Birdhouse Tweeters Can Be Your Powerfull Weapons In Populating Your New BH !!!

How many of us really knows the importance of tweeters?

All this while we were only told only about their basic function. That is to play either those internal or external sounds.

Are there any other functions that can help to bring more birds into our BHs?

Is their size and shape very important?

How about the way we mount them onto those nesting planks? Are there any guidelines to maximise their usefulness?

What about the optimum numbers that we should install? How many is good and why?

The installation techniques, do we need to orientate them in vertical or horizontal?

How far should they be mounted away from those nesting planks corners? How many inches away and why?

When we wired them which cable goes to which wire?

How many tweeters per wire?

Is it good to install those tweeters based on zones?

There are many more questions that we can raise and our only trouble is who can give us the right answers.

Nowadays we no longer want straight answers but we want a full explanations on why the answers should be like that or like this.


Many of us only know that the basic function in deploying those tweeters inside their BH is only to provide those baby sound to lure those wild birds to stay and build their nests.

I think we are not 100% correct. I believed that every tweeter that we placed in our BH have multiple functions which we tend to ignore or perhaps no "fucking ideas" of any other function except to deliver those sound signal from our amplifiers.

Just step aside and evaluate these points:

1) When you just operate a new BH and opened for operation for the first few months, where will those bird shit spots were found? The answer is below those tweeters.

2) When you discovered that your BH have her first nest markings, where was it located? Normal answer will be the 90* nesting plank corner closed to the tweeter.

3) If you install 20 tweeters in your new BH and when you count the bird shit spots on the floor, how many will be they be? The answer will probably 20. Hey how come the number is nearly the same as the number of tweeters?

4) If you install a tweeter on your cement walls playing those Baby King sound, where will the nest be build? The answer is on the cement wall either above or at the left side or the right side of the tweeter. Hmm..... very interesting.

5) If you happened to visit your new BH at night (10pm onward) and do a bird count check, where do your think those birds that entered your BH will be found? On the tweeter. In fact the loving couple will share one tweeter most of the time. Hmm... why they prefer to hang to those tweeters?

The more you look at those black gadget the more you begin to realise that there are more then delivering of those sound.

Beside playing those birds music they have many more functions and we need to fully study and understand all these functions.

Once you have determined all their functions, you can then design with precision on how to choose them and how to install them. Remember the word "PRECISION".

Remember they have more then one function.

a) Their basic function is to play those soothing bird sound. If those young birds love the sound they will stay in your BH.

b) The birds do not have any idea that there is such thing as tweeters. To them the only way to give those sound, it must be from a nest. Those babies must be hungry and calling for food. So to feel very safe is to stay close to those sound.

c) The tweeter with those music played tend to be warmer then the surrounding. Those birds will find those warm surface a good place to stay.

d) If you check your BH and all the tweeters were occupied, (count the bird shit spots and compare with the number of tweeters you installed), you need to increase them to a comfortable number. The rule of the thumb is 1 tweeter per square meter. If you are smart push it to 1.25 or 1.5 per square meter.

e) The best choice will be those rectangular shape tweeters (2" x 5") and not those square shape tweeters. Main reason being, the square shape will not allow you to install the tweeter properly onto the nesting planks due to their design.

f) My preferred installation technique is to let the tweeter stand. Yes the 2" section screwed onto the nesting plank while the 5" section will be standing up. The 2" section will limit the number of birds to stay to only two (one set). This will cause less headache to the male bird. Remember three is a crowd.

g) The placement of these 2"x5" tweeter should be about 3-5 inches away from the 90* nesting planks corners. The reason of this selection is that the young couple will soon build their nest at this corner. While the male is busy building he can also can keep a close eye on his female partner. If he is not careful another male might come and steal her away.

h) The tweeter should never be installed until it touches the ceiling. This will reduce the tweeters function. They should be installed on the perimeter of the nesting plank, at the bottom tongue about one inch up.

i) Start the tweeter installation from the end of the nesting room. If you cannot use the 1st plank on the cement wall, due to the tweeter's base, skip to the second row of those nesting planks. Start from one end of the wall and move towards the other wall. Once you complete jump one line and move to the nesting plank row number four.

j) It is worth to install two tweeters at the start and the end of every row chosen. The twin tweeter concept have proven to be very attractive to those wild birds in many BHs that I visited.

k) Once you reached the first nesting planks crossing you should install one each on the left and right side of it. Yes you will need to install the tweeter about 3-5 inches to the left and right of the 90* corners.

l) Move to the next crossing and do exactly the same as in k) and repeat the installation on the rest of the crossings.

m) It is important to connect the positive wires from the tweeter to the positive wire of the signal wire to the data room. Any error of joining the positive and negative to the signal wire will cause serious sound defect to you BH sound system. If might also lead to constant electrical trips.

n) I recommend the terminal connecting the tweeter to the data room to be at the 1st row of the tweeter on the planks. If you do this the sound at the furthers line will be louder then the one in the middle or the other end.

