3storey Building
Open Roof type. The window shall be closed after approved by the council.
The Window shall be Closed after approved by the council
Pioneer Bhs In K.bharu
Window entrance type
Pioneer Bh in T.Merah
Bazooka facing from bottom. The right Way. Smart!
I was in Kelantan yesterday. The weather was very hot with beautiful blue sky.. As usual for the month of April which is after the monsoon. The outside temperature rises up to 39C. There are not many birds’ activities except in the morning and late evening when the temperature is lower.
My construction of a 3 storey Bh (standalone) at Tanah Merah is 90% completed. That planking, sound system and some partitioning works will start soon.
I was there to see the progress of the construction works at the same time to plan out the planking, sound system and some partitioning works. I had already knew what’s needed to be done but to be precised I need to do a double check especially the light density from the open roof entrance.
For the start the owner will convert the 1st and 2nd floor into a Swiftlet farm, later perhaps he may also turn the ground floor into Swiftlet farm but that would be a year or two later from now. This had been planned as we had already opened an interhole and sealed it back with thin cement for future easy hacking.
I am satisfied with the Micro control with rising temperature outside of 39C the internal remains at 29C that is the 2nd floor. As for the 1st floor the temperature is 28C. These are the ceiling temperatures not wall temperatures. The wall temperature is about 27-28C.
We achieved this with double layered red brick and Styrofoam. The purpose is to stabilize the temperature immaterial the weather hot or cold during night and monsoon season.
While we were there we tour around the town and check out the birds activities there. Hot weather, not many birds around this is usual. They must have flown away to places that are cooler to look for food.
I seldom meet up with my readers when I am doing Bh visiting as my schedule is often tight. One of my readers from Kelatan wanted to meet up with me. The day before he had called me, he wanted the B-52 and Havoc-9 sound for his new Bh which has just operated for a couple of weeks. He complained that not many birds stay in his Bh. He suggest, since I will be in T.Merah would it be troublesome for me to meet him. I told him that I would try my best and if I have time I would meet him for a short while.
I reached K.Bharu in the morning by the time I had completed my task it was already 3.30 pm. We haven’t had our lunch yet. Spending many hours at the Bh without realizing we need to have lunch. The owner must be very hungry and I guess as I didn’t mention about lunch so he wouldn’t dare to ask me.
I have totally forgotten about lunch as well as the guy from Kelantan which I supposed to call. Fortunately he called me at 3.45pm. This strike my mind, we need to eat. So I suggested that we meet at one of the restaurants in T.Merah town.
While we met I asked him “Why are you so keen to have my sound (B52 & Havoc-9)?”
He replied, “Mr. R from Besut recommended and he said your B-52 is crazily good!” (Si Encik .R dari Besut kata suara walet u B-52 Bagus Gila-gila.)
I am happy to hear that. I explained to him the differences between external and internal sound. I taught him how to tune the Amplifier and adjustment the volume. I told him I could only spend half an hour with him as I wouldn’t want to miss my flight to K.L I told him I would like to teach him as much as he wanted but time doesn’t permit it. If he has any questions he could always call me or we shall meet again next time.
I need to be in the Airport before 5.45 pm, from T.Merah to K.Bharu takes about an hour drive .By the time we finished our discussion it was already 4pm plus.
It was a rushing trip but I had managed to complete all my tasks. Best of all I didn’t miss the flight.
(I had once missed a flight to Thailand. The Bh owner face turned green)
Good Swiftlet farming All!
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