Unique project after 6 months showing positive sign

I had mentioned that I had commissioned a unique project in my 29th February 2009 post and in my 20th April 2009 post I mentioned I had to report to the management of this birdhouse monthly on the progress made and I created an inspection form for that purpose. I have been doing the inspection almost every month and reporting to them. It had been quite a long wait. For the last five (5) month, there were bird shit spots but no nest markings . However, on my last visit yesterday, I was happy to see one (1) new bird shit spot located at a brighter part of the birdhouse and two (2) newly-built nest markings. This to me is a great relieve because this bird house is in a roof with roof trusses all over and I had build the shelter in the center which is free of trusses. This shelter is in the central swiftlet district and the growth is supposed to be quite fast but I am experiencing a slightly slow growth partly due to the swiftlets adapting to the new surrounding which is different from the others around. I also have difficulty controlling the temperature and humidity especially during the hot days eventhough the roof had been insulated with double sided aluminium paper and woodwool. I had made improvements by sealing all the sides of roof making the roof darker and also making variation in temperature and humidity lesser between day time and night. I had been using water fountain and not the taiwan type humidifier previously because of the wetness which will damage the ceiling below. I will be recommending the ultrasonic humidifiers to the management so as to improve the temperature and humidity.

Sanctuary fully completed and in full swing

At last, I have completed all the works for the sanctuary and the last thing that I did was to clear the rubbish and leftovers in front of my sanctuary. I have also got back the fountain on the roof in front of the entrance hole in working order. What I need to do now is to observe the swiftlets flying above my sanctuary, watching their behavior, so that I can do the adjustments, if necessary, to attract them into my sanctuary. I hope I don't have to carry out anymore repairs and if there were any if would only be minor which I can do on my own. I have sorted out the construction costs with my partner and what I can tell my readers is that it cost about RM32 per sq ft, all-in, to DIY this sanctuary.

View of Sanctuary from main road

Fountain and Pool in front of Entrance Hole

Birdhouse for Sale in Kuala Terengganu

The owner had asked me to put up this advertisement. It is a 3 1/2 storey birdhouse, 8m x 24m, and situated along the new Binjai Rendah - Rawai main road in Rawai, Bukit Payong, Kuala Terengganu. The total land area is 8 acres. This BH started operation about 6 months ago and currently have about 40 nests. The land is freehold and asking price is RM2.5 million. Those who are interested can call 0199343828.

Front View of Birdhouse

View from the back

Panaromic view of land (1) - opposite side of road is still part of land

Panaromic view of land (2)

Panaromic view of land (3)

Birdhouse during construction

Agriculture Land for Sale in Kuala Terengganu

There is a piece of agricultural land for sale in Mukim Belara, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu. This land is planted with matured oil palm It is along the alternative main trunk road from Kuala Terengganu to Kuala Berang and along the bank of Sungai Terengganu which is the the superhighway for swiftlets from Kuala Terengganu to the interrior. Just a few kilometers away from the Telemong Interchange of the East Coast Highway. Ideal for swiftlet farming and open to non-Malays. Land area is 8.8 acres and asking price is RM 1 million. Those who are interested can call 0199343828 for further details.

I Love Living Life, I Am Happy

While others are dissatisfied with life, cursing, insinuating, bad-mouthing and worst of all doing nothing positive, this guy who is without limbs is loving life.

Roof repaired

My workers had finished installing the metaldeck roof over the flat roof on both sides of my sanctuary leaving only the middle portion with pools. The leaks have all gone and I feel a great relief. However, the roof over the roving room which I had painted the top with 2 coats of elastomeric liquid waterproof membrane shows a slight leak when it rained this afternoon and it seems to come from a hairline crack on the side of the roof which was not painted. I will have to purchase a 5 litre can tomorrow and have that portion painted. With that touch-up, I hope have resolved the leakage problem. When I was at the sanctuary today, I was surprised at the number of swiftlets circling the sanctuary. They were still circling the sanctuary at 1.00 pm. Perhaps they liked the blue-coloured metaldeck roof which I had just installed.

View of entrance after renovation

View of the entrance from the back

View of metaldeck roof on the right side of entrance

Another view of the metaldeck roof from the back

It has been 3 weeks now

I had switched on the bird sound for 3 weeks now. Progress made has been very encouraging. Swiftlets have been circling my sanctuary even during odd hours like 10.00 a.m and 11.00 a.m. In the late afternoon, most of swiftlets were seen circling my 4 ways tweeter and hexagonal tweeter . So far, I have found 3 bird shit spots on the 3rd. Floor . One of the spots is directly above the tweeter. One problem that has been nagging me is the leakage on the roof and I had decided once for all to make do without 6 0f the pools on the roof and cover them up with metal deck. I will still be retaining 2 of the 8 pools I had on the roof top.