Widen The Monkey House Entrance Hole !!!

The monkey house used to be abandoned but for some special reasons I have decided to reactivate it.

My main reason being it have the height that those birds are can reach much faster without flying downward.

The second reason being the protruded part of the monkey house or I should say the extension above the roof area will give those birds a kind of playing area.

They love to fly in a circular motion usually anti clockwise.

When they became intoxicated with the external sound, they will start to locate any hole to enter.

This is where the main entrance hole become the most important channel to bring these birds inside your BH.

I prefer a big size window about 3 feet wide and 4 feet high.

My main reason is that the big size will make them feel very safe during their first visit to the BH.

You might think that when it is too big a size those owls will surely have no problem to enter your BH.

This is true but we have to make the right decision for those swiftlet first.

In the meantime we have to get ready with various gadgets that you can make them scared of venturing into your BH.

Once the door was widened, it was installed with special wooden frame to make it easier during tweeters mounting operation.

One new method of arranging those external sound tweeters is to use my favourite "pole tweeters".

A unit of it is made up of three bullet tweeters made by Tecnik AG 35.

I put one each on the left and right wooden frame facing the opening but slightly slanting towards the sky.

This will be my most important gadget to draw those birds into the monkey house.

As for getting those birds to the monkey house I like the use of hexagonal tweeter located precisely above the roof (1.5 feet up above the roof)  but located in the middle of the window.

To make it more exciting or magnetic I insisted in the installation of power tweeters about 2 each on the wall of the four walls of the monkey house.

Once these interesting monkey house preparation is done I can guarantee you that those swiftlet will get into the state of frenzy when a good sound is played.

They don't only fly around the monkey house but start to cling to the all these tweeters installed.

Some gone carried away and cling to the entrance hole perimeter.

Just see this this picture:

This Was How The Sedili BH Performed During My Initial Test Run !!!

(The monkey house used was abandoned and I reactivated it)

The Sedili BH revamp operation begun about 4 days ago.

I was very happy that the mobilization operation went smoothly and those raw materials ordered finally arrived at site.

The first thing that I wanted my boys to attend was to re activate the Monkey house sound system.

Due to some unforeseen circumstances the owner shut down the entire monkey house and on his own initiative opened a new entrance hole on the BH wall facing the west.

This led to many complications to the BH.

The most important was the location of the LAL (connecting opening for birds to fly from top floor to lower floors) become very far from the entrance hole.

The owner also did nothing to the internal sound tweeters.  All his BH internal sound tweeters were facing the opposite direction from the new entrance hole.

He was also unsure on how the birds once entered the entrance hole should have enough space to turn.  The current configuration seems to be very sharp.

Have a good look at these sketches.

Sketch no one is the current configuration and the second sketch will be the improved configuration.

The above took less than 2 hours to complete.

What I need to look at now is how to configure the entire floor rooms allocation.

Most people have very little clue on how to get those bright light blocked.

Remember we need to make sure the favourite nesting areas as dark as possible.

The rule of the thumb is to get a darkness that when you stand two feet apart you cannot see each other during day time.

Well if you wish to know more I will write more in my coming articles.

For now I am very greatfull that the BH seems to be getting its life back.

Just view this clip taken yesterday.

The monkey house which was once abandoned now comes to life:

  

Super Pheromone: Tests at Bangil, Nguling and Kraksaan Indonesia !!!

This is the latest about Super Pheromone tests that are under special test in three Indonesian towns.

I recently make some arrangements to courier about three canisters of Super Pheromone to Malang, Jatim Indonesia.

It was a bit difficult during the shipping operation.

The courier company insisted on the pheromone MSDS certificate.

MSDS certificate is a kind of certification from Malaysian authority that will certify that the product in the canister is safe and is not hazardous.

It took my friend about two extra days to get them ready.

The three canisters arrived its destination safely and the BH owner immediately inform me on its arrival.

He wasted no time with it.

Today he send his confirmation message that he have sprayed the pheromone into three of the six BHs.

The bird houses locations indicated were Mangil, Nguling and Kraksaan.

