HOME ENVIRONMENT KNOWN SWALLOW

In addition to the expertise required in swiftlet farming, the natural conditions are also a key factor in the decline advanced swiftlet population in our country. In fact, swallows can live and multiply rapidly in our homeland. However, to find potential areas, required knowledge of the ideal environment to swallow. Here are two environmental factors, namely macro and micro, which affect the propagation swallow.

MACRO ENVIRONMENT

To build a barn swallow should first note the stable environment that will be built swiftlet. Do observations in the afternoon when the birds are returned to their cage. For stable macro environment is crucial swallow increased or decreased swiftlet population. Macro environment for the cultivation of swiftlet nests is influenced by several factors, including the following:

• Food factor



Increased or reduced production and quality of swiftlet nests are determined by factors of food eaten the bird. Most of the food was provided by nature, including the moths, flies species, brown plant hopper, and other flying insects. Swallow food source is in the rice paddies, swamps, plantations, and forest areas. The authenticity of the region will make swallows breed rapidly.

• Occupancy factor



The characteristics of swallow is life like clusters and highly dependent on the group. Thus, the stable development swallow must also consider the centers swallow. This means, in the area there are many barn swallows that have produced a nest swiftlet. Therefore, the chances of success for fishing and expand scattered through larger swallow.

• Water Factor



All living things depend on water, as well as the swallow in desperate need of water. Besides food, water factor was also very influential in the process of population and quality of swallow nests. To swallow, works for drinking water, bathing, and neutralize the room temperature.

• Altitude factor



Another feature of the swiftlet bird is not like the height region more than 1,500 m above sea level. Therefore, the cultivation of swiftlet nests take advantage of the lowlands. Cultivation of swallow's nests will not be successful if undertaken in the highlands, which is more than 1,500 m above sea level. In this area generally can not swallow rapidly proliferate.

• Safety factor



Swiftlet population and the quality is also very dependent on the security factor. Swiftlet makes its nest in the dark room, not in the branches of trees like other birds. This method aims to safeguard the security of their own child and parent.

• Factors season



Indonesia is the country's largest producer of swiftlet nests in the world. In this country these birds breed rapidly. Indonesia has two seasons, namely dry season and rainy season so it helps the propagation swallow. As the rainy season, the birds were looking for partner to marry and generations. While in the dry season, swallows will use it to release the feathers on the old body.

MICRO ENVIRONMENT

Kennels located in swiftlet caves. In nature, these caves had chambers of darkness that is used by the swallows to nest and breed. Conditions in the cave is compliant to swallow life. Here are some micro-environmental factors that support growth and development swallow:

• Humidity



Humidity in each room swiftlet nests ranged from 85-95%. These conditions are created so similar to the natural caves as their natural habitat swallow. In order for optimum moisture, in the barn swallows that have been placed in the pot with cement leveling compound that permeates. This vase filled with water placed at the edge of the room.

• Temperature



Quality of swiftlet nests is strongly influenced by humidity and temperature. To obtain the ideal temperature, in addition to placing a large vase in each room, making artificial rain in the dry season is also an effort to maintain stable temperature in each room. The ideal temperature for the space between the cage swallow 25-29 0C.

• Aroma



The smell in the barn swallow is dominated by the smell of feces and nest swiftlet swiftlet. With the smell of it makes swiftlet home was in the room.

• Light



Swallow live in a dark room. Therefore, for the stable room-divider swallow partitioned to be dark. The size of the light in the room for two candles.