Majlis Daerah Tanjong Malim http://www.mdtm.gov.my/web/guest/home has adopted 1GP and their PBT has produced a very good presentation for Swiftlet Ranchers to obtain licensing for their BHs.

Download their guidelines in pdf from the link below:

http://www.mdtm.gov.my/c/document_library/...e=DLFE-3002.pdf

I hope all PBTs can use this as their model.

Uncle West Wing,  my BH 24 x 72 x 3 floor opened sound for 5 wks already. I see around 3 birds that comes to my BH almost daily, visiting several times between 6 to 11.30 am but I see no signs of nest.  They always stay at the top of the monkey house near to the Entrance Hole and they don't go into the nesting area. In the evening, I get more birds visiting but none of them stay overnight and most of them play at the top of the monkey house too. Once in a blue moon, 1 or 2 will go into the nesting area but will exit in a rather short time.

I have 8 cameras that monitor their movements and visits. The temperature/humidity is ok and no signs of predators. I use Pak Hen's aroma H3N1 and recently I sprayed some bird droppings solution on the floor and walls. The first day when I  sprayed the bird droppings solution, many birds came but the number dropped over the next few days. It is getting rather depressing to see no improvement. Can you suggest some tips on how I can improve the situation? I am trying out your suggestion to have some external sound in the nesting area. Currently my external sound goes into the roving area only.

My take is that my external sound seems to be able to attract birds to come, but I am not able to pull them right into the nesting area. Oh, sometimes the birds will play for quite some time in the roving area, but always the top part. My bh has the airwell design.

Yesterday, a local buyer was commenting on my postings of the better selling price on the forum. He told me that the buyers will push the price further down everytime I mentioned of a higher price and worst of it, they will boycott buying my nests.

I told him, so be it but what I am asking is a fair price  for all and not to cause hardship to anyone. How he know that I posted it isn't important but whether by my postings do affect your selling of nests?

He mentioned that the price has drop to Rm1800/Kg and I told him that if he is sellings now, I will buy all his nests, @ RM1800/Kg and keep all the nests in the chiller. As a buyer and a many BHs owner, he must has 200 hundreds Kg with him.