flu; the Head of Virology for APHA was on Farming Today yesterday. You can listen to the broadcast on BBC Sounds. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001cp3m We asked APHA for comment, they are fully behind the content of this broadcast and confirmed that all research on vaccines is being monitored. It […]
Avian Influenza Prevention Zones
A second UK region is now subject to mandatory enhanced biosecurity measures. Today at noon, Norfolk, Suffolk and parts of Essex became and Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ). This means that it is a legal requirement for bird keepers to follow strict biosecurity measures to protect their birds. Earlier this month, although the restrictions over […]
Grateful to You
Today is World Gratitude Day and we want to celebrate the element of the British Waterfowl Association we are most grateful for – our members. Whether you have joined as a seasoned waterfowl keeper and enthusiast or you are new to this world and simply have an interest, our members are the backbone of the […]
Sadly our live show is cancelled
Even if there is a brief easing of the restrictions on bird gatherings, we have many breeders who would not wish to take the risk anyway. We do hope you will take pictures of your birds and enter our online show. We will promote it here, on Facebook and Instagram, but the pictures and the […]
Chief Vet urges bird keepers to maintain biosecurity as Prevention Zone lifted
All bird keepers should maintain strict biosecurity measures until further notice to keep their birds safe from avian influenza. The Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) for poultry and captive birds, introduced to help stop the spread of avian influenza (‘bird flu’), has been lifted. The enhanced biosecurity measures were brought in across Great Britain in […]
The Christopher Marler BWA Award
Applications for this award are invited from young people who have shown proven aptitude and skill in breeding waterfowl. To find out more and apply: http://www.waterfowl.org.uk/home/application-form
APHA’s bird flu alerts are free
Keep up to date with the bird flu situation. To receive immediate notification of new cases and updated zones in GB, sign up to the APHA’s Animal Disease alert subscription service at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apha-alert-subscription-service Outbreak Case Summary Since the first case confirmed in this outbreak on the 26 October 2021, 128 cases of avian influenza […]
