Started as early as 7.30am to fetch Mr Micheal Wan for the planned trip to Sengai Besar.
Purpose of the trip was to accept an invitation by Mr Chia who would like my opinion on his new birdhouse.
From Damansara, stopped at Jalan University KFC and fetched Wan. He brought along with him a digital camera and we were on the way at about 8.00am.
The trip was about two hours since we stopped at Kuala Selangor for breakfast.
Mr Chia waited for me at Sungai Besar Petronas Petrol station . After a short get to know hand shake he quickly drove towards his birdhouse and we followed from the back.
To my big suprise the birdhouse, which he was concerned about, was the one above his current house where he is staying. Been operating for about one month only.
The house was close to the town center, near a river where there are firsh landing jetties. Just infront his house, about 10 meters away, there was this birdhouse having lots of birds flying around.
This neighbours of his have been operating for almost 3 to 4 years ago and was said to be doing pretty well.
Chia, a electronic engineer by profession, indicated that he was attracted to swiftlet farming after paying a visit to successful units owned by Dato Beh at Pekan Lama, Sungai Patani. Yes my home town.
He became so attracted to swiftlet farming and wanted to master the business by having a trial unit above his own home. He hope to go big by buying a piece of agriculture land and build one big house. Well he got a beautiful dream.
While busy with him, I was invited to see a few more units that need some quick advise in improving their birds population. There seem to be more then 2 other uncles who also operating swiftlet ranching. I am amazed and intriqued.
Well from two units it became three and it increased to four unit that I was forced to visit. They really know how to maximise and make my trip worth !!!!
U will be suprised that there are more then 300 units of birdhouses in Sungai Besar town areas. Chia indicated that 150 units were with proper licenses while the rest were not. The number is increasing daily according to him.
Base on what was told by Chia, the local council gave these birdhouse owners two years to get ready to move.
Overall the trip was wonderful. Saw more then four and on the way back saw many more especially in Sekinchang, Sungai Rambai and Batang Berjuntai.
There were plenty of swiftlets especially in Batang Berjuntai.
As for Chia, I will be preparing a full visit report complete with pictures taken plus all the necessary recommendations that I believed he must do to improve his birdhouse. I might need to add additonal recommendations on the other three birdhouses that I was forced to visit.
Copy of this report shall be made available to anthusiast who wanted to gain from those recommendations made and required to make his/her request by sending an email to harryswiftlet@yahoo.com. There will be some cost to cover expenses.
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