As has been said there is a lot of misunderstanding about the advice etc.
I'm sorry but I disagree. The "Biosecurity and preventing disease in captive birds within a Prevention Zone" document available at
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/avian-influenza-bird-flu is very clear and well written. There is even a paragraph on Geese:
Geese
Where small numbers of geese are kept, it may be possible to house them. However, if
that is not possible, temporary netted structures should be used where practical which can
cover large areas. Feeding and watering under cover and using wild bird deterrents will
reduce contact with wild birds.
Which makes me wonder if the poster above who was "amazed to spot what looked like an uncovered enclosure with geese wandering around" has actually read the document?
Chief Vet said on the News that geese are not subject to their advice as it is not practical or in the interests of their welfare to be so confined.
The Chief Vet is wrong, Geese are subject to the advice, I've just quoted the relevant paragraph. Maybe even the 'chief vet' hasn't bothered reading it. Maybe he also gets his education from Farcebook?
Unbelievable.
I feel very sorry for commercial free range egg producers. Because the birds are free range they don't have a lot of inside space for them, so arguably, the farmers that have just shut the doors and are not letting them outside are forcing conditions on the birds they are not used to. Even just my two who now have 'only' a 40 Sq meter temporary run are getting cabin fever because they're not used to having their freedom restricted, so goodness knows how the birds forced to remain inside are coping. On top of that, it's remarkable how quickly just two birds can turn a 30Sq m part of the garden into a desert, they've literally stripped it and dug it all over and we've still go another 3 weeks to go. Bulbs, plants and grass, the whole of that area will have to be leveled out and resown in the spring.
If this prevention zone becomes the new normal then I shall have to seriously consider no longer keeping chickens