The government is set to lift the 'bird flu lockdown' meaning eggs will be free-range again 🥚 Hens have been kept indoors since November after an unprecedented number of bird flu cases were recorded in the UK 🐔
Egg-laying hens will finally be allowed outside again after five months indoors due to the spread of bird flu.
‘Whilst the lifting of the mandatory housing measures will be welcome news to bird keepers, scrupulous biosecurity remains the most critical form of defence to help keep your birds safe,’ she added. ‘However, the unprecedented nature of this outbreak has proven it’s more important than ever for bird keepers to remain vigilant for signs of disease and maintain stringent standards of biosecurity.’national housing order was made on November 7
Despite the lifting of this rule, any captive birds and other poultry under a specified protection zone must still remain inside.
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