some of my views/ notes from the Seminar Pembiayaan Burung Walit can be found at http://htatt.com

http://www.htatt.com or

http://theswiftlets.blogspot.com

how much for the sounds?

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Added on July 16, 2010, 11:40 pmonly interested in the best

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有了政府提供资金，我也懂得搞研究

depending on the season

undertand that the 1GP will be launched by the on 26/08 by the pm

correct, anyone attending pak hen's seminar?

tempting...

Consumers fall for Nest-y scam
BY NG CHENG YEE
CHENGYEE@THESTAR.COM.MY


PETALING JAYA: “Blood nest” – a much sought after variety of bird’s nest – is actually tainted with dangerous chemicals to deceive consumers into paying double the price for a premium grade.
While the normal bird’s nest, which is ivory in colour, can fetch up to RM10,000 a kilo, the reddish “blood nest” fetches up to RM20,000 a kilo.
Traders justify the exorbitant price by claiming the “blood nest” is a premium grade of the Chinese delicacy.
In exposing this scam on Saturday, Deputy Agriculture and Agro-based Industries Minister Chua Tee Yong said these tainted bird’s nests were dangerous to health and may even be fatal when consumed by humans.
He said the nests were either sprayed with iodine or stored at premises where there was high ammonia content to give them a uniform bright-red colour.
“Some also use karya gum (from a soft wooded tree) to give the bird’s nest its reddish colour,” he told The Star.
Chua advised the public against purchasing bird’s nest from dubious traders and urged the industry to practise self-regulation to ensure the quality and safety of the product.
He said that all bird’s nests must have a Veterinary Service Department health certificate before they could be exported.
Federation of Bird’s Nest Merchants Asso ciations chairman Datuk Beh Heng Seong said the term “blood nest” was coined by conmen and that there was “no such thing”.
“Bird’s nest is made up of the saliva of swiflets and is ivory in colour. It is impossible for bird’s nest to be red in colour.
“The so-called blood nests have high levels of nitrates from the artificial red colouring added to it,” Beh said, admitting that many consumers had been deceived into paying a high price for the dangerous product.
He said a kilo of bird’s nest costs between RM8,000 and RM10,000 in the market depending on the grade while a kilo of the “blood nest” was between RM15,000 and RM20,000.
Beh said Malaysia produced some 240 tonnes of bird’s nest worth RM1bil a year and 90% of it was exported to China.
Asked whether the federation, comprising 19 associations and 10,000 members nationwide, had tried to rein in those who were cheating consumers, he said they were looking at educating consumers on bird’s nests and coming up with guidelines for the industry.
Meanwhile, Fomca secretary-general Muhd Sha’ani Abdullah urged the Health Ministry to issue guidelines on what a genuine bird’s nest was and to warn consumers of bird’s nests with added colouring.
He said so far, they have not received any complaint from consumers on the so-called “blood nest” but added that could be because consumers were unaware of tainted products in the market.
He suggested that the Health Ministry issue certificates for untainted products.
“Traders should also be responsible by making sure no harmful chemicals are used in their products,” said Muhd Sha’ani.

what kind of return are you looking at?

swiftlets will firstly arrive on the 3rd floor...hence you will notice more shit on the top floor since they will hang around there until they feel that the house is safe

then they might proceed to lower floors to find that the temperature / humidity's fluctuation is lesser than the top floor.

the lacking of swiftlets in a corner should not be of immediate concern since you have a large BH and after the house fills to the brim only should you be concern if still no swiftlets choose to stay there!

what if my BH does not have CF or CCC, i.e. no cukai pintu.

since this is agriculture land and we constructed the BH (if u like w/o approvals).

any word on the grace period for licencing?

i spoke to JPV regarding licencing of my BH last week and i was told that they need to visit the BH. i guess visiting means taking a peek inside the BH.

whats everyone's take on the JPV mf-s looking inside out beautiful birdhouse? an inevitable? or just delay the registration?

they told me that they will help me harvest my birds nest. which in the malaysian spirit means what they can get is what they can keep....which is practically nothing....coz my bh is empty

whats the biggie of having them recorded GPS co-ordinates?

i can tell them that but i didnt....

i also wish i have something to sell...unfortunately, i have not discovered the next big thing!

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any one can enlighten Mr Tam Yeng Siang from Petaling Jaya?


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r u sure its ur bH and not the nearby mosque? LOL....http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/mca-leaders-unaware-of-members-role-in-azan-row/

malaysia humidity not sufficient....i dont think anyone would be dehumidifying inside of a birdhouse.

why? ur bh in thailand is too damp inside?

mold is not a major concern if localised...i think renovating ur birdhouse when it is doing okay will do more harm then good...

just try lower the humidity and increase fresh air flow within the birdhouse....

go visit your bh in a months time and if there is growth, then just leave it...the mold will die and birds with build nest on the mold...just like inside my birdhouse....isolated areas of molding...

there is no perfect birdhouse out there and there is no one solution to solve all problems...most importantly is you observe your own birdhouse and conduct minor tweaks till perfection (or until you are happy with result)...

my two cents...and from engineering my bh's conditions

30% success rate was when i was 1st introduced to the industry...some 30 months back
25% success rate was when i was constructing my BH...some 24 months back
20% success rate was when i opened my birdhouse...some 18 months back
15% success rate is probably when u are opening your birdhouse today
10% success rate is probably when u are sketching your birdhouse today and opening it some 12 months down the road


the number of birdhouse has truely mushroomed in rural areas....i am not talking about conversion of shoplots...

take a drive to Kuala Kubu Baru, Kuantan or even to Port Dickson...all directions and you will notice big and small birdhouses...

and in trying not to sound discouraging, the more birdhouses, the thinner the birds spread and the longer it takes to ROI

my 2 cents...after 18 months, i am still better off earning 3.5% on FD on the cap-ex