[tyrone]

Not a pleasant one but does anyone know of any regs reguarding the disposal of dead poultry. I am looking into all aspects of keeping hens and have covered most things but a little unsure on this one. Cheers

[poultrygeist]

Hi tyrone and welcome.

I think it probably depends on quantities and your setup.

If it's the odd hen that's died, you could prob pop it in your wheelie bin (if you have one) as you might a carcass from the shop.
If the cat catches a mouse, I just drop it in a plastic bag and pop it in the bin. Can't see a huge difference.

If you're culling several at once, you may need to investigate a more commercial method of disposal.

Rob

[Bodger]

If you adhere strictly to the law, which we must all do of course, then all caracases must be disposed of in an appropriate manner. In the case of chickens, arrangements  must be made for them to be disposed of at an accredited centre. Popping them into a wheeley bin is not acceptable. Its also asking for trouble from the authorities. If we are going to play at farming, then we must abide by the regulations. To do so, can be quite expensive of course.

In reality, I never have any chickens that die. :thumright: We do however have some very very hot garden fires from time to time and we do lose one or two to the fox as well.

[pandora]

We do however have some very very hot garden fires from time to time

Funnily enough my father-in-law, who was a farmer, used to have some very very hot fires too!

I wish someone would have told my local pig farmer that the way to correctly dispose of dead piglets was not to let his dog bury them in the corner of my horse's stable.  :shock:

[poultrygeist]

Nuff said  

And if you eat your hens, then presumably they come under food waste ?

Rob

[Bodger]

You get the idea Rob :roll:  I also kill any chickens just before they die and feed them to my pack of five dogs. :thumright:

[poultrygeist]

Not that any of our hens will die. They'll slowly dissolve into the ground and become flowers  :roll: ....or something.  

Rob

[Roughlee Handled]

I suppose your  all dead right in your own ways.

[tyrone]

Thankyou for your kind welcome and info
Cheers Tyrone

[Aunt Sally]

You are permitted to dispose of a dead pet chicken in the public house refuse collection (which I don't do).  

You are not permitted to bury them in your garden (which I do do).

 

[hectic]

You can put dead chickens in your pubs bins well I never knew that one!

[Bodger]

You are permitted to dispose of a dead pet chicken in the public house refuse collection (which I don't do).  

You are not permitted to bury them in your garden (which I do do).

 

I'm afraid that this bit of information is incorrect.

You are not permitted to put dead chickens in bins. I've spoken to the veterinary department at Defra about this and it is a breach of 'Animal Bye Product Regulations.
Dead carcasses of poultry should go to the same designated incinerator sites as sheep and cattle. As I said earlier,its a costly exercise.

I've also spoken to our council and they also say that it is illegal to put dead chickens into your bins. They class it as a bio hazard due in the main to risk posed by Avian Flu.

[Aunt Sally]

Well I'll have to check on the source I got that information from Bodger.  If my information is wrong I'll have to put them straight too  :shock:

I'll post again whichever is the case  

[too many girls]

i know your not permitted to bury horses on your farm anymore, i have one very old pony whom i neglected to obtain a passport for, without said passport she doesn't exist, if she doesn't exist then i can't bury her when she dies, can i?

[poultrygeist]

What if a wild animal (diseased or otherwise) dies on your land ?

Are you obliged to have removed and disposed of, or can it rot where it lays and infect watercourses, etc. ??

Serious question.

Rob