No New Bird in y BH for past 4 Months

There is no new bird in my BH for the last 4 months. I visited my BH few days back after I return from oversea. Found the internal sound not playing due to memory card unable to read by the AMP. Re-insert the menory card and the internal sound resume.

I planned to do some minor changes on my BH this weekend. Will update again the result of the modification.

3 Months in Azerbaijan, Baku

Already in Azerbaijan, Baku for 3 months. Life has been busy over here with a hectic 3G project, expected to leave here on 18 Dec 2009.

For the past 3 months, met some Malaysian, a group of people working for Ship yard company belong to Keppel. The company also owns a apartment hotel and chinses restaurant with Malaysian chef. My customer like the food there and used to go there for dinner on weekend plus Karaoke.

I missed my family, wife and 2 kids so much. I also worry about my investment, the bird house. I have no status about it now and hope to go check and see its when I returned home. Hope there is increase of bird nest in the BH!!

Good News - Malaysia in big push on swiftlet nest output

It is a great news for Swiftlet Farmer as Malaysia Government wants to make bird's nest farming one of the important industry. Currently it already help generate income of RM1 billion yearly.

Check the following news (http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/20091125131958/Article/index_html)


Malaysia is expected to have 100,000 swiftlet nest farms by 2020 and capable of producing 500 tonnes of bird nests worth RM5 billion a year for the world market. Agriculture and Agrobased Industry Minister Datuk Noh Omar said last year, 250 tonnes of bird nests worth RM1 billion were produced from 50,000 swiftlet farms in the country. "Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak wants the swiftlet nest farming to be a big industry in the country and the ministry will work to achieve it," he said when opening a seminar on "Iskandar Malaysia-China Bird Nest Business Opportunity 2009 in Johore Baru last night. Noh said one of the Key Performance Index (KPI) of the ministry was to make bird's nest farming one of the important industry in Malaysia.
He said that on April 1 this year, the Cabinet agreed that the Veterinary Service Department be the lead agency in the development of the country's swiftlet nest industry. -- Bernama

Away for 3 months.

Due to work assignment, I will be away from Malaysia for 3 months plus. There will be no update for my BH status. Currently my partner will be stking care of the BH, but he is zero knowledge of the BH management and do hope the best for what I had did will have good result when I return home in December 2009.

I am now at Azerbaijan... I think not much malaysian knowing this country. I only get to know this country when I was ask to come here. It is small country with Iran, Turkey and Russian as her neigbour.. The city is Baku, quite a nice city.

Birds Flying near roadside in Klang

Last month visited to Klang, around 7:45 pm noticed a ground of birds (switflet???) flying near road side. You can hear the prayer sound... maybe the bird like the praying sound!!!!!

BH checking

Yesterday visited my BH again to check it condition plus to do some maintenance.

1. Check the Temp and Humidity of the BH
2. Increased the humidifier cut off point to 86% from 85%
3. Check for any new bird shit spot and new bird nest
4. Check the amplifier and some tweeter working status: Replaced a faulty ext-tweeter
5. Add 2 ext-tweeter at the entrance hole to the roving area from the roof opening, add a new tweeter to other entrance hole as well.
6. Spray some Ammonia to the BH

Now the BH is with 6 bird nests and a new bird nest marking.....
I am wondering should get "Good" ext bird sound or to apply "Aroma" as to attract more bird to enter and stay at my BH!!!!!!!!!!

Which one should do first.. or have to do both?

BH Temperature and Humidity after installed Humidifier

Here the BH Temp and Humidity from 08 - 25 July 2009 after installed Humidifier with turn on and cut off point at 80% and 85% respectively. Found during hot day the teperature is still high, adjusted the humidifier cut off point to 86% to see what is the effect in next few week again. I also add a digital timer to turn off the machine from 6 pm - 8 pm as to avoid the noise generated from the humidifier during the swiftlet homing time.

My BH is with 2 types of Entrance Hole

My BH is with 2 different types of entrance hole.
This is an open roof type at the front side and there is a pool to cool the BH.







This is the Dog Kennel entrance at the staircase area



Currently there are 6 bird nests, there is no CCTV installed and I am not sure the popular entrance holes of the swiftlet of the BH!!!! For the open roof, sometime I visit the BH and can see some swiftlet flying in & out.

Swiftlet in my BH

This is one of the "tenant" in my BH doing feeding to the baby swiftlet.

Un-fortunately, there was a dead baby swiftlet from this family.

A New Bird House at Cheng Melaka with 2 different Type Entrance

I notice a new brid house started operate about a month ago in Cheng, Melaka. The BH is on top of a show room cum warehouse. This BH having 2 entrances, Open roof on the left side and dog kennel on the right side.

Replaced new ext. sound and installed Humidifier last week

Last week, I replaced new ext. sound I bought from Nest Tech during an Swiftlet Farming Equipment Expo. A new toy, Humidifier is installed in my BH as to increase the Humidity and also to cool down the BH as well.

Different Type of birdnest found near BH

Noticed 2 different bird nest in the under floor of my BH. Will this bring harm to the BH?

Visited BH last Saturday (6 June 2009), found 4 baby bird bodies and a small peice of bird nest (new brid nest) on the floor. Suspect BH temperature too high and low humidity. Started to using the data logger to check the BH condition, hope able to improve the condiction.

5 new bird shit spots - 23 May 2009

Conducted check on 23 May 2009, found 5 new bird shit spot and a new bird nest mark. Attached are the pictures take to share about the new bird shit spot and bird nest mark.

FC BH Start Operation

FC BH start operation on 3rd April 2009. It is converted from an old BH and with 6 birdnests.

My 1st visit on 9th May 2009, found 4 new birdnest spots. Also conducted temperature measurement and found the inner temperature vary from 29.6 - 31.2 for 3 days. Still waiting for the humidity tool to take measurement then only decide how to improve the BH condition.