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[Chrisch]

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Avian flu and all that?

Chickens don't get flu as they can't fly

[Divemouse]

Should they not be indoors anyway?

They have to be kept separate from wild birds - they are in covered runs which are still open to fresh air on the sides. Unlike the billions of pheasants stumbling around until (and sometimes after) they get shot. I obey the rules, but there's no sense behind them.

[Divemouse]

Chickens don't get flu as they can't fly

Mine can

[jamesp]

They have to be kept separate from wild birds - they are in covered runs which are still open to fresh air on the sides. Unlike the billions of pheasants stumbling around until (and sometimes after) they get shot. I obey the rules, but there's no sense behind them.

Hey, don`t shoot the questioner!

There was an outbreak just over the border in England, the exclusion zone had a radius that was diminished by over a third by the Welsh border; where the exclusion zone had no standing.
Welsh cluck wits decided on all birds in doors, from about two weeks ago iirc.

Little of what they do makes sense.

[MarkA]

Mine can

Ours can as well. That’s how they get into the tree to sleep. One flew over the fence and hid on the neighbours roof when the dog chased it.

[Tim Digger]

Hey, don`t shoot the questioner!

There was an outbreak just over the border in England, the exclusion zone had a radius that was diminished by over a third by the Welsh border; where the exclusion zone had no standing.
Welsh cluck wits decided on all birds in doors, from about two weeks ago iirc.

Little of what they do makes sense.

The problem is these things are decided by committees and they receive advice from "Scientific bodies" the problem comes when the science is not well worked out and advice is made from too little true knowledge to people with little understanding of the body of knowledge behind the advice. Thus the default position, especially post Covid, which has effectively upped the ante, is to be as safe as possible, not for the benefit of chickens but in order that a avian flu pandemic cannot be traced back to "us". Another issue is that this is a low likelihood high stakes problem.
Plus we all know that a camel is a horse designed by a committee.

[Noggin the Nog]

Can't help but chuckle when watching the Tesco "we are the Christmas Party' commercial being voiced by a dead corrupt politician character from Ghosts.

[Adrian]

Can't help but chuckle when watching the Tesco "we are the Christmas Party' commercial being voiced by a dead corrupt politician character from Ghosts.

I liked that too. No doubt some good humoured discussion during the ad development.

[Noggin the Nog]

I liked that too. No doubt some good humoured discussion during the ad development.

Wonder if the Tesco bosses got it when the ad agency presented it to them?

[Adrian]

Wonder if the Tesco bosses got it when the ad agency presented it to them?

I hope they had no idea.