Frankly there are so many other points to consider but for the moment I hope the above are good enough for those newbies who wanted to DIY.

If you are not sure call 017 755 1318 for a clearer explanation.

Nesting Planks On My Wall, Make My Wish Fill Them All !!!

So you think that nesting planks should only be on the ceiling???

You need to see this unbelievable idea whose new BH was in operation for almost 6 months.

Location: Sabah

Co-Owner: My Good friend (or else how to get the keys to enter).

They told me that they wanted to try out the idea since there were plenty of nesting wood left around after completing the renovation works.

I am of the opinion that it might work but it will be better once all those nesting planks on the ceilings are fully occupied.

The distance apart were too big. It should be about a few inches but not too closed like above each other.

This method was shown during my visit in Pontianak. During one of those seminar the speaker showed a picture of a BH with those nesting planks on the BH walls.

Each row will have aluminum plate to prevent the bird shit from falling onto the other nests below. If they shits are allowed to fall into the lower nests, those young birds will be buried alive.

How low can you install the planks?

Just think and perhaps you will be able to come out with some recommendations.

Have a look at this sketch that I did using the Paint Brush.




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My main objective to continue writing this blog on swiftlet farming is to expose everything that are relevant to those who wanted to get involve with the business.

I strongly believed that the only way to minimise failure is to get as much knowledge as possible before you invest in it.

If you feel that the lesson learned deserved an encouragement you can contribute a some donation to this account: Yayasan Kebajikan Nah Sabah, 100930010038410 at Allied Bank, Malaysia.

Monthly Talks: Served With Birdnest Soup !!!

The Penang monthly talks went well. It was one of the most informal meeting with every participant sitting on those lazy chairs.

There were 11 participants plus the owner of the Ecolite Shop.

Due to the limited space in the shop, we held the talks on the 2nd floor, I limit the number to 12.

The talks went very well and I presented three papers.

1) Introduction about Swiftlet farming.

2) The Characteristics of AF.

3) The Two Phases of Swiftlet Farming.

The highlight of the talk was the tea break. We were served with a bowl of real bird nest soup by our host. Hot from the oven. I know by the end of the day I will be one who will settle the bills.

All the participants went back happy with the talk plus those goodies that I provided. All participant got a set of internal and external sounds.

During the tea break, the President of Swiftlet Farmers Association of Penang stop by to distribute the Association membership forms.

According to him every BH owners in Penang is comlpulsory to become a member. If you are not a member no lisence will be issued by the Local Authorities.

He wanted me to organise a similar seminar for all his members soon.

I told him to contact Mr Ooi (0124004411), my trusted friend, for any finalisation.






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My main objective to continue writing this blog on swiftlet farming is to expose everything that are relevant to those who wanted to get involve with the business.

I strongly believed that the only way to minimise failure is to get as much knowledge as possible before you invest in it.

If you feel that the lesson learned deserved an encouragement you can contribute a some donation to this account: Yayasan Kebajikan Nah Sabah, 100930010038410 at Allied Bank, Malaysia.

The Sound Level Of Your External and Internal Sounds !!!

Have you ever thought of what will be the best sound level for both your internal and your external sounds??

Not long ago while on my way to Batu Pahat, Johore, I received a frantic phone call from a guy who wanted me to drop by his BH somewhere in Sungai Pasir, Johor.

"Pak Harry, are you in Johore now? If yes I would like you to stop at my BH and check on this weired things that is happening inside my BH. It seem that those birds do enter my BH but they seem to be clustering in only one place and not any other areas? Can you please determine the reasons? Thank you in advance and my brother is currently at the only Petrol Station in Sungai Pasir."

After this small talks on the phone I too became very curious to know exactly what was happening in this BH. A very very weired happening and I must get into the BH and find the logical answers.

To me if I can find the answers I can learn and share with others who will read my blog.

I met his brother and soon was infront of this huge three stories building (30' X 100').

Hmm.... not bad and there were lots of birds flying in and out of the house.

Once the door was opened the caretaker took me in and lead me to the unusual phenomena spot in the BH.

While entering the BH my mind was bombarded with the possible answers but I told myself to first inspect the phenomena and perhaps come out with the most logical answer.

The moment I arrived I realised that it was very true that those birds were clustering in one part of the whole building and never occupied any other spots.

My ear was pretty sharp. I realised something that the owner did not.

It seem that the sound at the preferred spot were loud while the rest of the spots/floors were with no internal sound.

It seem that there was a sound system breakdown a few months back and the owner did not realised it.

