Simple Checklist for a Successful Swiftlet Farm

Simple Checklist for a Successful Swiflet Farm (or Bird House) :-

1. The ambient, air and smell.
2. Humidity – sweating after 5 minutes ?
3. Humidity and Temperature – any measuring gadget ?
4. Brightness – at Roving and Nesting Rooms
5. Bird House set-up – Open Roof Top & Tunnel Concept ?
6. Nesting Areas – big enough for Roving ?
7. Nesting Planks – Standard Dimension & Maximise Space Usage ?
8. Tweeters – Type and how many pieces used ?
9. Tweeters’ Wire Mesh Covers ?
10. Corner Covers ?
11. Fake Nests (at least 20 pieces)
12. Humidifiers (type & how many ?) with Hygrostat or Digital Timer ?
13. Flourescent working lights
14. Ventilation Holes (types & how many ? Close initially)
15. Passage from Nesting to Roving Area
16. Bird Call Sound – Internal & External
17. Entrance Hole Path (any blockage ?) & any External Roving Area ?
18. Roving Area – at least 12’ x 12’ (painted black ?)
19. Entrance Hole Size – how big initially ? then to reduce further to avoid theft.
20. External Tweeters (how many sets at Entrance Hole and Direction ?)
21. Pull Tweeters – at least 5 sets along the corridor towards the Nesting Rooms
22. Sound Players – thumb Drive & 3 sets of Players ?
23. Any CCTV or Handphone to check the Bird call Sound ?
24. Security features
25. Bird Shit Count
26. Pool in Nesting Rooms
27. Insect Powder pails
28. Cockroach, lizard, termites, ants, snakes, owl, bat etc
29. Any working ladder ?
30. Any birds ?
31. Any Nest ?
32. Flood lights at Entrance Hole
33. Any neighbouring Bird House ?
34. Any Control Room ?
35. Many more …….