This issue was raised by myself sometime back in SMC.
Assumming that U wanted to buy a ready made birdhouse operational let say for 3 years.
The seller claimed that there are 50 nests and he invite U to inspect the house and count the birdnests that he claimed.
How do U consider a nest a nest?
Do U consider a marking, showing birds just about to built a new nest, a birdnest?
Is 1/4 of a cup considered a nest? Or is half a cup a nest?
The answer varies from one individual to another.
The best is the answer made by Dr Chris in his book " Swiftlet Millionaires" that only half a cup an above can be counted as a nest.
Main reason being, anything less then half a cup is still under construction and the bird might abandon if they could not finished it on time or they might abort due to any disturbances in their surrounding.
This is a good guidelines that we should consider.
Those who wanted to buy a house already built with nests, the rule of the thumb is that the estimated cost of the house should be the cost that the seller spend when he built plus the number of nest countered time RM 1,000. This should be the ceiling price which U can negotiate to reduce or increase.
Let say his total cost was RM280,000 and the number of birdnests (more then 1/2 cup sizes) is 100, the ceiling price is RM280,000 + 100x RM 1000 = RM 380,000. Remember this is just rule of the thumb and should be the ceiling price.
Best of luck to your purchase.
To those who are thinking of investing in birdhouses, the same rule apply.
Assuming U have 280K and U wanted to earn 100K within 3 years, U use the 280K to purchase and construct a birdhouse. Once the house is occupied by 100 nests (1/2 CUP SIZE please) or about 200 swiftlets, U are there.
If U know how to multiply the number of nests to a higher number for the same period of 3 years U will of course earn a much higher return of investment.
By now I hope I have open your eyes on how lucarative swiftlet farming is.
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