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England announces poultry housing order from November 13

KROV newsroom

11 Nov 2026, 4:38 pm IST1 min read

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Painted hen in front of a simple poultry shelter

England will require affected keepers to house poultry and other captive birds from 12:01 a.m. local time on November 13. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs announced the order on November 11, citing a higher risk of bird flu.

The order generally applies to keepers with at least 50 birds and to those who sell or give away eggs, poultry products or live birds. The department said there are limited exceptions.

A separate England-wide prevention zone took effect on November 11. Its requirements apply to all bird keepers.

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Credit: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, GOV.UK · Summarised/translated by KROV · Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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