However to get those wild swiftlets into your house and of course force them to stay and built their nests is not a piece of cake. They are tought nuts to crack and you have to get ready with as many techniques and ways to let them stays.
I was recently on the phone with one of my blog reader and at that time he was in his birdhouse. The house have been in operation for almost 6 months and there are no sign of birds nest marking at all.
The weired thing that happened is that there are lots of birds flying above the house but they refuse to come in. What do you think is wrong Harry???
I was not there to perhaps give my opinions but given the opportunity to visit the house it might be easier to make some comments.
Let us try to use some logic to help our friend .......
1) The house is a newly completed three stories high shoplot located in an area where there are already a few successful birdhouses around.
2) The house design, is as per his Sifu specifications. His Sifu is acclaimed to have a good track records.
3) The sound system is perfect. Or else how come there are so many birds circling above the how every morning and everning. At least 200 of them....
4) The temperature and humidity is assumed to be okay. They are within the required range. According to him ...
5) The nesting rooms are within the 2 lux darkness specification. Sorry do not have any tool to prove ...
6) The roving area is okay but a bit too small ...
7) The entrance is a dog kennel type and is facing northeast. How come to the north east? Frank answer: I don't know .... Size not sure ...
8) There are a few spots of birdshits below three tweeters ....
9) The only setback is that he have never make any effort to introduce any new things in the house.
So what do you think is the possible cause of the birds not coming in?
Frankly there are a thousand and one reasons but since he is so confused I have to cool him down. I told him not to jump into any conclusion but analyse what are the possible causes of those birds not coming in to stay ...
The good point was that there were many birds around and they responded very well to the sound he played. But how come they they refuse to come in and stay. Hey you wild birds come in la and stay. Don't play play outside and too hot out there. Come in and lim kopi and make yourself at home.(This was what went in every new birdhouse owner's head).
It can be that the external sound is so beautiful but his internal is not right ...
It can be that his house cement and wood smells are too strong ....
Even if the bird entered his house, the roving area is too small ....
The entrance hole is wrongly placed and it is a bit too small ...
The number of tweeters in his house is not edequate ... Just too little ...
At night the house is so hot (close to 32*C) and he did not monitor them at all. Don't know how to use the temperature and humidity sensors ...
The humidifier hygrostats were not functioning. It simply do not switch on even you set it to be activated at 85% humidity ..
He opened too many of the ventilation holes. He thought that the house is a bit too stuffy. If the house is good for him, it must be also good for the wild birds ... I am sure he was wrong ....
His birdhouse floors are just too clean, spick and span, no bird shits, not water containers, so amonia smell and nothing .... He thought that the house is nice to him so it is nice to the birds ... He was wrong again ....
You never want to introduce those insect powder in the roving room. The smell is like those thing that you vomit ... Yuk .... Again he keep thinking that whatever is good for him it is good for the wild birds ....
He entered the birdhouse every day at 5.00 to 7.00 pm to carry out the bird count inspection. That's the only time he was free after works. He was never informed that that was the time that the birds will start to come home to rest ... So when they saw him they got scared and move out ....
When he entered the house he brought his wife and she was fully sprayed with the latest CHANEL COCO perfume suitable for everning ware that he bought her. Her smell was so sexy but he did not realised that the birds hates it. So his wife cause some stress to the wild birds .
Well he was a heavy smoker and without realising, due to normal habits, he took out those cigerrate packs and starts to puff inside the birdhouse . There U go again .... He created more stress to the birds ...
And the list continue and on and on and on.
So Harry what is the best solution?
Ai ya, I don't know. If you don't make any effort to know, why should I tell YOU ???
The best answer is to read my blog and if you found something special them you print them. Read them before your go to work, before you make love, before you go so sleep and before you start your journey to your birdhouse.....
Perhaps try to regularly update his knowledge by attending some seminars.
Buy some books that can help to improve his knowlege.
The best is to mix around with other birdhouse owners in town. Have frequant teh tarik sessions with them. Share and learn from them ...
Worst case call Harry ....
Who know he might be of help ....
Or else call Jeff, or Dr Chris or Pak Hen ...
He he he he ....
2 comments:
Deae Harry,
I have just found your blog recently. I really enjoy reading it. Thank you for your unselfish contribution.
Good Work and May God bless you!
Lokeck,
Thank U for your compliment. U might be happy but there are others who are not...
Just enjoy reading them and try to learn as much as you can..
I am just an enthusiast who love swiftlet farming ....
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