Hard-hit producers who have lost tens of thousands of pounds after culling stock now fear they may not be able to continue It is "eerily silent" on Steve Childerhouse's poultry farm near Attleborough in Norfolk. At this time of year, he'd usually be working flat out, feeding his turkeys and geese for the busy Christmas period. But this year the sheds are empty, after avian influenza hit his farm in late September, wiping out all of his 11,000 free-range turkeys and 2,500 geese destined for local...
Hard-hit producers who have lost tens of thousands of pounds after culling stock now fear they may not be able to continue It is "eerily silent" on Steve Childerhouse's poultry farm near Attleborough in Norfolk. At this time of year, he'd usually be working flat out, feeding his turkeys and geese for the busy Christmas period. But this year the sheds are empty, after avian influenza hit his farm in late September, wiping out all of his 11,000 free-range turkeys and 2,500 geese destined for local...
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