Register as a keeper of less than 50 poultry or other captive birds

Use this service to register your flock if you’re in charge of the day-to-day care of less than 50 birds.

Before you use this service, read the guidance about registering poultry and other captive birds.

By registering:

• the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) will be able to contact you if there’s a disease outbreak (such as bird flu) in your area
• you’ll help prevent the spread of disease and protect the national poultry flock

We’ll ask you for:

• your contact details
• details of the owner of the birds (if this is not you)
• the location where you keep the birds
• details of the birds you keep (species, number and what you keep them for)

Registration should take about 5 minutes.

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After you have registered

You’ll need to tell APHA about any changes to:

• the details you’ve provided
• the number and species of birds you keep

Email your changes to poultry.registration@apha.gov.uk.

Other ways to register

You can also register by email or post using the form ‘Register to be a keeper of less than 50 poultry or other captive birds (IRA82)’.

Registering 50 or more birds

It’s a legal requirement to register if you are the keeper of 50 or more birds. You must complete the form for ‘Register to be a keeper of 50 or more poultry or other captive birds (IRA81)’.

Registering a racing pigeon establishment

Registering a racing pigeon establishment is voluntary, unless you want to move pigeons to the EU or Northern Ireland for immediate release for racing back to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).