A Genious Way Of Indifying The Right Aroma For Your BH !!!

I wrote an article about which one I will choose between a good BH aroma and a good sound.

Read this: http://swiftletfarming.blogspot.com/2009/05/between-those-external-sound-and-aroma.html

My answer is the aroma. Remember A Good Aroma and not any aromas.

But many called to ask where and how to find the right aroma?

Well you can get them from many sources. Usually I will get from those Swiftlet Equipment suppliers and sometime from some personal contacts.

How do you determine that the particular aroma is suitable for those birds in your area?

My suggestion is simple. Do a series of tests using about 500 milliliter each.

Today one of my blog reader called to confirm his interest to locate the right aroma for his BH in Kuantan.

Immediately after he called and remitted a minimum cost, I post lajued two aromas (500 ml each) , for him to conduct his own test.

This was what I told him to do:

Conduct the aroma test test one by one. The best time to apply is about 3 hours before those birds started they journey home say about 2.oo pm.

Take sample A and split the 500ml into two portions (200 ml and 300 ml).

Pour the 200 ml sample into a water spray gun. Do not mix the aroma with any water.

Choose at least one of the nesting box for the experiment. Move a suitable ladder below the box and spray (make sure the spray shape is a bit spray mist but more of the pissing) the four corners of the box. If you have those corner cover at the four corners squirt the aroma at those joints between the two planks.

Once that were done squirt spray about one foot in between the two corners. Spray on the opposite planks too.

You should also spray the ceiling/roof located in the selected box. Before doing that make sure you adjust the nozzle to be a bit misty then the earlier setting.

After finishing the 200 ml, pour the balance 300 ml into the same spray bottle. Add about 200 ml of water into the bottle.

Now you need to start the spraying on the walls just below the selected box you sprayed with the concentrated 200 ml of the same aroma. Spray about one foot below the nesting plank.

Make sure you cover all the areas below the selected box and may be a bit wider.

Once that is done, you need to move to the entrance area. What you need to do now is to determine where will be the best spots to spray those diluted aroma from the entrance hole and move towards the selected nesting box.

Just imagine if you want to drag the birds from the entrance area towards the selected nesting box how would you want the aroma be sprayed. So choose the spots properly and move toward the inside.

Once that is done the balance should be poured into the humidifier water containers. Spread them evenly.

Wait you have not finish.

If you want to determined whether this sample works you need to detect the shit left by those wild birds. How would you do that?

Simple, stop by at the stationary or book shop and buy those brown papers which you normally used to wrap those big boxed. You should do this while you are on the way to your BH.

Open this brown paper (about 4 feet X 6 feet) and laid it down below the selected box. Mark the paper to correspond with the sample you are testing. If the sample is A, write sample A on the paper.

Check the everything that you usually do and after that lock your BH and let it operate for two weeks.

After two weeks you can come back to check the shits left by those birds. If they like the smell they should have entered and stayed on the sprayed nesting planks. The number of bird shits on the brown paper tell you something.

After this test you need to do the same for the second sample and the rest. Use a fresh brown paper after each test and please mark the brown paper properly.

After finishing the test (minimum 3 samples) you will be able to determine which aroma is suitable for those species populating your BH. Count the exact number of the bird shit spots on the brown paper and the higher number shall be the winner.

What happen if all the three samples do not gives any result?

Well find another three and do the same test. You need to try as many as you can.

If you have found that right aroma, you can now embark on the next step of full scale aroma application ......

If you think that this marvellous idea is brilliant and you wanted to try just give a call to Harry 017 755 1318.

I am not selfish with ideas and you are lucky to have read this article. Trust me .......