Specialist poultry auctioneer Fabian Eagle sold more breeding birds yesterday as buyers were taking the avian flu crisis in their stride at the region’s biggest market.

“We had about 20 more cages of breeding birds entered for the sale than the previous week,” said Mr Eagle, who is East Anglia’s top poultry auctioneer.

There was an air of calm as around 100 buyers attended the latest weekly Elveden Poultry Auction, which resumed on January 14 after a six-week break.

Mr Eagle, of the Poultry Farm, North Pickenham, near Swaffham, said that there was still good demand for the best quality lots and around 120 groups of breeding birds were sold yesterday.

“I know that many poultry keepers are worried and that there has been some panic because no one really knows what is happening. It is the uncertaointy which is causing such confusion. That is the biggest area of concern, poultry keepers just don’t know what is happening,” said Mr Eagle.

Posted: 02|24|06 at 10:45 am. Filed under: UK News.