Please don't ask me where they are.  I am as blind as you are.

The other three BHs are in East Java.

I hope these three will also be applied with the "super pheromone".

I told the owner to do some observation on its effectiveness.

Hopefully within 3 weeks he will see some new markings or nests on those spots sprayed.

I will be in communication with this BH owner and let us hope that it will be as good as when applied in Vietnam, Cambodia, Sabah and Sarawak.

Will keep all of you posted once the result is out.

I Am A Proud "Parent" !!!

I felt very very proud to know that one of my deciple is doing exceptionally well with his BH in Danang,Vietnam.

This was what I have been telling myself all along.

We need people to share their swiftlet farming knowledge.

We cannot be keeping those crucial information to our chest and refuse to let others knows.

If we continue doing such more and more people will be having lots of sleepless night and their investments down the drain.

I have so far manage to do a very small part in getting all my discoveries into a blog.

I organize Seminars and every time I talk, I provide information that are true and you will have a better chances to be a successful BH owner.

Let us learn from this young deciple who can gather more than 2000 nests within 9 months of operation.

He wrote this email today and how proud I am to hear his unbelievable success:

Wow, Sifu Harry!!!

I miss you a lot and firstly thanks very much for what you taught me heartly. Also i am very sorry that havent contact you for a long time. In my heart, you are great teacher forever!!! Every words you taught me and your trip, i always keep them in my mind.

I already bought 1 liter pheromone liquid from Mr.D (Ho Chi Minh city), but haven't got time to apply it. As you said that, i will apply it this afternoon.

My BH and BH business are both running perfectly. All these success cant count without you. My most success BH is nearly 2000 birds in 9 months (Hue city). Unbelievable but it is true.

Dat told me to come to Malaysia to attend to your next seminar (November), i clearly understand the points to do, and i will repair it well to serve you, as my pleasure. I will discuss with Dat to bring out the best conversation to serve you in the seminar.

Greatly Hope you, your wife and children have great health and success!

Your sincerely, 

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Mr. H

Giám đốc

You should meet him in person if he happened to be in KL this November 9th 2013 attending my Seminar (not confirm),

Come and meet a few other with their own success stories.

Call 017 7551318 now

Super Pheromone Testing In Brunei !!!

This might be my lucky break to see if Super Pheromone aroma will work in Brunei.

The owner called Mr M called the other day and told me that he now owned a BH and was doing quite well.

I told him that I have been to Brunei visiting a friend who wanted to carry out sound bird call tests a number of years ago.

The tests went blank.

There were, at that time, not a single bird that responded to my "Duress" sound calls.

I eventually gave up and told my friend to find some kind of alternatives.

The best would be in Sarawak (sibu or serikei) but he eventually went over to Pontianak to start his dream BH.

This Mr. M was kind enough to wanting to try my "Super Pheromone".

I told him to wait for the shipment and have been in contact with him about his pheromone shipment.

He received that canisters and carry out some spraying on October 1st 2013.

I will keep in touch with him so that we can see if the aroma is effective in Brunei.

He just send the following clip showing his BH activities and the spraying works:

If within one month those birds are attracted to those areas he sprayed I"ll be the happiest person on this planet.

It will a milestone in helping BH owners to find the most appropriate aroma suitable for their BHs.

The key point here is that we have not found any aroma that are suitable to be applied to nesting planks before.

This will be our break thru and I will be very happy to share it will all of you.

Come at meet me in person during this Swiftlet farming Seminar and get yourself a canister to try.

Call me at 017 7551318 if you happened to be in Kuala Lumpur.

Super Pheromone: Another Report From A New User From KK !!!

The Super Pheromone "paranormal" activities being reported effective in another BH located in Sabah.

This is not the first but the fifth user whose BH is in Sabah.

This time the user traced my visit to KK recently and he make sure I hand over a canister for his trial purposes.

"Pak Harry I am downstairs at your hotel.  Please come down and don't forget to bring down the Super Pheromone."

I walked down with a canister and took him for a cup of coffee.

