Sandhill Poultry Services

13/05/2024

Join us at the British Pig & Poultry Fair this Wednesday and Thursday at the NEC, Birmingham.

16/04/2024

To read the full article published in Poultry News, please see the below link.

https://www.poultrynews.co.uk/health-welfare/chicken-worm-burdens-increase-as-wet-weather-continues.html?utm_source=mailpoet&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email-newsletter

08/04/2024

SANDHILL POULTRY OPEN DAY advert in last month's RANGER British Free Range Egg Producers Association Please RSVP if you would like to attend 🐔 🐥 🥚

27/03/2024

An interesting talk and subsequent debate from Gary Ford, BEIC at

20/03/2024

New registration requirements for bird keepers in Great Britain - all bird keepers must register their birds and update records annually.

19/03/2024

We are excited to announce our POULTRY OPEN DAY to celebrate the opening of our new premises outside Ripon. ALL WELCOME!
We are proud to be an independent poultry practice with our Yorkshire vets owning the business and making the decisions.
We believe a good veterinary service is built on relationships and we look forward catching up with clients and friends over a pint and a burger! 🍺 🍔 🥚 🐣 🐔 .

15/03/2024

Another educational morning at the BVPA Spring Conference in Harrogate.

13/02/2024

Come and see us on our stand at

12/02/2024

Come and join us at the 2024 Northern Poultry Conference. 🐔 We will be there tonight and tomorrow.

30/01/2024

To celebrate the opening of our new premises, we will be holding a Poultry open day on 19th April 2024. Please follow the link below to read more about our premises move, published by Poultry News.

https://www.poultrynews.co.uk/health-welfare/sandhill-veterinary-services-moves-to-new-larger-premises.html?utm_source=mailpoet&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email-newsletter

21/01/2024

Check your disinfectants. Top tip from Animal and Plant Health Agency for .

"Poultrykeepers: did you know that cold weather can affect the performance of some disinfectants? To ensure your birds are protected, always check the product information before use."

19/01/2024

An interesting evening at Yorkshire Egg Producers Discussion Group this week with &Hill on genetic selection, extended laying periods and sustainability.
We are certainly seeing increased interest in white birds and longer laying cycles 🐔 🐥 🥚
British Free Range Egg Producers Association

17/01/2024

Egg shell quality......... 🥚
Don’t forget the importance of Vitamin D3! As shell quality declines later in lay, providing extra calcium in the form of limestone or oyster shell is important but this should always be paired with a course of Vitamin D3 in the water to facilitate calcium absorption.

03/01/2024

02/01/2024

Our winter poultry newsletter is out! Please message us if you would like to receive our newsletters and join our mailing list.

19/12/2023

From all at Sandhill, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year!

18/12/2023

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30/11/2023

17/11/2023

Dan has been at British Free Range Egg Producers Association this week.
Talks covered AI vaccination, water quality, nutrition, white birds and much more.

The AI vaccination task force group gave an update on the current situation. The greatest hurdle to vaccination (along with trade barriers) is not the cost or administration of the vaccine itself, but the surveillance required if vaccination was implemented. This would be incredibly costly and involve a monthly vet visit and swabbing of 60 birds per shed each month plus environmental samples.

18/10/2023

An interesting talk tonight on shell quality at Yorkshire Egg Producers Discussion Group! 🥚 Always great to sponsor.

29/09/2023

Huge congratulations to Ed and everyone at Herb Fed Poultry 👏 It's great to work with such a top team.

19/09/2023

Laura has just returned from the World Veterinary Poultry Association Congress in Verona. Lectures covered AI, IB vaccination and newly discovered species of Eimeria (cocci)!

11/04/2023

risk levels have reduced.

& other captive birds in England & Wales can be let outside from 18 April 2023 unless you are in a 3km protection or captive bird (monitoring) controlled zone. There are some vital preparations you must take first. See our press notice for full details: GOV.UK: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/bird-keepers-must-maintain-scrupulous-biosecurity-standards-as-housing-measures-set-to-be-lifted and GOV.Wales: https://www.gov.wales/avian-influenza-housing-order-be-lifted-18-april

Keepers with any welfare concerns about their birds should speak to their vet.

31/03/2023

Enjoying some sunshine yesterday at the new office between days of miserable weather of late.

17/03/2023

Is feeding live insect larvae the future for laying hens??
We were at the Yorkshire Egg Producers Discussion Group meeting this week. An interesting evening with Better Origin discusing the advantages of this system. One particular advantage was the increased enrichment and foraging, leading to reduced injurious pecking and feather loss.

25/02/2023

WE HAVE MOVED!
Sandhill vets has moved to Barker Business Park, Melmerby.
This short move down the road has allowed us the extra space we desperately needed for our growing workload and client base.
Our updated facilities are allowing us to expand our technical services.
We are still busy finishing the building and are hoping to be finalised in the coming weeks. All vet work is now taking place from the new premises.

31/10/2022

A national housing order will be in place from 7th November.

Housing measures to protect poultry & captive birds from are being extended and will be in force across England from 00:01 07 Nov 2022.
This means that, from this time, it is a mandatory requirement for all bird keepers across England to keep their birds housed, or where this is not practical, to take steps to separate them from wild birds.
Keeping your birds undercover away from wild birds is vital to minimise the risk of them becoming infected with from wild birds. But housing alone is not the only solution – it remains essential that you follow strict biosecurity measures to reduce the risk of disease spreading to your birds. Read more:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/avian-influenza-housing-order-to-be-introduced-across-england

28/08/2022

Bird Flu (AI) is suspected in a flock of Turkeys near Bridlington, East Yorkshire. The birds are being slaughtered on suspicion of AI. Temporary 3km and 10km control zones have been put in place and restrictions apply.

15/08/2022

The Prevention Zone (AIPZ) will be lifted on 16 August 2022. This doesn’t mean the bird flu risk has gone away for keepers of poultry and other captive birds – good biosecurity is still vital in ensuring there are no more cases and keepers are encouraged to continue to implement the biosecurity measures within the current AIPZ. Poultry shows and gatherings remain banned. Read more: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/bird-flu-latest-situation-avian-influenza-prevention-zone-declared-across-great-britain