I called the caretaker and ask him to confirm my findings and he confirmed my observation.

I managed to call the owner, who was in Kuala Lumpur, and told him the findings. To be certain I asked him to talk to his trust worthy caretaker. He confirmed my findings and the sound breakdown shall be looked into.

The lesson here was that the birds prefer to cluster in an area where the internal sound is the loudest.

This strange phenomena have something to do with their desire to stay at a place that they feel safe and peaceful. It seem that those baby sound made by those internal tweeters were their preferred place to be at.

So if you are smart you can from today uses this new finding to your advantage.

Wire your internal sound tweeters with more then one wire for different zones to allow you to populate your BH in accordance to your preferred choices.

But what level of sound is the best?

So far no one have ever talk about this unique requirement.

If the sound is too low they will move to the highest sound level. However it the sound is too load they will find it too disturbing until they are not able to communicate with each other.

What about the external sound level?

Too loud will actually shoo those birds away and too low the area of coverage is too little thus gives very little effectiveness.

My recent findings about the best sound level to be used are as follows:

Use a sound meter to check the sound level emitted from your tweeters carefully.

The best volume level for your internal sound is 40 decibels.

As for the external sound it should be not more then 80 decibels.

Place the sound meter about 3 meters (9 to 10 feet) away from the tweeter and record the decibel readings.

When you carry out the tests make sure the other sound is off.

I hope this new information are useful and have a good day with your swiftlet farming activities........

Special note: I am not selling the sound recording equipment and those information given are just my findings and you can use them as your guideline. Remember every article that I wrote are from my findings or advise from some good friends. It is up to you to follow or ignore them. You can buy the meter online or go to Jalan Pasar in Pudu to buy your own.

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My main objective to continue writing this blog on swiftlet farming is to expose everything that are relevant to those who wanted to get involve with the business.

I strongly believed that the only way to minimise failure is to get as much knowledge as possible before you invest in it.

If you feel that the lesson learned deserved an encouragement you can contribute a some donation to this account: Yayasan Kebajikan Nah Sabah, 100930010038410 at Allied Bank, Malaysia.

A Very Interesting Email From HR Of Sabah !!!

I received this short note from a blog reader who uses my advises and it works:

Good day to you Pak Harry.

I am a retired Government servant currently. So i wanted to have some extra income. I have started on the bird nest project almost 1 year now but there are very few birds in my 3 storey bird house.

I have went through your blog from the beginning and did what you told from the humidifier, tweeters, temperature and humidity control, etc. I did noticed my birds increasing in number.

Currently after 1 year running the birds increased from 10 to 75. now the last thing i would like to do is to get some sounds from your collection.

I have heard good reviews of your sounds over here in kk, sabah. I was just wondering how much do you charge if i would like 2 sounds from you ie black cloud and tsunami.

Thanking you in advance.

regards,
HR

Old House Turned Into BH In Selangor !!!

I was very fascinated with this nice picture of an old wooden house turned into a BH.

The person who sent the picture is an old buddy from Selangor but now working in Sarawak.

He recently found sound new entrepreneurs who have this special ability to convert old worn out houses into birdhouse.

Remember they specialised in houses into BH and not shop houses into BHs !!!

They have recently completed about three units in Peninsular a a few in Sarawak.

I am trying to pay a visit to the BH that they completed and wanted to carry out some investigation on how good their workmanship are.

The most important is what kind of knowledge do they part with.

Will try to get them to show me the houses completed and perhaps make some report.

Let us learn on new things that used to be impossible but made possible....



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My main objective to continue writing this blog on swiftlet farming is to expose everything that are relevant to those who wanted to get involve with the business.

I strongly believed that the only way to minimise failure is to get as much knowledge as possible before you invest in it.

If you feel that the lesson learned deserved an encouragement you can contribute a some donation to this account: Yayasan Kebajikan Nah Sabah, 100930010038410 at Allied Bank, Malaysia.

Business Times: Swiftlet Industries in Sarawak:

Something interesting about swiftlet farming in Sarawak.

At last they issued 100 new lisences after all these donkey years.

Found at: :http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/20091211113003/Article/index_html

Licensing issues retard birds' nest industry
Published: 2009/12/11

The edible swiftlet nest industry in this country is a highly lucrative one with the annual turnover reaching RM1 billion.

But a critical issue pertaining to the licensing of the swiftlet farms within buildings located in towns may retard the industry if no solution is found.

Local authorities are against the idea of having swiftlet farms in towns as they can cause nuisance to the public and pollute the environment.

But places like Sarawak, though the swiftlet farms are forbidden in towns, still has to find a solution for more than 1,500 illegal swiftlet farms. But any attempt to eradicate the illegal swiftlet farms will bring negative impact to the industry.