During my talk to him I told him precisely how you use it.

My reminder to him were as follows:

Try to think carefully where to apply the pheromone.

It will work if you apply at those places that you know for sure that those birds when entered will tend to fly to the chosen location.

Before you apply it make sure your external and internal sounds are sure to bring in those birds.

Try to use them together with those fake nests.

When you want to install those fake nests make sure they are precisely located especially closed proximity with the internal sound tweeters.

Even if you want to apply onto the nesting planks make sure the spot located is closed to the internal sound tweeters.

Brush the spot with those wire brush and spray the most two times.

He was very happy with the canister and promised to inform me if there are any responses.

Yesterday October 6th 2013, he SMS as follows:

"Dear Pak Harry, I am Mr K again. I sprayed the hormone last month and yesterday I went to check and saw two new markings which meant that the hormone works on my BH also."

I was happy for him and I told him he was not the first person from Sabah who experienced the same thing.

My key point here is that we now have a special aroma that can help us to populate our BH.

Yes we now have discovered something that can help us to make our BH full.

The only thing for sure from now on is how can we move in stages to make sure that all our neighbors birds move over.

We need to formula, a kind of SOP (Standard Operating Procedures), on how to get more birds inside by using the pheromone.

Yes step by step.

No need to rush but step by step.

The first step is to get one canister and try for yourself.

Once you have tested and proven to be effective you need to move to the next few steps.

Those who have tried have never failed and gave a positive reply.

Never before an aroma for nesting planks application is so effective.

Not only in Vietnam, Cambodia, Sabah and Sarawak but also in Peninsular Malaysia (Dungun, Kuala Trengganu, Gambang, Nenasi).

The cases from Vietnam were unusual.

I am not surprise in a month time I will hear something positive from Brunei and Indonesia.

Two BH owners from the two countries are testing it right now.

Please give me a call and I will be very happy to share this special product that you must try.

Call 017 7551318 now.

Mobilization of Equipment and Workers To Sedili BH !!!

After Chenderong Balai BH re engineering I was given a new task by a BH owner whose BH was inspected a few weeks ago.

The journey from Kuala Lumpur to Sedili is around 4.5 hours.

First you take the Plus highway towards Singapore but turn into Kulaijaya.

Once you reach the town try to find the road to Kota Tinggi.  From Kota Tinggi it will be about 20 more minutes to reach.

Sedili is a small fishing village and it seems that there were a number of BHs mainly stand alone on agricultural land.

I remember visiting a number of them owned by a renowned swiftlet expert name Mr Tiong.

Yesterday Oct 6th 2013, I delivered the first batch of those equipment required for this not doing well BH.

The owner was waiting for me at his BH and cleaned up the data room and at the same time engaged two workers to spray weed killers on those weeds leading to the BH.

The BH looks pretty quite with no visitors from the air.

I took another look at it and laid some new plans to split the BH into two BHs.

The top floor will have its entrance hole at the back, using the current entrance hole.

The middle and ground floor will be using a newly opened entrance hole.

He agreed but wanted to know what kind of partitions will be made.

I sketch my ideas and he agree to go ahead.

My plan now is to get my workers to site on this Wednesday and get the work started.

My biggest task in this BH will be to clear the staircase that is blocking the LAL (connecting hole) between the top floor and the lower floors).

The next shall be how to install a number of power tweeters and hexagonal tweeters on the roof top.

Inside the BH I will be looking and how to create the right darkness, more internal tweeters, fake nests and perhaps the proper application of my super pheromone solution.

Got a set of keys for the BH and make my way back to Kuala Lumpur.

My journey home took more than 5 hours.

What a life.  Long and tiring journeys to take.

All in all for the sake of helping someone with sick BH.

Newbies Who Have Never Attended !!!

SWIFTLET FARMING SEMINAR !!!

I have decided to organize this year end swiftlet farming seminar suitable for newbies and those who own BHs.

My main objective is to expose about this very interesting industry, how and when it begins in Malaysia, the best BH design that I have discovered, the things that you need to have in your BH and some latest discoveries that will turn around your BH.

