Poultry Health Services

15/02/2025

15/02/2025

Reminder: Housing measures to protect poultry & captive birds from are coming into force across Cheshire, Herefordshire, Lancashire, Merseyside and Worcestershire from 00:01 on 16 February 2025 in addition to City of Kingston Upon Hull, the East Riding of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, unitary authorities of North Yorkshire, Shropshire, Suffolk and York.

This means that from this time it will be a legal requirement for all bird keepers in these areas to house their birds.

Keeping your birds undercover away from wild birds is vital to minimise the risk of them becoming infected with avian influenza by 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.

If you are currently in a Protection Zone outside of these areas, you must continue to house your birds. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/avian-influenza-housing-measures-expanded

15/02/2025

SPOTTED: A few of the PHS girls appearing on the MacMillan Cancer Support page, advertising for this year's Northumberland Mighty Hike!

Last year, 7 members of the PHS team completed the 26 mile hike in Northumberland for Macmillan Cancer Support.
This year, the same 7 plus a few more, have signed up to complete the 26 miles again - this time in the Peak District!

Macmillan Cancer Support 💚💚💚

Save 50% with a team of 5+

14/02/2025

Thanks to Lucia , our Wellbeing lead, for our presents 🎁. You cheer us up every week and make it easier for us to cope with the winter blues !
Happy Valentines to everyone! 💘

11/02/2025

It was good to catch up with colleagues and clients at this year’s Northern Broiler Conference. Clinical Director Sara Perez was one of the speakers. Thank you to all the sponsors and organisers that made this event possible. See you all again next year!

31/01/2025

Abbey West, one of our Sheriff Hutton Vets has won a VP Nettie Award!

Congratulations, Abbey!

A £250 voucher and a Certificate are on their way to you!

Here are the reasons she was nominated;

Meaka's comments: Abbey joined Poultry Health Services in August of this year as a veterinary intern.
From the beginning, she has demonstrated remarkable dedication, team spirit, and kindness. Abbey quickly integrated into the team, including participating in a 26-mile charity hike alongside her new colleagues. Her enthusiasm and positive attitude have made her a fantastic addition to our team.
Recently, one of our vets, Aileen, experienced a serious injury—a broken leg—which could have forced her to take extended time off. Abbey went above and beyond to ensure Aileen could continue her work without hardship. Abbey:
• Personally collected and returned Aileen to and from work every day.
• Took a day off work to accompany Aileen to her hospital appointment—on her birthday, no less.
• Brought Aileen home each lunchtime so she could care for her dogs.
Abbey’s incredible generosity, thoughtfulness, and willingness to step up in a time of need reflect the true spirit of teamwork and compassion. I firmly believe her actions deserve recognition, and the Nettie Award would be a fitting acknowledgment of her exceptional character.

Ashley's comments: I would like to support the nomination for Abbey West. Abbey is a breath of fresh air she has hit the ground running and recently we had a bout of flu in the office which left only Abbey and one other Vet on duty (normally 7 Vets). Abbey just got on with all the tasks that needed to be completed without any issues making sure that if she was not sure of anything she sought advice. In addition to what she has done for Aileen, I feel that she is worthy of the award.

Aileen's comment: Abbey has been a wonderful addition to the team and I completely support this nomination for a Nettie.
She has been extremely helpful to me in particular since I had my injury. Without Abbey's help, I wouldn't have been able to attend work or get home for lunch. She went out of her way to take me to my hospital appointment on her day off for her birthday. And she was anxious to get me to my last appointment also!
Abbey is always there to lend a hand with anything that needs doing and gets stuck in wherever possible.

VetPartners UK

27/01/2025

Further Congratulations to Alistair Chilcott - who won the Vet Partners, Vet of the Year Award!

We are very lucky to have you on our team, Alistair!

See what Al had to say in his post-win interview.

10/01/2025

-6°C in Tarporley and a fresh covering of snow ❄❄❄

09/01/2025

PHS is sponsoring a new category at the 2025 Northern Farmers Awards.