So what is the best option in solving this problem to ensure that the effort to boost the industry is not derailed?

Licensing Issues

The licensing issue cropped up in October last year after the authorities conducted an exercise to clear up illegal swiftlet farms in Mukah town.

The move by the authorities has put many swiftlet farm owners in a quandary and raised many questions on the way the exercise was carried out.

During the exercise, the swiftlet chicks protected under the Wildlife Act 1972 were left to die in the nests that were confiscated by the authorities. Those annoyed with the move even posted the video on the chicks' fate on youtube.

The action taken by the local authorities has certainly ruffled some feathers, especially the swiftlet farmers.

Thus the Swiftlet Merchant Association in Mukah requested Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud to help find a solution. The same request from the counterparts in Sibu and Sarikei followed suit.

The bottom line is that the farm owners want to continue operations in the existing premises with most of them being shoptlots.

But the local authorities are steadfast with their stand.

There Has To Be Some Control

Despite the edible swiftlet nest's huge commercial potential, Sarawak's 1998 Wildlife Protection Ordinance prohibits the species from being bred in other than its natural habitat like the caves.

And this has made things difficult for the industry.

The director of Sarawak's Forestry Department who is also the Wildlife Controller for Sarawak Datuk Len Talif Salleh stressed that the state government wanted the industry to be developed in a controlled manner in accordance with the existing laws.

Len Talif pointed out about 100 licenses have been approved from the 600 to 700 applications received since May.

"Most of the licenses approved are for the "old-players" who conform to the prerequisites," said Len Talif when contacted by Bernama in Kuching.

"The rest were rejected as their proposed swiftlet farms are in towns," he said adding that enforcement measures will be taken against illegal swiftlet farms.

The licenses were issued for swiftlet farming in Mukah, Bintulu, Kuching, Kota Samarahan and Sarikei with all of the swiftlet farms in agricultural areas.

Positive Development

Nonetheless, the industry views the issuance of the licence as a positive development when looking at the situation prior to May this year where only two of the more than 1,500 swiftlet farms in the state were licensed.

Swiftlet farming also needs approval from agencies like the Land and Survey Department, the Natural Resources and Environment Board (NREB) and the local authorities.

And the good news is that the state government is to build three swiftlet eco-parks in Mukah, Sarikei and Bintulu respectively with lots to be sold and rented out to those who are keen.

However, many are sceptical that the bird will nest at the eco-park and feared the bureaucratic hassle.

Exemptions In Towns?

Thus this scepticism has prompted a big number of swiftlet farm owners to seek exemptions and continue with their activities in the existing premises in towns.

The swiftlet nest entrepreneurs also hope to adopt guidelines like the Good Animal Husbandry Practices (GAHP) for the swiftlets, so that they will be allowed to ply their trade within towns as done by their counterparts in Peninsula.

"We will follow this guideline," noted the protem chairman for the Sarikei Swiftlet Nest Merchants' Association Wong Hua Ting, which is in opposition to the state government's stand that the swiflet farming should only be carried out at agricultural areas or the proposed eco-park.

Swiftlet farming in populated areas could create pandemonium among the public especially when there are diseases involving this species of bird.

The Veterinary Services Department (VSD) has conducted more than 5,000 tests on the birds and have confirmed that the swiflet are free from bird flu and Newcastle disease.

Premises Must Be Registered With JPV

The VSD is also preparing the guidelines on swiftlet farming and the draft proposals will be forwarded to the Steering Committee for the National Swiftlet Industry on Dec 14.

The guideline known as "1GP" makes it compulsory for swiftlet breeding premises to be registered with VSD.

However, before the guideline could be adopted by the local authorities, it would be brought to the attention of the National Council on Local Government chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, which is expected to meet March next year.

"The guideline will set the standard for all local governments. It will help traders and swiftlet farm owners to venture into this field in a more organised manner," said the chairman of the Federation of Swiftlet Nest Merchants'' Associations Datuk Beh Heng Seong.

No More Confiscation Of Nests

Regarding the guideline, Len Talif noted that the Sarawak state government is ready to adopt the guideline as long as it does not contradict with the state ordinance which would be continuously enforced.

He also gave assurance that in future the nests would not be confiscated and instead a compound will be issued and only the equipment used will be confiscated.

This development is seen as a positive indication pertaining to enforcement but this does not mean it has opened the doors for all to start swiftlet farms without authorisation.

The government wants to see 100,000 swiftlet farms producing 500 tonnes of the bird's nest annually worth RM5 billion by 2020.

The swiftlet nest from this country is of high quality and is highly sought after in China and Arab with the prices fetching up to RM10,000 per kilogram.

