ICTChris Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 Yes, you guessed it. After Covid and Monkeypox, it's the next infectious disease thread! The country is currently bracing itself for the consequences of a bird flu outbreak. As opposed to previous animal-based pandemics, the main impact of this appears to be on, er, birds. More than 100,000 hens have been culled at several poultry farms across Scotland. In England captive birds and poultry have been required to be kept indoors for the last 10 days - this requirement is not in place in Scotland and some poultry farmers suspect their birds were infected by wild geese. A dozen swans were found dead in a Glasgow park of suspected bird flu with other cases seen in the Western Isles, Aberdeenshire and Ayrshire. The chief vet of Scotland defended their actions by saying "We are just following the science". Aldi and Lidl have both restricted the number of eggs that consumers can buy at one time due to the supply issues caused by the outbreak. The impact of having so many fewer hens could be felt for a long time with the prospect of egg supplies being reduced into next year. Have any P&Bers started wearing a mask and socially distancing from chickens in response to this? Is anyone panic buying eggs? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 All those #Swole #Bros will be crying into their whey this morning. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Jean King Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 Been here for months. There was an outbreak amongst sea birds around Ayrshire in the summer that saw dozens of birds washed up on every beach (when they were mobbed) for about a week or so. Very unpleasant 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 4 minutes ago, Billy Jean King said: Been here for months. There was an outbreak amongst sea birds around Ayrshire in the summer that saw dozens of birds washed up on every beach (when they were mobbed) for about a week or so. Very unpleasant Same up our way. Was at Troup Head a couple of months ago and there were dead gannets all around the place. St Abbs looked like it had the same issue. My reaction reading this thread was "this is now news? " 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmouth Strikes Again Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 Thank you. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 It's those rule-breaking seagull scum that are to blame. 10 day quarantine at £2500 for all seagull arrivals in the UK now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 9 minutes ago, Bigmouth Strikes Again said: Thank you. First of the Ganders to Die ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 There was concern in the spring and summer amongst conservationists about bird flu- the common scorrie is unlikely to face extinction but there is concern about the populations of puffins, kittiwakes, terns and the Arctic skua in Scotland 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scw1987 Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Billy Jean King said: Been here for months. There was an outbreak amongst sea birds around Ayrshire in the summer that saw dozens of birds washed up on every beach (when they were mobbed) for about a week or so. Very unpleasant 52 minutes ago, Hedgecutter said: Same up our way. Was at Troup Head a couple of months ago and there were dead gannets all around the place. St Abbs looked like it had the same issue. My reaction reading this thread was "this is now news? " 20 minutes ago, tamthebam said: There was concern in the spring and summer amongst conservationists about bird flu- the common scorrie is unlikely to face extinction but there is concern about the populations of puffins, kittiwakes, terns and the Arctic skua in Scotland None of which affect egg supplies/Christmas dinners ergo not headline news... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 I like eggs 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 I'm a bit confused about how different bird species transfer the bug to each other, it's not like they generally socialise much outside their own kind. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 6 minutes ago, welshbairn said: I'm a bit confused about how different bird species transfer the bug to each other, it's not like they generally socialise much outside their own kind. It's in their shite I believe. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John MacLean Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Rugster said: It's in their shite I believe. A lesser known Cher song. Edited November 17, 2022 by John MacLean 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 1 minute ago, John MacLean said: A lesser known Cher song. Chimes nicely with 'Gannets, Swans and Geese'......... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 3 minutes ago, Florentine_Pogen said: Chimes nicely with 'Gannets, Swans and Geese'......... 6 minutes ago, John MacLean said: A lesser known Cher song. It's in it's Shit (The poop poop song) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillonearth Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 1 minute ago, Rugster said: It's in their shite I believe. Totally - think of a seabird cliff like the Bass Rock. It's basically white with bird keech. Birds that nest colonially almost on top of each other are coming into contact constantly, and that's why it's hit them the hardest...auks, terns, gannets were the first, although most people wouldn't have noticed it unless they'd been walking along a beach near one of the colonies this summer. The general public are beginning to notice it now because winter visitors like geese and swans are bringing it down with them from the subarctic and infecting domestic poultry. I seem to live under a fairly big migration route for pink-footed geese flying down from Greenland and Iceland, and there's been noticeably fewer of them this autumn - they've clearly been ravaged all summer on their breeding grounds. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamamafegan Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 Found dead geese, a buzzard and a pigeon all within 500m of each other when this outbreak was first about. Reported it to DEFRA - confirmed Bird Flu. I had actually picked the pigeon up as well. But I was okay. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 2 minutes ago, jamamafegan said: Found dead geese, a buzzard and a pigeon all within 500m of each other when this outbreak was first about. Reported it to DEFRA - confirmed Bird Flu. I had actually picked the pigeon up as well. But I was okay. Why? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted November 17, 2022 Author Share Posted November 17, 2022 5 minutes ago, jamamafegan said: Found dead geese, a buzzard and a pigeon all within 500m of each other when this outbreak was first about. Reported it to DEFRA - confirmed Bird Flu. I had actually picked the pigeon up as well. But I was okay. Bit suspicious that you keep showing up where there are loads of dead birds. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 7 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said: Why? https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/watch-moment-woman-gives-cpr-10254443 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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