This new category recognises the poultry farmer/producer of the year.

The awards will be held on Thursday, 20 February, at Pavilions of Harrogate.

Good luck to all the producers that have been nominated!

07/01/2025

Our Sutton Bonington branch is now accessible!

07/01/2025

2025 Northern Broiler Conference - February 2025

The 2025 Northern Broiler Conference will be held at the Cedar Court Hotel Bradford on Tuesday 11th February 2025.
Sara Perez, Clinical Director at PHS will be one of the speakers.

As in previous years the conference is open to all delegates from the Poultry Industry. Registration is free and includes lunch thanks to the generosity of the sponsors: - Aviagen UK, ABN, Elanco, The Kersia Group, MSD, PD Hook and Wyreside Products

To register and to find out more about the programme, please visit the Conference website:

06/01/2025

Sutton Bonington village is flooded and impassable with all roads closed.
While the practice cannot be reached at the moment, we are still open, so please ring the practice number as normal.
We are monitoring the situation and will update when the roads reopen.

19/12/2024

As the holiday season approaches, we want to take a moment to thank you for your continued support and partnership throughout the year. It’s been a pleasure working with you, and we are truly grateful for the trust you place in us.

From all of us at Poultry Health Services, we wish you a very Merry Christmas filled with joy, peace, and time well spent with loved ones. May the New Year bring you happiness, success, and prosperity.

We look forward to working together in 2025!

19/12/2024

Santa Visited the three naughty Tarporley vets today!

He warned them earlier in the year not to tread mud up the stairs otherwise he would buy them slippers for Christmas! Santa was true to his word!!

19/12/2024

PHS recently held an internal competition, "Guess the Name of the Gonk," and we are thrilled to share that all 100 boxes were filled, raising £100 for the charity RABI—a fantastic achievement!

Last week, the winning name was drawn from a hat (well, technically, a sample bag!), and the chosen name was... Frolic! 🎉

A big congratulations to Aileen, who guessed the winning name and has claimed a fabulous hamper as her prize!

Here’s a photo of Aileen with her winning hamper (though we must clarify—the dog is not part of the hamper prize!).

Thank you to everyone who participated and helped make this fun competition a success for a great cause.

To read more about RABI and the work they do: https://rabi.org.uk/

19/12/2024

We have delicious Christmas treats at Sheriff Hutton today, brought in by our friend and colleague, Abbie Reed!
Thank you Abbie - they look delicious!!

Cakes by Creative Cakes by Debbie

13/12/2024

Avian influenza prevention zone declared across the East Riding of Yorkshire, City of Kingston Upon Hull, Lincolnshire, Norfolk and Suffolk

Following a number of detections of avian influenza in poultry and wild birds across the East Riding of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, the UK’s Chief Veterinary Officer has declared a regional Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) across the region to mitigate the risk of further outbreaks of disease occurring.

This means that from today (Friday 13 December) it became a legal requirement for all bird keepers across the East Riding of Yorkshire, City of Kingston Upon Hull, Lincolnshire, Norfolk and Suffolk to follow strict biosecurity measures to help protect their flocks, of whatever type or size, in addition to following any Protection Zone and Surveillance Zone restrictions that apply.

See the press release on GOV.UK for details: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/avian-influenza-prevention-zone-declared-in-four-counties.

A map of the Avian Influenza Prevention Zone and wider disease control zones is also available on GOV.UK: https://defra.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=8cb1883eda5547c6b91b5d5e6aeba90d

11/12/2024

Three further cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 have been confirmed as follows:

• At a premises near Dereham, Mid Norfolk, Norfolk.
• At a second premises near Watton, Mid Norfolk, Norfolk (this was a slaughter on suspicion case initially declared on 09 December 2024).
• At a premises near Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire.

3km Protection Zones and 10km Surveillance Zones have been put in place around the premises.. All bird keepers should remain vigilant and follow stringent biosecurity measures to prevent future outbreaks.

Please check GOV.UK: https://www.gov.uk/bird-flu for the latest information about these cases.