Please be advised that the Swiftlet Farming Seminar is scheduled as follows:

Title: Swiftlet Farming Seminar (For newbies and those who own BHs)

Date: November 9th 2013 Saturday.

Time: 8:30 am to 5:30 pm.

Location: Petaling Jaya Selangor (To be advised probably at East Inn Hotel Petaling Jaya)

Fee:  RM 1300, Early birds: RM 1100 (five seats only).

Limited seats and don't miss this once in your lifetime opportunity.

Payment: CIMB Bnk 14300000226109 Awesome Swift Enterprise.

Once payment is made please SMS your details to 017 7551318.

The fee will include a one day seminar plus seminar materials, lunch, two tea breaks and a visit to an operating BH.

For more details please call 017 7551318.

Latest: Early birds 4 seats taken.

More Tests and More Calls About Super Pheromone !!!

Last week send out two shipments of Super Pheromone (canisters) to Brunei and Surabaya.

These two places will be a very good location to test the effectiveness of Super Pheromone.

Both shipments arrived safely however the person at Surabaya claimed that he was levied a hefty import tax on the items received.

I can only say sorry but maybe in the future I need to be careful with the invoice attached.

The two will apply the pheromone for some kind of tests.

I advice them on the best methods to apply and I hope they follow exactly to my instructions.

I mentioned to both to take some photos before and perhaps after the liquid was prayed.

The best method is to install those fake nests closed to the VIP rooms internal tweeters, about 1.5 inches away.

Spray the pheromone on the fake nest body and inside it.

The second method recommended was to trace for any fresh bird shit marks on the floor of the BH and locate where those birds were sleeping.

If there are some saliva makings that spot need to be sprayed with the pheromone.

Again they need to take some photos before and after.

The key point is that once those birds return home and cling to the same spot, there will be a very strong chances that they will quickly stay inside the fake nests applied or build their nest on the spot.

The nests will be easily seen during your next visit.

If those birds belongs to the species that love the smell they hit a jackpot.

My recommendation is to immediately take the proper step to apply the pheromone on a larger scale.

The best is to get the pheromone in liquid form.

Get about 5 liters and plan a cleaning of the nesting planks and later apply the liquid (two layers).

The best is to chose those planks that are located inside their VIP rooms and the whole planks inside shall be cleaned and once dried apply the pheromone liquid.

Let the first layer dry up and apply the second layer.

The moment they return home more will follow into this VIP room.

One interesting even that happen last week was this special call from a user whose BH was in Nenasi.

"Pak Harry do you sell those blue colored pheromone.  You see I bought a trial canister and applied at my BH.  The moment I used it those birds started to enter the lowest floor.  Prior to this I have used many other aroma but not a single works."

This special call makes me feel that the super pheromone is not only effective in Sabah, Sarawak, Vietnam and Cambodia.

They are not getting response in Peninsular Malaysia like in Dungun, Gambang and Nenasi.

Hopefully by next two months there will be some good news from Brunei and Surabaya.

Hand Over Of Chenderong Balai Revamped BH !!!!

(The hexagonal and the Bazooka Ready to Go to a War zone)

It was officially completed and handed to it owner on October 2nd 2013.

I thought the heat shield operation will not take more then 10 days for a two floors but I was wrong.

It took my boys almost 13 days to complete the shielding and installation of new walls plus those tweeters.

During my hand over the owner and his dad came to carry out their inspection.

I described to them what we really did during the 13 days of hard work.

1) We changed the configuration of the entrance hole(s).
     The initial design of how the birds enter and make a sharp turn is now mush lesser with sharp bend.
      I reshape the single entrance method to two separate entrance methods.
      The BH now have the top entry straight into the top most floor.
       The second entrance hole is the side entry which was designated for the lower floor.

2) The entrance holes now are with various type of external sound tweeters.
     Each entrance hole now have its own hexagonal tweeters, power tweeters and the pole tweeters.

