AVIAN INFLUENZA (BIRD FLU) LATEST
5th April 2025: APHA has announced ... in addition to the national Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ), mandatory housing measures to protect poultry and captive birds will now also apply in new areas in Cumbria, County Durham, Northumberland and Tyneside. PLease check their website (link below) for full details.
12th February: The APHA has added mandatory Housing Orders to the following areas from 00:01 Sun 16th Feb - Cheshire; Herefordshire; Lancashire; Merseyside; Worcestershire.
25th JANUARY 2025: Notification from the APHA has extended the mandatory housing order to include N Yorkshire, York, and Shropshire. This comes into effect from 00:01 Mon 27th January and adds to areas already under this order - East Riding of Yorkshire; Kingston upon Hull; Lincolnshire; Norfolk and Suffolk.
Additionally, they have announced that mandatory biosecurity measures will come into place across the whole of England and Scotland from noon today, Sat 25th January. To clarify - this is not a housing order, it is a biosecurity order (disinfectant footbaths, prevent contact with wild birds, cover food and water, etc).
More information is available on GOV.UK: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/bird-flu-avian-influenza-latest-situation-in-england
Our video guidance below was filmed in November 2022 when a previous outbreak occurred, but the general guidance is still relevant - new 2025 video here!
For more information on recognising Bird Flu, how to deal with it and what the APHA mean when they say Prevention Zone; Surveillance Zone; Housing Order; etc - visit our page Bird Flu Hints & Tips
And, for a quick view of our recommended disinfectants and solutions to provide a Biosecure unit for your hens, visit our Avian Influenza Latest News page.
