While in Kota Bahru Kelantan, on February 9th and 10th 2011, I was given a chance to visit a few BHs that were recently converted by one of my student who now is a very successful swiftlet farmer.
"Pak Harry since you are in town I would like you to visit a few BHs that I have been working on."
The first unit was about 5 minutes walk from where I was staying, Ridel Hotel.The second unit was about 20 minutes drive away.
I love to discover strange things in every BH I visited.
In the first BH there were two strange things but I will try to write my findings once those pictures taken by another new student are in my custody.
While visiting the 2nd BH, I was very attracted to this simple idea on how to increase the number of 90* angle on your nesting planks.
This KB student of mine indicated that after finishing his revamp works there were still lots of those corner covers. He asked his general worker to make full used of all the remaining pieces.
The outcome of his instruction looks like the following pictures:
1) The left over planks were cut into about 6 inches X 6 inches X 1 inches thick.
2) The piece is screwed to a standard 90* corner cover. Once screwed together the assymbley is installed on the nesting plank.
4) They seem to have more preference on the 90* as to the opposite which will generate a 130* shape nests.
5) I would say that this is one of the excellent idea that you should looked into when you carry out your next maintenance works at your BH. It gives those birds a new place to call home.
Try to install as many as three to four sets on those 100 cm plank section especially on those planks installed on the room's wall or ceiling beams.
Make sure you use those screws that will allow you to remove them once appropriate.
Once those birds build their nests on these corners and finished one cycle breeding their babies, you quickly harvest their nests and remove these gadget. Make sure those nests marking on the nesting planks are thick.
Once you have them remove those birds will soon return and will continue nesting on the marking left. If they continue this time round the nest will be 180* shape.
From then on the nests shape will be 180 degree. Remember this is the shape that you wanted.
As for those gadget removed, try to move them to another floor or your other BH(s).
If you think carefully this will be the best technique how to generate nests on a flat surface. Fast and easy.
What we are trying to do is to cheat the birds by giving them what they want and after that they need to give us what we wanted.
Remember all you need is some smart ideas and this is one of my top choice.
Best of luck to all and have a good year ahead of you.
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