Owners are required to register their birds with Animal Health and Welfare under new measures to protect Jersey against bird flu.
The threshold for registering birds in Jersey has been lowered from a flock of 30 to a single bird, with keepers expected to make the government aware of captive birds.
Birds that are part of the Psittaciformes or the order Passeriformes (i.e. budgies or parrots); kept in indoor cages or a bird house; and/or do not have access to 'open air', are not included under this new rule.
People who keep birds must register them by 25 January 2025, and within a month of new ownership.
Late in 2025, the government reassured islanders that there had been no cases of avian flu in Jersey.
However, due to the scale of the outbreaks in Europe and the UK, the risk of introduction by birds migrating to the island remains.
Bird keepers are reminded that they should keep wild birds away from their own flocks by using covered runs and preventing access to the feed and water they use for their own birds.
They should also disinfect housing, feeders and equipment regularly, as well as wash their hands after handling birds, whilst checking regularly for illness amongst the flock.
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