Well guys, I received an email today and its from Brunei Darulsallam.
"Dear Harry,
I live in Brunei,and have recently began reading your
blog and have become interested in the subject.
I note from your blog that you have been to Brunei.
Have you seen the swiftlets (white-nest) here, and are
they plentiful enough to even consider starting a farm
here?" Regards Victor.
First and foremost, I am very happy to know that I do have visitors from other countries including Pak Hen Mulia of Indonesia. They seem to enjoy reading my swiftlet farming blog. That was my objective. Yes I wanted to create reference or an online informations that is applicable to anyone who is keen to enter into swiftlet farming.
Well Mr Victor, I welcome U and I would like to assure U that there is no reason why Brunei is not an ideal place to start a birdhouse ranching.
These are my personal reasons:
1) Brunei is located in the center of the Malay Archiepelago. It have the same climate, rainfall, thick forest, lots of insects to feed the birds and I understand there are many caves that are used as nesting ground for these swiftlets.
2) While I was in Brunei, I did conduct a short survey by walking around the golf club and saw lots of swiftlets that I strongly believed that those are of white nest swiftlets. Since I did not carried out any birdcall test, I reserve to make any fool proof claim.
3) If there are many successful birdhouses in Miri, Sarawak (about 2 hours drive from Brunei border) I am very sure the are swiftlets in Brunei. Trust me the birds can fly at more the 120 km/hr. To reach Brunei they take not more then 2 hours.
If I were U, I will arrange to conduct birdcall tests at a few places to check the swiftlet population. The birdcall test is not that expensive and very easy to do.
Do the test at a few locations and decide your next course of actions.
Make sure U visit the local council to check on any rules and regulations , if any, before U event think of converting any of the shoplot there.
Be sure that they are allowed and if there are guidelines, follow them strickly.
I hope I have answered your question.
Edible Birdnest farming can be considered an ideal, most exciting and a very lucrative business. This venture is suitable for those who live in parts of Cambodia, Southern Thailand, Burma, Malaysia, Vietnam, the Philippine and Indonesia. This blog is dedicated to my findings, crazy ideas, encounters with newbies, comments from friends, local news, pictures relevant to Birdnest plus my personal experiences and knowledge gained in swiftlet farming.
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