Thus the solution for this licensing issue is highly pertinent and all parties involved should work hand in hand to ensure that the edible bird nest industry remains vibrant and the nation stands at par with Indonesia and Thailand, the leading producers. -- BERNAMA


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My main objective to continue writing this blog on swiftlet farming is to expose everything that are relevant to those who wanted to get involve with the business.

I strongly believed that the only way to minimise failure is to get as much knowledge as possible before you invest in it.

If you feel that the lesson learned deserved an encouragement you can contribute a some donation to this account: Yayasan Kebajikan Nah Sabah, 100930010038410 at Allied Bank, Malaysia.

Visited 2 BHs In Jelebu, N9 !!!

Yesterday I was asked to take a good look at two newly constructed BHs in Jelebu, N9.

The two co-owners joined the long trip and they have been wondering why their BH were not doing well.

After attending my Monthly talks recently, December 5th 2009, they invited me to make the trip.

The journey from Kuala Lumpur was about 1.5 hours.

Upon arrival I was greeted by three dogs and a puppy.

The 1st BH was located just beside a small river and at the back was a small hill with durian trees.

The front part of the BH was planted with Passionate Fruits.

The three stories building was launched in March 2009 and have yet to have any nests.

Both owners wanted to know why and what else can be done to make more birds to occupy their house plus need more nests from those that are staying.

My observations were as follows:

1) The internal sound.

The type of sound played, colony sound, was not suitable for a new BH. I prefer the Mating Sound (King Baby).

It seem that if you play those colony sounds, the young birds tends not to mate. They do stays but not making love. This house have been in operation since March 2009, about 9 months, there were lots of bird shits signs on the floor but no nests.

The only way to get them to quickly to make love and thus build their nest is to play those mating sounds.

I believed those mating sound will accelerate the production of those sexual hormones in their brain and thus will make their sexual organs develop at a much faster rate.

Remember if they do not copulate they will not built those precious nests.

2) The proper location of thos external sound tweeters.

The two owners claimed that most of the time those new birds tends to enter the entrance hole but upon entry they will immediately fly out of the hole.

"Pak Harry, they did not enter the nesting rooms at all."

My answer is simple. There must be a reason and I predicted the external sound tweeters location in the house was not proper.

The moment we entered the house, I was dead right.

The "Consultant" gives very little attention on the importance of tweeter placements starting from the entrance hole down to the nesting rooms.

I gave them a few tips where to install a new sets of external sound tweeters in the whole house.

3) The number of Internal Tweeters.

This is the most common mistakes of nearly all BH owners. They installed too little.

Okay let us take a good look at the bird shit spots on your BH floor and check their precise locations. Where are they located?

The answer is just below the internal sound tweeters. Obvious and true.

How many bird shit spots do you have? Almost the same number to those internal tweeters installed.

So why not you install more tweeters?

"Yes Pak, I fully agrees with your way of thinking. If I put say 200 then I will also have 200 bird shit spots in the house. Right now only about 50."

4) The Precise Location Of those Internal tweeters.

I told the owners to be very precise on where those tweeters to be installed. They have a very important functions and contribution to their BHs.

They need to know exactly how to maximise the contribution in getting more nests, the precise location to install them on the nesting planks, the orientation of the tweeter, the direction where to face and the best shape that they should used.

The other important point was the wiring of these tweeters. They need to pull a separate wire for those tweeters located in every zone.

Use the same type and model from one manufacturer and never mix these tweeters, I told them also.

Different manufacturers and different models will tend to have different resistivity thus allow those with the least resistivity to be louder then those that have higher resistivity. It will defeat the purpose of installing them.

5) The Creation of VIP Rooms.

I have this strong opinion that we should build a VIP room on every floor.

The VIP room is nothing more then a room that is not smaller then 12 feet but can be as big as 30 feet by the width of the BH.

My main reason being, this VIP room will be where those birds will concentrate to build their nests.

The door must be precisely located and the fixtures in this room shall be more attractive to those wild birds.

The internal Tweeters to be separately wired so that the internal sound played in this room will be the loudest.

They need to make sure the humidity and temperature will be within the required range all times.

I also told them to place those fresh bird shit on a regular basis.

Choose the floor where the number of bird shits spots were the most.

It seem that they did try an Aroma from a supplier. It seem that they works quite well but not lasting. The smell seem to be gone in less then one week. My idea was to use those containers that are shaped like corner covers and they might want to deploy them inside the VIP room. Five or Six units will be more then enough.

I suggested the removal of some of those corner covers in the VIP room. The number suggested was equal to the number of tweeters installed in this room. Let those wild birds bird their nest at these corners. Cover them later once they have used the corners twice.

Install a number of external sound tweeters in the VIP room. The most important will be at the entrance hole and the back wall. They need to pull those birds into the room and make them go to the very back.

