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Register to keep up to 49 birds, including any you’re keeping as pets.
How and when you must register as a bird keeper (including for any birds you keep as pets).
When and how to take samples from breeding chickens for the salmonella national control programme (NCP), and what happens if a flock tests positive.
How to market eggs, including rules on registration, egg marking, salmonella control and egg marketing inspections in England and Wales.
When and how to take samples for the salmonella national control programme (NCP) if you’re an egg producer, and what happens if a laying flock tests positive.
Form for a bird keeper to register chicks bred in captivity and confirm that closed rings or microchips have been fitted.
How to register to keep captive schedule 4 birds, when to ring them and when to microchip them.
Find out when and how to take samples, and what happens if one of your flocks tests positive.
When and how to take samples for the salmonella national control programme (NCP) if you breed turkeys, and what happens if a flock tests positive.
Form for poultry keepers to notify the Animal and Plant Health Agency of chickens kept for meat production.
Biosecurity and hygiene standards to keep birds safe from bird flu (avian influenza).
New registration requirements for bird keepers in Great Britain - all bird keepers must register their birds and update records annually.
How poultry producers can join and pay fees for the Poultry Health Scheme, and how to pay fees to become a PHS approved laboratory.
Information for poultry farmers about inspections the Animal and Plant Health Agency carries out on their facilities, operating procedures and records.
Find out when and how to take samples for testing, and what happens if one of your flocks tests positive.
Form to register an establishment used for hatching egg and chick production.
Form for a bird keeper to register an imported wild bird from an unknown origin, or a bird which does not have a registration document.
Apply online to export hatching eggs of chickens, doves, ducks, geese, grouse, guinea fowl, partridges, pea fowl, pheasants, pigeons, quail, swans, and turkeys to the USA.
How to get a flock or herd mark for livestock (including those kept as pets) and keep your registered details up to date.
How to manage the health and welfare of poultry during transport, at market and during slaughter.
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