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"swiftlet farming" is defined as a production system of edible birds' nest by preparing specially designed buildings imitating the cave-like environment for the swiftlets to roost and nest; harvesting of nests at the appropriate season does not affect the species from reproduction. To experienced swifltet farmers, your comments and suggestions would be much appreciated. To newbies, I hope this blog help you in your quest for more information and knowledge.

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Patience and Love



I have come to a crossroads in swiftlet farming recently and wondered whether I really should continue my blogging further. The reason being the competition has arisen nearby, a new standalone BH is also started construction and more to come. If I go on with posting my thoughts about my standalone BH, sharing the only edge gained through accumulated experience over the years, wouldn't I lose the competitive edge to others? What if birds are just passing through in this area, contrary to my expectations as a last breeding destination? What if the chosen site of my BH is so-so compared to others. But to put things in perspective, competition for birds doesn't happen only to me and I believe it is good to have competition in swiftlet farming as long as competition brings more birds to the open sky. To me, swiftlet farming is all about love and patience for birds, moneytary gain is secondary motivation. If you don't care about bird's predators and bugs and care much less about harvesting their nests at appropriate season, how can you help them create an environment conducive to roost and breed? If you're one of those people who is impatient to wait for birds after you have built new or renovated a house, how do you know birds already knew you have done the renovation without giving them time to explore and adapt? In other words, It's all about adopting and maintaining right attitude towards the birds, one of the prerequisites for success in swiftlet farming with only question is how long it takes to get there.

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