THERE ARE SOME UNIQUE FACTS RELATED BIRD WALET
Swallow
Swallow Bird (Collocalia Fuciphaga) is one of the bird species that has the privilege among thousands of other bird species that live on earth. Here are seven (7) unique facts related to Swallow birds.
Swallow birds only live in Southeast Asia.
Swallow birds only live in Southeast Asia, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Philiphna, Brunei Cambodia, Laos, Timor Leste. Not in any other country. It deals with swiftlet habitats that can only breed in tropical climates with high rainfall, where moisture is needed for the development of swallow species.
Swallow nest that has been harvested
Swallow birds make nests with saliva.
Swallow birds make a nest to breed from saliva that comes out of his throat. Its nest made of pure saliva does not use a mixture of material outside the body.
Swallow birds choose to make a nest in the sky cave or in the ceiling of the building to be safe to avoid predators, such as rats. This small brown feathered bird, the body length is only 9 cm and the wingspan width about 18 cm. In the throat there is a saliva factory called glandula.
This gland will produce a saliva that begins to be active at the time of laying. Swiftlets build nests for 8 weeks by knitting patiently day after day. The saliva that came out of the swallow's beak was originally a viscous liquid and within a few hours of knitted saliva that resembled a noodle hun it would dry up and hard.
Within 8 weeks the nest has been shaped like a bowl. Soon the swallow will lay 2 eggs.
Swallow nest that has been harvested
Swiftlet nest, proven for hundreds of years ago until now always consumed for the health of the human body. Since China's empire centuries ago, swallow nest is known as expensive and nutritious food.
Studies of the Hong Kong University Chinese mention of a wet nest containing glycoproteins that are essential for immunity and metabolism. Also for skin rejuvenation, brain intelligence, stamina and as an aphrodisiac / lure booster. Recent research even suggests a swallow nest is useful for AIDS filling.
In my area of Kendal and surrounding areas, the Hongkong TKW if the leave given the money by his employer to buy swallow nest. It's cheaper to buy directly to farmers. According to them, every morning must be presented menu of mushroom swallow nest for toddlers, mothers hami and family masters who are elderly.
Swiftlet nest that is still on the flat board
The Chinese people are the main consumers of swallow nest. Most of Indonesia's swallow nest is exported to China. In January 2017, the export volume of swallow's nest to China was worth 7.5 million US dollars, Ir. Banun Harpini, Head of Quarantine Agency of the Ministry of Agriculture.
Indonesia is the largest supplier of swallow nest to China followed by Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand. The main consumers are the Chinese people. In addition to the rare Chinese people who want to eat this little bird saliva. In Indonesia only China descendants who consume them.
Natives are rarely willing to eat. Though the Indonesian Ulema Council has issued halal certificates. Maybe because it is considered expensive to buy. Or not believe that swiftlet nest is high efficacious for health.
Swiftlet nest building
In swallow cultivation, the investment is planted only once that is at the beginning of the business by building a swallow building. There is no additional cost, other than just paying the electric pulse and building guard power every month. What is the value of the investment?
Outside the land with a value of between Rp 100 million to Rp 200 million only, you already have a swiftlet nest building. This is what I call a cost-effective investment package. In the past, 10 years ago, swallow costliness was monopolized by rich people because the investment was very high between 1M and 3M.
This is due to the physical buildings are large and tall. However, starting in 2010 after I wrote the book 18 Walet Package Design Packages Save and circulate widely in the community, the view swalet investment with high costs eventually fell. Lower society is now able to enjoy the swiftlet nest harvest is expensive.
They erected a small 4 m X 6 m high 3 or 4 storey building with the construction of wooden posts, floorboards and brick walls. Each month can harvest 1 to 5 kg or equal to Rp 10 million to 50 million.
6.For retirement (passive income)
Swallow cultivation is synonymous with retirement work. Capital only once. That is only make the building for swallow nest. Next to the next month can enjoy the rupiah from the swallow nest harvest.
No need to bother love food, swallow will find food in the wild. Millions of small insects flying in the rice fields, forests, swamps and hundreds of hectares of oil palm plantations are the daily food of swallow birds. I am one of the swallow farmers who already feel the pleasure of this passive income.
Already several buildings swallow that I wake up in the location of Central Kalimantan. All buildings are productive, because I have mastered in this field since from A to Z.
For example, one of the swallow buildings located in Kerengpangi can be reached 2 hours drive from Palangkaraya to Sampit.
The size of the building is only 6 m X 12 m, height 4 floors of wooden pole construction, flooring of plank and wall of brick. In the past 4 years I had reached the pockets for an initial investment of around Rp 150 million. Now I can enjoy the harvest between 8 kg to 10 kg / month.
