chicken diseases in England???

[AHappychick]

are there any chicken diseases in Britian that are not in the states?

 

[eggsrcool]

Not that I'm aware of

 

[sammi]

sometimes canker can be a problem due to pigeons and doves getting to the feed and water.

do you have a sick chicken?

the main difference in Britain and the US is that most all meds have to come from a vet..and they use some different meds there then we do here.

 

[patandchickens]

From reading, it seems that 'egg drop syndrome' and exotic Newcastle are found in Europe (dunno about the UK specifically tho) but not in N America. There may be others, I dunno... presumably, since they must be quarantining for *something*.

Pat

 

[sammi]

you could be right about the egg drop syndrome, etc..
I see it suggested on an Australian site.

 

[caralouise1974]

Apparently Infectious Bronchitis is more prevalent in the UK than the States.

And yes, egg drop syndrome is much less of a rare occurence here in Old Blighty too.

 

[AHappychick]

no I had a woman call me who aparently snuck in a few eggs from england and then all happy told another woman who is head of 4H in her area about it and borrowed an incubater to hatch them from her. Well she then excitedly told the woman they hatched and then the woman reported her. next week she has to give them to the state to be destroyed and tested and I wondered why they were being so harsh and if there was a good reason for this 4H woman to be suck an **ch. I feel bad for the woman since they were her very first chicks and are suposedly a rare breed (but who knows) and her DD loves them to bits. I will sell her some new ones but still. Oh and she is in big trouble as well. I just could not think of any diseases over there that were not here already and thought that destroying both chicks is extreme.

 

[Jena]

I live in the UK as well,

I am not aware of any Particular problems here with chickens, but I can imagine that infectious bronchitis or any kind of bronchitis could happen more often here due to the constant damp we have in some areas, the same things for humans actually.

I think they would be this harsh just because she has broken the rules. If there was a a problem she could a/ encourage others to break the rules and cause absolute chaos, and b/ introduce any minor problems we have here and cause a spread of anything....

But no we do not have particular problems here as far as I am aware, but the rules are there for a reason.

 

[CMV]

The rules are in place for several reasons. How often have you heard about problems caused by introducing new species of plants, insects and animals to an area where they are unnatural? Those chicks could have been carriers of a certain strain of disease that was previously not introduced. They may not have a new disease, but a strain of disease to which a new population has no immunity for. I realize that a couple of chicks doesn't sound like much, but where do you draw the line?