Swiftlets farming for production of edible bird's nests

A method of cultivating and harvesting bird's nests, said method comprising:

• providing a production facility comprising a man made cave structure configured to provide a shelter and nesting habitat in an environment emulative and simulative of natural cave conditions in which cave dwelling swiftlets thrive;
• said production facility comprising:
• an enclosure;
• a plurality of steep vertical walls disposed within the enclosure, said vertical walls including a plurality of roosting structures dispersed at various heights on the wall;
• at least one overhead vertical nesting apparatus disposed within the enclosure, said vertical nesting apparatus including a clinging substrate;
• wherein,
• said vertical nesting apparatus a nesting substrate;
• humidifying means operable to maintain the humidity of the enclosure at about 80%;
• and
• air conditioning means for maintaining the temperature within the enclosure in the range of about 26° C. to 28° C.;
• populating the production facility with breeding swiftlets;
• maintaining the environment within the enclosure at approximately 80% humidity and 26° C. to 28° C.;
• maintaining the enclosure in stygian darkness;
• providing an electronic audio system to emit sounds within the enclosure;
• and
• stocking the facility with food for the breeding swiftlets.