Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[Mother of Chaos]

Yup

 

[BDutch]

It is at pilot stage for egg laying hens in the Netherlands in the context of an EU-wide vaccine strategy.
France was the pilot for ducks and then did mass vaccination of ducks starting in October 2023. I believe in France it is now compulsory to vaccinate ducks intended for meat.
The US immediately restricted imports of duck meat from France as a consequence of the meat being from vaccinated birds but I saw that the US recently lifted some of the restrictions.
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31/7/24-1445_article
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/sites/de...odities-originating-from-or-transiting-eu.pdf

Thanks for explaining. I just have been reading a Dutch article on the same subject. Very strange. It doesn’t make sense how the different countries try to coop with Ai and don’t cooperate in achieving solutions.

 

[Shadrach]

Two damp and chilly hours. The sun did shine for a while though.
Everybody came out onto the field but didn't venture far and didn't stay out long.

 

[fuzzi]

I get sent a lot of these.

The extensive knowledge I'm happy to give people on the topic of stuff growing in the field and chicken breeds.
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I've often wondered as I watch people wearing headphones and talking on their mobile phones launching themselves in front of moving vehicles if the do in fact believe in predestination; either that or a portion of our society has lost the ability to assess risk.
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The pumpkins!

 

[fuzzi]

Two damp and chilly hours. The sun did shine for a while though.
Everybody came out onto the field but didn't venture far and didn't stay out long.
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Glais is one lucky roo.

 

[no fly zone]

News from Wales:

 

[Shadrach]

We got some sunshine in the morning but it became cloudy once I got on the first bus. I traveled one stop on the bus and had to get off. I counted five people coughing and looking feverish. It's going to be tough keeping away from the infected.
We all got out for a bit but it's still windy and it cuts to the bone. I was cold after an hour. The chickens went to roost about twenty minutes early. Nobody is enjoying the weather around here.
Tomorrow, is forecast to be pissing down all day with 40mph to 50mph wind gusts.