3) One extra gadget installed was the long range bazooka.
     I decided on this special gadget after observing the strange behaviors of those swiftlet during their flying
     hope.  The tend to fly at a very high altitude and ignore this BH.  The only thing that came to my mind is
     to resort to this long range bazooka.

4) A pool at the top entry area.
    During revamp works the owner wanted my idea about the creation of a water pond.
    I recommended it and he took some trouble to get the canvas to proceed with the installation.
    My workers assisted him to get the canvas laid and filled with water.

5) The external sound tweeters inside lead those birds to the VIP rooms.
     The BH initial design was without the required external sound tweeters.
     Now with the properly installed tweeters any swiftlet that entered the entrance hole will have the urge to
     fly to the back.
     The path into the house and leads to the back are installed with a number of external sound tweeters.
     Each VIP room was with two chocolate tweeters.

6) The number of internal sound tweeters went up from say 100 to more than 250.
     I introduced the use of cluster tweeters.
     Each cluster tweeter will be made of 4 units of 2"x5" Tecnik 305 tweeters.
     To anchor them I used those 45* end cut corner covers.
      From my many experiences this will be their favorite spot to start making their nests.

7) I strongly believed in installing those fake nests.
    For this BH I installed about 300 fake nests.
    These nests will encourage those lazy swiftlet to quickly settle down inside and make a simple nest.
    I told the owner to allow those new tenants to use the fake nests for at least two breeding cycle.
    Once their real nests are large and stick to the nesting planks they need to remove the fake nests.
    I also reminded the owner that the nest should be looked at as a gadget that will encourange those young
    young birds to settle down.
    Once the total number of occupants reaches around 600 or more, all these fake nest can be removed.

8) Two strings soaked with those liquid pheromone were installed inside one of the VIP rooms.
    This new idea if it works well shall be adopted in all new BHs that I carry out my revamp operations.
    The rope used are about the size of your small finger. Each comes in a roll of about 10 meters and made
    of special fibers.
    I used a container to wet the rope.  Once opened from its plastic packing I loosen it and poured about 20
    milliliter of the liquid aroma.
    Once soaked and wet my boys will installed as per my instruction.

9) The BH internal sound playing tweeters were divided into two groups.
     The middle row will be playing the BabyKing while those at the walls/beams will be with the
     SuperBabyKing.
     This new idea came about when I stumbled onto an amplifier with two readers about two months ago.
     The two sounds will make the nesting rooms more attractive since the two sounds are nearly the same
     but each have their own ways to attract those young birds.

10) A number of those nesting planks were cleaned dried and applied with liquid super pheromone.
      A dozen of people called last month to talk to me about how effective the liquid was.
      These calls prompt me to proceed with cleaning some to the selected planks and applied them with the
      pheromone.

11) The external sound selection was very tough,
      Testing many time will all the good sounds but the birds response have be miserable.
      Ran a number of sounds every evening and manage to zoom to SuperVac.
      This seems to be the best with a number of birds stopping by at the entrance hole.
      A few occasions they flew in even while my worker have not finish their daily works.

12) The three VIP rooms were installed with wet floor or this time I called is canvas pool.
       The pools were about 10 feet by 12 feet and about 3 inches deep.
       Using this specially cut canvas and four pieces of 2"x3"x12 feet wood these pool were ready within less
       30 minutes.
       We filled up the pond with tap water.

13) Beside the canvas ponds I installed about four chicken coop humidifiers with covers.
      My main purpose was to make sure that in the even that the room humidity drops to 82%RH
      the humidifiers will put the humidity to the specified range.

14) Two owls traps were make available by the owner.
       The most important was these electric wires around the roof areas and the second was these sharp
       spikes.
       Both were installed and we sincerely hope those owls will stay away from today.

15) The Bh was literally blanket with heat shield.
       The covering was done inside.  A total of 3 rolls were used.  Each roll was about 600 square feet.
       The number of woods 2"x2"x8 feet was about 220 pieces and the number of cement boards was nearly
       200 pieces.
       The BH room temperature now are about 30*C. It used to be above 32.5*C (max).
        The only strange thing about this BH was that the top floor is much cooler as compared to the lower
        floor.
        I am still trying to figure out the reason why?
     

