Visit To Pontian Birdhouses !!!

Today visited two BHs in Pontian Johore.

The owner is from JB and have been having difficulties in populating his BHs.

The first unit was in Pontian New Town while the other was on an Agricultural land above 3 kilometers away.

Both units were constructed by the same "Consultant" from Johore Bahru.

Biggest problem faced by the owner was that the "Consultant" was an old fashioned believer prefer to operate all his birdhouses based on "Organic" ways.

No Aromas, no bird shits in the house, no ammonia powders and uses old methods of operating all his birdhouses.

No matter how many months the house was empty he will asked the owner to wait and wait and wait. The birds will come, according to him.

He seem to be against the use of any scientific tools to measure the BH humidity and temperature.

I feel very strange that there are still these old fashion designers who seem to think that those old methods, which he learned from the neighbouring countries, can still be used during this competitive age.

The owner seem to feel the heat. No birds for more then 12 months and the "Consultant" still ask him to wait. What a fool he became.

The moment I stepped into the BH, I listed those same observations that happened at the Raub, Pahang BH. The same issues. The BH was too hot, too bright, too dry and the house was with no aroma that can pull those wild birds in.

The sound system, especially those external sound tweeters, seem to be not properly located and the internal sound tweeters not adequate.

After covering about 25 points I was taken to the second BH, a standalone.

More or less similar to the first. Why not when the same Consultant was engaged for the construction.

After another round of "Things to To" with the owner, I rushed back to Kuala Lumpur.

Tomorrow need to be in Subang (owner converting a shop house) and Ayer Tawar( a BH being revamped after 12 months with not a single nest and to start the sound) . Both BHs need my help to convert and revamp.

Hope both units will have their first tenant in less then one month.