6) Replace Those Chicken Coop Humidifiers with Soundless Humidifiers.

According to the two, the introduction of those conventional humidifiers do increase the number of bird shits spots on the floor. However the area where the humidifiers were located, there were none.

I explained the reasons behind the emptiness and I suggested to them to replace the two noisy humidifiers with soundless units. Install at least three units in the VIP room suggested.

The current humidifier can be deployed to the roving areas. Do not operate them between 5:00pm till 8:00 pm. We cannot effort to scares those birds away.

The cool air inside the roving area, caused by those humidifiers, will protect the hot air outside from entering the BH directly, I told them.

7)The House Was Too Dry.

I believed in the special effect of having water in the house.

Most BH owners who installed a water system, any types of water in the house, will show a drastic improvements of their BH nests population.

Since we are not allowed to install any water pond or drain or water pails in it we need to think of something else that will be helpful to attract those birds into our BH.

The best option is to use both the spray nozzle on the walls (only for ground floor) and those soundless humidifiers on the upper floors.

The miss spray is proven to be very good if you install them properly. The only problem will be its tendency to flood the floor.

To avoid a possible mishap I suggest the installation to be only on the lowest floor.

All other floors, upstairs, use those soundless humidifiers.


8) Avoid Using Wood base Materials In the House.

Any kind of wood base materials used in the house will become a source of propagating those fungus. Fungus are hazardous since they pollute the air in the house with spores and those birds hates them.

In this particular house the owner uses those plywood as the materials to block those light from the LAL.

I inspected the plywood walls and many seem to be with those fungus.

I recommended the use of those cement board 4'x4' plates. They are much safer then those plywood.

I also asked the owner to remove any boxes or carton or excess nesting planks on their BH floors.

Not only they will encourage those fungus to grow but also become a place to hide by those cockroaches or lizard or geckos and etc.

9) Wrong Installation of Internal Sound Tweeters.

I tend to be in favor of using rectangular shape tweeters as compared to those square tweeters.

Due to very little contact area of the square tweeters the installation are not proper.



The best is to opt for the rectangular 2"X5" size tweeters. This type of rectangular shape has more space to properly position the tweeters in the right position.

The tweeter must not be very far from the corner areas. I recommend about 3" away (the corners must not be installed with corner cover).

By placing the tweeter closed to the corner, once the tweeter is with a tenant, they will have a choice to build their nest above the tweeter or at the targeted corner.

10)Introduction of Fake Nests.

One more gadget that BH owner should not ignore are those fake nests.

Fake nest will actually helps the birds to quickly build their nests. They can be those made of plastic or Styrofoam or wood or aluminum strip or steel strip.

The best to me will be those made of plastic for easy recycling works later.

My proposition was to install equal number of fake nests as compared to those tweeters.

They must be installed about 3 inches away from those internal tweeters.


I am very sure the owner now have a much better ideas of how to improve their nest populations.

They were very grateful of all the observations I made and make a vowed to follow all the recommendations that I made.

I told them these recommendations are basic and every BH owner should make an attempt to engage someone to visit their BH and recommend all the necessary things in order the number of nests can grow at a much higher rate.

If you think you also need to improve your BH nests population, just ring this number 017 755 1318. If no answer text him to call back.
















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My main objective to continue writing this blog on swiftlet farming is to expose everything that are relevant to those who wanted to get involve with the business.

I strongly believed that the only way to minimise failure is to get as much knowledge as possible before you invest in it.

If you feel that the lesson learned deserved an encouragement you can contribute a some donation to this account: Yayasan Kebajikan Nah Sabah, 100930010038410 at Allied Bank, Malaysia.

Serinti Birdnest In Kundangsan, Sabah

While visiting Kundangsan, Sabah I took a ride to see the small township.

While passing the town, only three rows of shop houses, I was attracted to those looks alike birds flying around the town.

They build their nest on the shop house walls and from far some of them have two colours.

One part the color of the normal pine leaves but the other was something looks like saliva.

In my mind I thought they must be a hybrid. Yes those Serinti must have mate with AF.

So snapped some pictures and download to see the actual truth.

I was wrong. It seem that the upper part of the nest were made of a new type of grass that looks very much like saliva from a distance.

Enjoy with these photos.....





The above two pictures taken is unique. Normally these birds will not build their nest below the other. The chances of those shits from young babies leaving on the higher nest to contaminate the lower nest is high.

If the location is not right the lower nest will be bombed and this will eventually caused the babies to be buried alive.

I wonder how much precautions the bird who build the lower nests have taken.

Based on the unique orientation and shape of the upper two nests I think some precautions were already take into consideration.

They are not that dumb after all.
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My main objective to continue writing this blog on swiftlet farming is to expose everything that are relevant to those who wanted to get involve with the business.

