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Importing pet chickens into Ireland

  • 28-04-2018 3:36pm
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    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 77,787 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Hi there,

    Does anyone know what's the procedure for bringing pet chickens into Ireland? I know you can get a pet passport for certain animals, but chickens, ducks and their likes seem to be excluded.

    Thanks.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,996 ✭✭✭✭gozunda


    New Home wrote: »
    Hi there,

    Does anyone know what's the procedure for bringing pet chickens into Ireland? I know you can get a pet passport for certain animals, but chickens, ducks and their likes seem to be excluded.

    Thanks.

    Due to avian flu risks etc bringing in poultry to Ireland is subject to some regulations and restrictions

    Poultry - general importation

    See: https://www.agriculture.gov.ie/publications/2010/schemesandservices2010-2011/9animalhealthandwelfare-part2/

    Pets - general importation

    https://www.agriculture.gov.ie/pets/bringingyourpetotherthanadogcatorferretintoireland/

    Note that:
    Pet Birds are birds:

    of any species except fowl, turkeys, guinea fowl, ducks, geese, quails, pigeons, partridges and ratites  reared or kept in captivity for breeding, the production of meat or eggs for consumption, or for re-stocking supplies of game),which are not being traded,which travel with the owner or with a person representing the owner.

    Your bird is considered a pet if it is travelling with you because you are relocating to Ireland, or are coming to Ireland on holiday. 

    Classification will depend on the origins of the poultry being imported afaik.

    Best give the department of agriclture a call and detail whether the poultry are being imported from a supplier or they are pets previously beloning to you etc for further information


  • Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 77,787 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    Thanks Gozunda, that's a great starting point.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,498 ✭✭✭✭Dial Hard


    Genuine question - if they're just going to be kept as pets would you not rescue some ex-battery hens?

    Or are they chickens someone moving to Ireland already owns and wants to bring with them?


  • Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 77,787 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    The latter. :)


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