METHODOLOGY
In
its essence, a swiftlet farm is a place in which edible white nests
swiftlets mate, build their nests, raise their younglings and live in.
Swiftlets
had traditionally lived in caves. With their migration into the city
and town centres through the years, these swiftlets will find places to
live that are not dissimilar to that of their natural cave environment.
FROM CAVE TO HOME: Swiftlets
in their natural habitat (left) and swiftlets build their nest inside a
building specially designed to harvest its nest
Therefore,
all swiftlet farmers have endeavoured to design, construct and renovate
their swiftlet farms in ways which will control the light intensities,
humidity levels, air flow standards, pressure levels, safety
perceptions, heat standards, odours and smells and swiftlet flight-paths
in order to mimic swiftlet cave environments so as to encourage
swiftlets to nest within the said farms.
Once
a swiftlet farm has been completely constructed, swiftlet mating sounds
and swiftlet chirps are played using audio systems through tweeters in
order to ‘advertise’ to swiftlets flying above the new swiftlet farm
that there is a new place for them to stay.
REFERENCES:
- http://birdnest.my/bird_06.htm
- weloveswiftletfarming.blogspot.com
- http://s49.radikal.ru/i123/0912/6d/ebd99298e536.jpg
- http://www.tanali.my/images/Swiftlet%20Vinegar%20After.jpg
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