I strongly believed that the only way to minimise failure is to get as much knowledge as possible before you invest in it.

If you feel that the lesson learned deserved an encouragement you can contribute a some donation to this account: Yayasan Kebajikan Nah Sabah, 100930010038410 at Allied Bank, Malaysia.

Impossible Speed of 253 MPH But It Can Be Done !!!

We tend to always think of too many negative aspects of nearly everything.

This negative thinking will normally makes us not progressive and will tend to push our body system towards failures.

Just imagine building the tallest tower in the world and you keep thinking that it will be hit by a jet plane one day.

Or there is no way the normal car on the road can run more then 100 miles per hour.

There is a normal road running car, not formula 1, that can now run faster then the aeroplane.

See this you tube clip:



Yes a Bugatti, assembled and developed in Italy, that can run at 253mph or 408 kilometers an hour on a test drive road.

The morale of this impossible but possible event is relevant to getting your BH nest population.

You need to open your mind and think positive that you can increase your BH population if you devise a proper plan from the beginning.

All you need to do is to get the necessary knowledge on how to push your birdhouse nest population to the maximum limit.

Plan from the beginning and apply all the available techniques that will help you to reach your destination in the shortest possible time.

Best of luck......




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My main objective to continue writing this blog on swiftlet farming is to expose everything that are relevant to those who wanted to get involve with the business.

I strongly believed that the only way to minimise failure is to get as much knowledge as possible before you invest in it.

If you feel that the lesson learned deserved an encouragement you can contribute a some donation to this account: Yayasan Kebajikan Nah Sabah, 100930010038410 at Allied Bank, Malaysia.

New Sabah Times Dated November 26th 2009 !!!

Something which I was waiting for.

I remembered being interviewed by some reporters after presenting my papers to about 79 participants during my last trip to Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

At last I found it on the Internet:

Found at: http://ip-174-142-62-49.static.privatedns.com/index.php/New-Sabah-Times/sabah-in-epicentre-of-regions-swiftlets-distribution.html

Kota Kinabalu - The State government should seriously consider tapping into the State's vast potential of becoming a leading edible bird's nest producer in the region.
This is because Sabah is located in the ‘epicentre' of the region's swiftlets distribution, coupled with its unspoiled natural environment which provides plenty of food for the swiftlets. Sabah is also home to some of the most productive and quality bird's nest caves in the region, such as the Gomantung and Madai Caves.

Suggesting this was renowned swiftlet farming consultant cum blogger Harry Kok or better known as ‘Pak Harry' (inset), while speaking at the seminar on "Secret of Successful Bird House" organized by the Sabah Swiftlet House and Bird's Nest Industry Association (Swifin) here last Saturday.

Pak Harry, however, cautioned Sabah not to repeat the mistakes of the swiftlet farming industry in Peninsular Malaysia, which he described as ‘chaotic'.

"There's no proper guidelines and everyone becomes illegal (swiftlet farm operator) like those selling pirated VCDs," he noted.

He thus opined that the State government should sit down with Swifin to come out with a master plan on how to properly and effectively develop the swiftlet farming industry in Sabah.

"Since Sabah's swiftlet farming industry is still in the infancy stage, so it could start fresh. I want to encourage the State to develop proper regulations to attract investors from Peninsular Malaysia or overseas to invest in Sabah so that everybody can benefit.

"We must be able to come up with a master plan quickly as it would be a big revenue for the State. If we can come up with master plans for palm oil etc there shouldn't be a problem to come out with one for swiftlet farming," he articulated.

Presently, the main issue affecting the siwftlet farming operators in the State is the absence of proper Bylaws governing the industry, thus rendering most of them operating illegally, especially those conducted in the shop houses. This issue is currently being looked into by Swifin with the hope that the State government would eventually set up a special committee to deal with it.

Besides this, Pak Harry also emphasized on the importance of goal-setting in order to become a leading producer of edible birds' nests in the world, suggesting that Sabah should set a target of producing half a billion ringgit worth of birds' nests by 2020.

And to achieve this, he stressed that it is absolutely important for the aspirant swiftlet farmers to undergo the necessary training that would help equip them with all the necessary knowledge on swiftlet farming, in order to reduce the failure rate which he believes could be rather costly.

He thus said Swifin could play a significant role in this aspect by continuing to conduct relevant courses and talks to educate its members as well as those wishing to venture into swiftlet farming business.

A Mechanical Engineer by profession and a former employee of Petronas, Pak Harry's eyes were literally shining when he talked about the future outlook of the swiftlet farming industry. He was optimistic of its future especially when citing the ever increasing demand for edible birds' nests in the world, from China in particular, whose citizens had traditionally considered birds' nests an exquisite cuisine that reflects the status of those who could afford to consume it.