Have a look at the latest pictures taken and hopefully you will learn something new from my effort.

If you have any trouble in getting those birds into your BH please call 017 7551318.

I am here to help and my methods are proven.

The best is the use of Super Pheromone liquid.

It works every where.

Call me please.

A Big News From Sabah: One Billion Raminbi Into Swiftlet Farming By Chinese Investors !!!

I wrote this article about Sabah is ideal for swiftlet farming some time in 2010 August 10th to be exact.

My main aim was to encourage Sabahan to look into developing this industry and be a big player,

Read this article:

http://swiftletfarming.blogspot.com/2010/08/sabah-can-be-swiftlet-farming-heaven.html

One thing that I like about Sabah is in its beauty and its surroundings.

Now with many direct flights from KK to Chinese major cities there are more mainland Chinese as compared to Singaporean or others.

The next thing that I discovered about swiftlet farming in Sabah is that the birds species are much easier to handle.

When I said handle is their reception to good sounds and aroma.

All those Birdhouses that I am associated with in the whole of Sabah are doing well.

One good example was this BH owner who converted her master bedroom into swiftlet BH.  After initial hiccup she followed by prescriptions, using my sounds and the aroma provided, her BH in Papar area is populated.

A strange method to start a BH and she managed to populate a small room with at least 20-30 nests.

This is one solid reason why I believed that swiftlet in Sabah are those species that can be easily invited to stay in any BH.

With all these background and experiences I was right all along.

Today I saw this news in The Sabah Times.

Found at:  http://www.newsabahtimes.com.my/nstweb/print/72096

The gist of the report was this new development on investment of 1 billion raminbi worth of BHs in Sabah.

The reporter wrote as follows:

Gerak Borneo Sdn Bhd marks milestone with signing of MoU with Chinese company

SANDAKAN: Gerak Borneo Sdn Bhd marked a new milestone in the bird’s nest industry after successfully gaining the trust of overseas countries such as China to further developed the growing industry in the nation. The company signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Shenzhen Qianhai King East International Investment Holding Limited at a ceremony at a hotel here, yesterday. Gerak Borneo was represented by its Managing Director, Datu Mohd Faisal Datu Bachtiyal while Shenzhen was represented by Woo Guan Fai. The signing ceremony was also witnessed by Dr Connie Joyce Tan who represented the director of Department of Veterinary Services and Animal Industry (JHPT); Shenzhen’s general director, Zhi Wen Xue; Dr Samuil Mopun from the Veterinary Quality Assurance Unit JHPT Kota Kinabalu, and Sabah RELABrigadier General, Dato’ Jerry Ambuting Hj Mohd Said. In his speech, Faisal said with the signing of the MoU, the two companies are planning to build 2,000 units of purpose-built nesting houses throughout the state. He said Gerak Borneo, which is the consultant for the Sabah Swiftlet Bird’s Nest Industry Association (SABA), is always working to help improve the resident’s economic standards of living especially in rural areas through the bird’s nest industry. Faisal noted that a lot of effort and competitiveness need to be invested into developing the industry to a global level. “However, we are hoping to gain the cooperation of the State Government to work together in developing the swiftlet bird’s nest industry in the state… Indeed, cooperation is important to develop the industry,” he said. He also expressed that the confidence shown by their Shenzhen partners in entrusting the company’s skill and technology expertise will be a great motivator in ensuring the popularity of the industry, and maybe even place Sabah as the main bird’s nest producer in the region.

By : By ROZZALIN HASHIM

New Sabah Times

The Green BH In Langkap Town !!!

A very small town, called Langkap, is about 5 kilometers away from Chenderong Balai BH.

I passed the town every other day plying from Kuala Lumpur to Chenderong Balai Perak.

I saw this green building and confirmed that it was converted into a BH.

There were at least five shop houses and four stories high.

The best was that it was environmentally friendly with green color.

