Hi All,

This is to inform that the "copycat" video by Swiftletclinic.com was just removed by youtube.com 3 hours ago due to"infringing other
video's content and misleading or tell lair to the public."

The true is out there !

Bird8888,

If you want to make any comments, why you need to specially create a NEW user name? Why you so scare about people knowing who are you? I like uncle West Wing, uncle Ben, CK and those people use 1 user name in this forum. No product is 100% good for all the BH. If somebody said something no good about certain product, please treat it as a good feedback for you to produce a better product in future.

For newbie,
I agree that you need to read from V1. You need to put a lot of effort yourself first before other people can help you. There is no Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) that can grantee 100% success in Swiftlet farming. But there are certain general guideline that you can follow to at least meet the average results. To get a very good results, then you need some secret recipe that differentiate your BH than other BHs which not many people will tell you. Otherwise if everybody using the same method, then birds have more choices and it would not be effectives anymore.

I am still learning and my BH still not good enough. There are still quite a number of problem to be resolved. I treat all the problem is an opportunity for me to learn and increase my swiftlet farming knowledge to a higher level. I share my problem in my blog. So that people can learn from my mistake and some people can recommend me some good methods to improve my BH.

http://yenyen-swiftlet-farming.blogspot.com/[SIZE=7]

Landed in XXX yesterday... noticed there was a stand alone BH just... erm.. maybe 150-200 meters away from the runway. Hmm... next Majlis to after the Sepang majlis... is XXXX??? To me, i'd say bodohnya BH owner... why build in such a provocative area (yes, i did say it isn't possible for swiftlets to be caught in the airplane engines... but why la give an opportunity for  them to take action?)

Aiya Bro West Wing, one wife also so hard... 4 wifes??? if like that i'd stay and live inside BH la. hahahaha! what medical condition are you in by the way?

my own BH sambung after raya. they are making a stockpile of light weight bricks. got around 1k, need around 4.5k blocks.

I can't understand the news clip...

Normally, people play the external tweeter in the BH using the same Amp as the external tweeters. Cheaper and easier. According to the sifu, some external sounds if play together with internal sound in the BH will make the bird confuses. Remember, most likely we will change external sound every 3 to 4 months. If some external sound has "Stress Sound" inside, your BH will be in trouble.

The best is to play the Pulling sound in your BH with separate Amp. So, when you change your external sound, you would not affect the pulling sound in the BH.

Thanks so much for your response, aeiou228,
Ok,will consult an engineer again on how to get rid of the pillars
I will consider increase the roving area to 4*8, double it!! will it be ok?
LaL each floor at 2.5*2 m is still too small?
Points noted on control room size and double layer bricks.
Thanks again,your advise is highly appreciated.

Any more comments, please please?

aeiou228,
Ok,I am convinced on bigger roving area and bigger LAL. 
Still cannot find a way to get rid of the pillars if I want to maintain the width, my engineer said in order to maintain the width without the pillars,the beam will be much bigger and that's expensive. He said to get rid of the pillars, the width should be reduce to 6 meter, then the beam can be just a little bit bigger. Will need to study further on how expensive and how much bigger on LAL.
This will be our first BH, need to do it right in as much as possible with our little knowledge on this area.
Thank you very much for your advise.

I'm thinking of the control room... one 'petak' would be kinda large. Unless i intend to make it a living quarter as well (which is not advisable).... mulling what aeiou228 said... doesn't need to be that big, and most definitely a waste of nesting area.

hmm... about the slabs... i hear the minimum is 4 inches. Reinforced with BRC + Y12 (or was it Y??). I think one of the forumers mentioned a long time ago... but just to remind, the slabs must be given attention. Also mulling about water proofing the rooftop slab with that tar like material, just in case the asbes roof leaks (it'll be a pain to repair leaks). Since i'm not from a construction background, there might be mistakes here and there.

Are we allowed to convert a residential apartment into a BH?

Whatever causes it, hopefully it's not by swiftlet farming. I for one was infected by diseases from the BH in the past and if any kind-hearted farmer(hard to find in those days) has disclosed the remedy earlier, I would have been healthier and stronger. Thanks a lot that we have EM come to the rescue! Do hope you have a speedy recovery.

Sorry for asking eh Mr. Pang... i used to live in IM6, IM15 is it in the industrial area? The one we pass (on the right side) if using the shortcut to Cenderawasih?

You opened up my mind aeiou228. Lets say this method can also be applied using existing kolam's... we can consider the canvas as an 'additional barrier' besides the water proofing. i did request for installation of wall sided kolams on the ground floor as a standby/backup if the mist/humidifier fails temporarily. the sands function? i am assuming the drip nozzles are more of less like those used in the chicken coops like the ones below?

In that case, theres also a possibility that those black hoses used in agriculture can be used, since it applies the same concept. Eh, come to think of it, maybe you meant those agriculture ones ah?

*a minute of prayer for those fallen in Padang, contribute what we can. who knows when our time in need might come*

This method using natural evaporation to increase humidity. Some kind of passive humidification. BUT, by how many %RH? How much can this method increase the %RH for a BH where open area quite big compare to a bedroom. On days where the %RH is only 50% or lower and you want 70%-80%RH how? Will the gadget increase humidty of area a bit further than it say 10feet? In my humble opinion to generate enough humidity you'll need to make this type of side pond along side wall of whole floor. Probably need a lorry of sand bricks or more. "A small pond" is not enough since it's passive method.  Hygrostat controls by turn on and off electricity. Water supply can meh? What if I set 75%RH and the environment humidity never reach that with this method? Water keep dripping? Only this method alone is not enough to generate enough humidity for most BH. Those near river bank and natural humidity already high can lah.  This method can serve as humidity stabilizer like a pool inside BH without the worry of leaking. Humidity stabilizer= When our active humidification reaches ideal point then stop by hygrostat normally the environment %RH will drop at a rate faster than ideal. With a humidity stabilizer the environment %RH will drop at a ver slow rate.

I was at several Dawson outlets today. I have a pretty good idea now of the sound system components. I have 2 questions:

1. How many wattage does the amplifier for the internal sound needs to be for a 500 sqft BH? How many tweeters?

2. The wattage for the external sound? No. of tweeters?

Hey thanks. Why can't I use a 2-channel amp for internal sound? Why six?

Salutations to all on forum.
Have been thru V1 and now V2 for past 3 mths.
I do not own a BH yet and am now scouting for suitable locations to start a standalone on agri land. Am now concentrating around Ulu Yam area in Selangor. I grasp the additional difficulties (as posted previously) in securing a standalone in a generally forested area. I am especially taken up by the difficulties in preventing owl attacks.
Can a mist net (or jaring / drift net) strung up at night over the entrance not do the trick? I figure that it can be auto operated (rolled up like a shade) thru use of a photo sensor.

where to buy it?Mr aeiou...thanks for infor

Hi WW,

I would like to know why you suggest full partition not half/partial partition?

I am using top down partition now (2 feet from the ceiling). In my opinion, it will help to block some light, create colony (I hope) and do not block the birds flying path.

Thanks