"With the rise of China as a world economic giant today, its population who could afford birds' nests is probably bigger than the population of Malaysia. On top of this, there's also report that even those in the Middle East countries are starting to consume birds' nests," he noted.

In addition to this, birds' nests are also much sought after by pharmaceutical companies to produce a wide range of pharmaceutical, health supplement and cosmetic products.

"Hence, the real issue here is not about market demand but whether we have enogh birds' nests to supply or not," he pointed out.

The other encouraging news is that the China government is giving a special preference to Malaysian birds' nests, as they are free from the bird flu.

Malaysia currently ranks third in the world birds' nests trade after Thailand and Indonesia.

"But our market share is still very small as we are only producing 8 per cent or RM2 billion of the world's production - RM18 billion per year," he said.

Pak Harry suggested that Sabah should also seriously consider going downstream instead of exporting the birds' nests in raw form in order to maximize profits from swiftlet farming.

"In China, a kilo of processed birds' nests is worth above RM20,000 or even 30,000 but the raw nest they purchase from us is just about RM4,000 per kg. So why can't we process and export to China directly.

This is one of the areas that we have to look at, how Sabah can make maximum profit. The State government could enact laws that require all birds' nests be first processed locally before they are allowed to be taken out from the state," he suggested.

He also noted that the potential and significance of siwftlet farming as revenue earner for the country is being duly recognized by the Federal government as reflected in the Budget 2010. -- Courtesy of New Sabah Times


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My main objective to continue writing this blog on swiftlet farming is to expose everything that are relevant to those who wanted to get involve with the business.

I strongly believed that the only way to minimise failure is to get as much knowledge as possible before you invest in it.

If you feel that the lesson learned deserved an encouragement you can contribute a some donation to this account: Yayasan Kebajikan Nah Sabah, 100930010038410 at Allied Bank, Malaysia.

AF Will Require Some Salts In Their Diet !!!!

Birdhouses that are constructed closed to the sea will have a slight advantages as compared to those that are located deep in the interior.

This newest information popped out during my meal with a Vet from Sibu, Sarawak.

According to my Vet blog reader, AF do need to take a small amount of salt water on a daily basis to strengthen their body system.

As such they will fly miles away just for that purposes.

Since they need to make this trip on a regular basis, those BHs which are closed, but not too closed, will have a higher advantages.

The idea is to locate your BH about 1 kilometer inland. If the house is too near those monsoon wind will jeopardise your chances to have any new birds during the period.

I am not very sure the actual reasons why they need some salt in their body system but if possible someone can help me to clear this.

Hope the above information are well received and those who have different opinion please make your comments below and let have some discussion on the matter.



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My main objective to continue writing this blog on swiftlet farming is to expose everything that are relevant to those who wanted to get involve with the business.

I strongly believed that the only way to minimise failure is to get as much knowledge as possible before you invest in it.

If you feel that the lesson learned deserved an encouragement you can contribute a some donation to this account: Yayasan Kebajikan Nah Sabah, 100930010038410 at Allied Bank, Malaysia.

A New Research On Birdcall Sound !!!

Have any of you ever thought of using those birdcall clicks as your swiftlet farm sound?

During one clear morning, while having my breakfast, it dawned upon me on this possible idea.

From my sound collection I used to detect those clicks sounds in between birds love calls.

What if I assemble a few of them into one string of clicks and try out?

Will those birds response to these clicks?

Can we use these clicking sounds as our internal sound?

What about using them as external sound?

Have anyone out there tried out this idea?

The biggest benefits is in the term of those noise pollution.

I believe if we only play the clicks the level of noise pollution will be mush lower and less annoying.

How about trying it out?

Those who are keen to try, FOC for the first 10 person, please SMS or email your request to my contact number 017 755 1318 or harryswiftlet@yahoo.com. Attach your email address please.

The sound will be available for others at RM 50 (Donation). Remit to Yayasan Kebajikan Nah Sabah, 100930010038410 at Allied Bank, Malaysia. Thank you.

Please write the title as: Willing to Try Your Clicking Sound !!!

Minimum requirement is that you need to provide feedback of their effectiveness.

The sound is designed to run for 15 minutes and the memory size is only 34.3 MB.

I might be very crazy but who is not crazy when you get involve with swiftlet farming ???


The 10 participants are:

1) Zakaria KT 2) Bobby Spore 3)Mr Hue 4) Kenny Tham 5)DrKoh 6)David 7)Hartanto 8)ChowCharles 9)Bok 10)KokChoon



Donation: I am sure you have learned something after reading this article. If you feel that the lesson learned deserved an encouragement you can contribute a some donation to this account: Yayasan Kebajikan Nah Sabah, 100930010038410 at Allied Bank, Malaysia.