Swiftlets Farming for Production of Edible Bird's Nests
OwnerYik Hei Siainventor
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Abstract
An edible bird's nests production facility comprising of: a wholly man made artificial caves system and/or converted natural relief such as caves, valleys, cliffs forming the nesting habitat and associated supporting facilities configured to breed swiftlets for their nests by means of a captive breeding program for swiftlets; commercialized-scientific farming methods; specialized apparatus, mechanisms and techniques; managed sustainable harvesting of nests; provision of a safe and secure nesting habitat and a conducive environment to maximize avian population by minimizing mortality rates; safe collection of nests by means of mechanized lifting systems and specialist mountaineering equipment.
Claims26
A method of cultivating and harvesting edible bird's nests, said method comprising:
- providing a production facility comprising a man-made housing structure configured to provide a shelter and enclosed nesting habitat 17 for breeding swiftlets for their nests in an environment emulative and simulative of natural cave conditions in which cave dwelling swiftlets thrives, said production facility comprising:
- an enclosure;
- and
- a plurality of roosting structures disposed within the enclosure, said roosting structure having a surface with numerous vertical clinging and gripping footholds adapted for alighting by swiftlets;
- providing a suitable roosting substrate for roosting swiftlets 61 to rest, built edible nests 62 using their saliva and to raise their young;
- providing means for maintaining the enclosure environment at a temperature range of about 25 degrees C. to 30 degrees C.;
- humidity at about 90%;
- and darkness;
- and
- providing means for attracting swiftlets to reside in said enclosure 17 and roosting structure.
A method of cultivating and harvesting edible bird's nests, said method comprising:
- providing a production facility comprising a man-made roosting and housing structure configured to provide an enclosed nesting habitat 17 for breeding swiftlets for their nests in an environment emulative and simulative of natural cave conditions in which cave dwelling swiftlets thrives;
- said production facility or breeding shelter comprises of:
- wholly man-made artificial caves structure 100;
- abandoned vacant human dwellings 11;
- unoccupied multi-storied commercial buildings 14;
- customized structures 14;
- cage 21 or roof 97 structures built into natural cliffs;
- converted natural caves 77;
- converted valleys lying in between double sided cliffs;
- converted single-sided cliffs;
- providing means for maintaining the enclosure environment at a temperature range of about 25 degrees C. to 30 degrees C.;
- humidity at about 90%;
- and darkness suitable for breeding swiftlets for their nests;
- and
- providing means for attracting swiftlets to reside in said enclosure 17 and roosting structure.
A method of cultivating and harvesting edible bird's nests, said method comprising:
- providing a production facility comprising at least one man-made roosting and housing structure configured to provide an enclosed nesting habitat 17 for breeding at least one swiftlet for at least one edible nest in an environment emulative and simulative of natural cave conditions in which cave dwelling swiftlets thrives;
- said at least one production facility or breeding shelter comprises of:
- a wholly man-made artificial caves structure 100;
- an abandoned vacant human dwelling 11;
- an unoccupied multi-storied commercial building 14;
- a customized structure 14;
- a cage 21 or roof 97 structure built into a natural cliff;
- a converted natural cave 77;
- a converted valley lying in between double sided cliff;
- a converted single-sided cliff;
- providing means for maintaining the enclosure environment at a temperature range of about 25 degrees C. to 30 degrees C.;
- humidity at about 90%;
- and darkness suitable for breeding swiftlets for their nests;
- and
- providing means for attracting at least one swiftlet 61 to reside in said enclosure 17 and roosting structure.
A method of cultivating and harvesting at least one edible bird's nests, said method comprising:
- providing at least one production facility comprising a man-made housing structure configured to provide a shelter and enclosed nesting habitat 17 for breeding at least one swiftlet 61 for its nest in an environment emulative and simulative of natural cave conditions in which cave dwelling swiftlets thrive;
- stocking said production facility with swiftlets;
- removing breeding materials comprising at least one swiftlet egg;
- or at least one swiftlet chick from at least one occupied swiftlet nest 62 in at least one existing production facility to at least one separate production facility.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.