How to Detect A Successful and Those Unsuccessful BHs !!!

The above picture can tells you that business are very bad and everybody including animals are suffering.

BH operation is nearly the same.

You can easily determine whether the BH in operation is successful or failed to deliver.

One of the easiest method to judge are the number of birds that are circling above the BH roof top. Their numbers will give you the rough indication on the wellness of the number of birds inside. The best is during a cool day especially after a good shower of rain.

If you wish to check on the exact number of birds entering the targeted BH, you need to count their number when they return home. This varies but the best is to count in the evening one hour before sun down. To be more accurate you should use CCTV camera placed at the entrance area where you can count every birds that enters the hole.

You can use the same way in judging if the treatment you used was working. Good example, if you visit the BH every three weeks and you apply those aromas on the walls or the floor or the nesting planks (preferably in the late afternoon, you might be able to see the result just before sundown.

If they like the aroma you applied, you will see lots of different from the day before. The number of birds flying in and out will increase, yes if they like the aroma, or the other way round.

Take note that some aromas need more then 24 hours to show their real effect. In this case it is better for you to put someone on the ground to observe the roof top activities after the 24 hours fermenting period.

The effect of a good external sound is nearly the same as a good aromas. The number of birds roving above your BH rooftop will normally increased if the new sound played are effective.

If you are smart you should consider to combine a good external sound with an effective aromas in one go. The two in one will surely bring more young swiftlets into your BH.