Someone from Chenderong Balai told me that this is one of the nearest BH to Chenderong Balai.

Hope one day can capture some video clip when those birds are flying home.

Usually during noon time the number of birds hovering was not that many.

Sedili BH: After Operating For 1 Year And 4 Months Only 2 Nests !!!

Not only the nest did not increase but the contractor went missing (refuse to answer phone calls).

Another case of BH that was taken over by the building contractor from day one.

The owner wanted him to comply with the BH design that was proven but the contractor have his own idea.

I was invited to inspect this BH located somewhere in Sedili, Johore.

The BH was a three stories 30 feet by 80 feet and 10 feet high per floor stand alone located of a very nice piece of agricultural land.

Prior to entering the BH the owner shared a few things that might teach you some lessons.

This BH was put into operation for almost 1 year and 4 months.

One very big mistake that took place was when the building contractor erect the building to his own design.

Remember he is not an expert in swiftlet farming but just a building contractor.

He nullified the owners request to erect a BH to his wish.  At the end of the day not a single bird entered the BH.

He stopped answering all phone calls and even if he answered his excuses will be the same "I am not free".

The owner took his own action by shutting down the main entrance hole and open a new one.

With very little idea he chose one of the wall of the building and put up some internal partitions here and there.

The result was not bad.  He got his prayers answered: 2 nests.

After that there was no longer any new nest.

"Pak Harry I need your expertise to tell me what is wrong and how to reactivate my BH", his request to me.

I took about 45 minutes to check what went wrong inside and outside.

I listed the followings that you should try to remember not to commit the same mistakes:

a) The BH was line directly East to West.
     The owner confirmed this since he wish to minimize direct sunlight onto the larger walls of the building.
      He got a strong point on this but he was not informed about the morning light.

b)  The LAL was located closer to the east facing wall and very small.
      Beside being very small there was a staircase blocking the LAL space.
      The small space was not the right thing to do if you which to pull those swiftlet to the lower floors.
      The only wise thing to do is to hack the staircase and use the second staircase to climb up.

c) The owner recently shut the monkey house above the LAL and opened, his own initiative, a new entrance hole at the wall on the west about 60 feet away from the LAL.
    The chance for the tenant to locate this LAL is very slim.
    My recommendation to the owner is to relocate his entrance hole closer to the LAL

d) The new entrance hole, now locate at the west wall, will have a big impact on the morning light into the BH.
    Remember those birds needs this morning light to guide them out at dawn time.
    If they wanted to be out of this BH they have very little choice but to stay closed to this window.
    The chance to go further inside or to other floors will be slim, I told the owner.
    This second point is stronger than the previous point.
    If we put the two together I strongly recommended to the owner to relocate the entrance hole to the wall facing the east and closer to the LAL.

e) The birds once the entered the BH need to be guided so that they will fly above or into the LAL.
     There will be a number of partitions to be erected to guide these new tenants.
      I showed to him the precise location where to erect those walls and where the opening will be done.

f) The number of external sound tweeters were little.
     Just imagine the current hexagonal tweeter was with only two small tweeters.
    My recommendation to him was to install additional power tweeters, new hexagonal, a bazooka and perhaps pole tweeters on the window's perimeter.

g) The current internal sound tweeters were all facing the wrong direction.
    Yes they were facing the opposite of the flying path.
    Main reason was that the old entrance hole was closer to the east and now moved to the west.
    The owner did not re position all his tweeters.

h) The number of internal sound tweeters were a bit on the low side.

i) There was not a single external sound tweeters inside the nesting rooms.
    The nearest was at the LAL areas.

j) You can guess what sounds were used as internal and external.


Based on the above I would say that his BH if it remain as it was, it will be officially be classified and a dead BH.

Nothing to look forward to and hopefully he will read my 15 pages visit report.

I really wish those who wanted to build their first BH to come and visit this BH and see the kind of mistakes that should have not happened.

Please please please, if you have very little knowledge and your contractor is just a building contractor don't try to erect a BH.

Call Harry if you wish to safe guard your investment.

Yeh call 017 7551318.