QUOTE(northface @ Feb 29 2012, 06:02 PM)
icecold, I think Cambodia's weather should be similar to those of peninsular Malaysia's East coast, since Cambodia's shore line is located along the Gulf of Thailand, which is essentially connected to south china sea. It is slightly located northwards so the temp should be cooler.
I think for most ppl, the problem is how to manage your BH in Cambodia, not its weather.
And you're wrong about swiftlets, they are a tropical species therefore they love hot and humid weather, you go somewhere slightly higher like Genting Highlands and you will see zero swiftlets, a lof of grass swiftlets but no EBN-making swiftlets.
thank you so much for that piece of advice

appreciated it lots!! thats why these swiftles mostly flock around coastal area, be it riverside or seaside? am i right on this? thats where their food chain is located at... correct me if im wrong
i will probably pay a visit to the infamous swiftlet concentrated farming place (which i read from an articles there are more than 200 BHs) within this few weeks and see how they run it there.
About how to manage the BH, i will also try to find out whether there are any local regulations/authority overseeing this particular industry or not. if so, what are the criterias, restrictions, support and so on......
Added on March 1, 2012, 10:45 amQUOTE(leongyitseng @ Feb 29 2012, 10:15 PM)
I am also interested in BH in Cambodia, the only problem is how are gonna manage BH?? Any masters here are running this or experience the practice there? Our government seems like not very support in this farming. Appreciate more inputs.
good to see that u'r also interested in BH in cambodia... managing the BH here i believe would not differ much from how u manage ur BH back in malaysia. the only concern is that whether the local govt here supports this industry or not. if yes, what are the regulations, criteria or support from them? let me try to find this out and will keep u all posted
are u also operating a BH back in malaysia?
Added on March 1, 2012, 10:55 amQUOTE(ChanK @ Mar 1 2012, 08:52 AM)
we in malaysia also cannot see clearly the future of bird's nests industry here...let alone helping u to see cambodia bird's nest future...
but my instinct told me, first find out how your govt think of this industry, their worry, their view, their future plan and if there will be future govt cronies want to monopoly the market ...but then how to see the future till that long...no one knows what will happen in the future...let alone the future of bird's....a human predicting the future of a bird...hahahaha....funny...very very funny....hahahhaaha....
if still think of wanting to predict the future of birds...hahaha....grab a map or google cambodia map...just like human...birds also created by five elements, earth,water,fire,air,and ai ya..forgot the last elements...too much tui in overtime....so, same like human....they might look for a better surrounding area that can provide them with foods and a save place for their kids...so, just liked our anscestors...they lived near to rivers, a place not too hot, and can find foods (hunting animals n etc) easily in walking distance...and when that area is lack of foods, they will migrate and move to a better place for the future of birds.
So, u look at the existing farms in cambodia, the hotspot area, then u enlarge the focusing area...and look potential area that u think bird's will migrate to...then u have a very good chances of hitting the right place ( the silver plate). And if you so lucky to find a place that u think...arr...this place is far better place to stay for the birds and why it all stay there? ...then u have a very good chances of hitting the gold mine....
or, if u don't liked to do that. Just do liked me when i first started, saw few birds flying...wah!!!!!...got birds woh....do loh!!!...
so, ends up i stuck here loh....tui............
the end.
The prices of bird's nest will shot up to RM2.8k, hold it if u can hold.
a very good understanding on bird's nature there

makes full sense and i will definitely remember that...
currently from what i read from a local magazine, there's one concentrated place where there is an estimated 200+ BHs already. i will probably pay a visit to that place and gather more info. my current strategy is not to go to the BH flooded place... as u said.. enlarge the focusing area and look at potential area and get myself a gold plate... provided i make enough research on the area im trying to venture into and setup my BH.
may i ask a silly question? say for example i came to a new place, located along the riverside, weather not too hot, average humidity (bird loves high or low humidity arr??), lots of food sources around ie small forest, river bank...
in order to kickstart my research and venture deeper into BH, can i start by building a single storey small scale testing BH? purpose to test on the population of birds and whether the place is favorable for them to generate my gold mine
if result turns out to be very good... only i start up with a proper 2-3 storey BH again... this is to prevent me from suffering unnecessary losses by starting up small first.. just in case the birds doesnt thinks like i do... i like the place, the bird does not
This post has been edited by icecolddamncold: Mar 1 2012, 10:55 AM