What is a swallow house? Swiftlet house refers to the artificial habitat of swiftlets, which are nests built by swallow farmers in the wild for easy observation and bird's nest collection. It is different from the swallow house built by nature, and is the product of artificial domestication and utilization of this natural resource.
The importance of swiftlet and bird's nest
1. Characteristics and distribution of swiftlets
Swiftlets, ornithischia, swiftlets, swiftlets, are common names for various classes of swiftlets. The body length is about 13 cm. The upper body plumage is black or brown, sometimes with a bluish sheen. The underparts are grayish-white. Long wingtips. The feet are short, reddish , and all four toes are forward. Gregarious and insectivorous. During the breeding period, a mixture of feathers and soil is cemented with saliva to form a nest, and the nest is placed on a cliff in the sea rock, which is the famous tonic - bird's nest. It can be used for edible and medicinal purposes. There are many species in the same genus, and only a few species of birds build nests that are edible. It is found in India and the Malay Archipelago. China is distributed in Hainan, Tibet, Yunnan, Sichuan, Hubei, Guizhou and other provinces and regions.
2. The special value and demand of bird's nest
Bird's nest is rich in sugars, organic acids, free amino acids and the characteristic substance - sialic acid. The main nutrients in bird's nest are protein, including 1 essential amino acid (lysine) and 3 conditional essential amino acids, while there are 8 essential amino acids and 13 conditional essential amino acids needed by the human body. Bird's nest is a relatively traditional, relatively ancient tonic product, which has also received great attention in modern times, on the one hand, because of the development of new Chinese nourishment in recent years, on the other hand, many young people have also begun to join the health brigade, thus increasing consumer demand. In recent years, in the perspective of various tonic products, bird's nest is a category with relatively fast demand growth rate and rapid innovation and upgrading, so we can also see that bird's nest is actually a popular tonic product in modern times.
Definition and function of a swiftlet house
1. The role of swiftlet houses in protecting swiftlet habitat
The Spring Festival special edition of National Geographic of China pointed out: "Some swallow caves that were once paradises for birds have now become nightmare places for swiftlets, and building more swallow houses is a major measure to protect cave swallows." "The development of swiftlet houses not only protects the species of swiftlets, but also improves the quality of bird's nests, and also provides new careers for many Southeast Asian farmers, which is a good thing to kill three birds with one stone."
2. The convenience and importance of bird's nest collection
Bird's nest collection makes the collection of bird's nest more efficient, convenient and safer, reduces the risk of swiftlet infection, and at the same time turns bird's nest that is not useful for swiftlet into treasure and enriches mankind.
The construction process of bird's nest bird's nest bird's house in Indonesia
1. The purpose and method of Yannong to build a bird's house
Swiftlet farmers build swiftlet houses to attract swiftlets to nest, improve the habitat of swiftlets, and also make bird's nest collection more efficient and convenient. So how was the swiftlet house built? The swallow house is a building designed and built by Yan farmers according to the living habits of swiftlet and imitating the living environment (cave) of swiftlet. The design of the bird's house is relatively closed and dark, and the swallow farmers monitor the temperature and humidity in the bird's house, play the sound of swiftlets, regularly maintain the hygiene inside and outside the bird's house, and other management measures to create an ecological environment that swiftlets love, so as to attract birds into the house to roost and build nests.
2. The structure and characteristics of the swallow house
1) Double-layer structure extended swallow house; 2) The first floor of the swiftlet house is fully cement structure; The two-story swallow house has a full antiseptic wooden structure; 3) Environmental protection structure, more robust and durable; 4) Land area 9*21m; 5) The area of the swallow house is 6 meters * 18 meters * 2 floors. Swiftlet is a gregarious animal, and the construction of the second floor maximizes the use of space value, which caters to the characteristics of swiftlet living in groups, which is conducive to attracting swiftlets to move in. Pure wood material, natural and environmentally friendly, in line with the living conditions of pure wild swiftlets. Strong structure and long service life; Clever design for easy migration; Easy to manage, monitor at any time.
The impact of bird's nest houses on the bird's nest industry
1. The improvement of bird's nest output and quality by bird's nest
On the one hand, the construction of the swiftlet house has improved a living environment for swiftlets, allowing swiftlets to reduce the risk of disease and improve the quality of bird's nests; On the other hand, the construction of bird's nest has also greatly increased the production of bird's nest, meeting the growing demand for bird's nest today.
2. The impact of bird's nest houses on the price and market of bird's nest
We know that good bird's nests tend to produce higher quality bird's nests, so the quality of bird's nests also fundamentally affects the price and market demand of bird's nests.
The era of bird's nest production relying on luck has passed, and in today's developed science and technology, the bird's nest introduction technology has entered the era of experience + technology. Unified construction standards, using the developed sound simulation technology and environmental simulation technology to attract swallows, so that swallows collectively roost, nest, lay eggs and hatch. At the same time, modern management methods are used to manage the inspection, maintenance and picking of bird's nests, so as to obtain higher quality bird's nest.