Swiftlets Farming for Production of Edible Bird's Nests

• US 20120186523A1
• Filed: 12/23/2011
• Published: 07/26/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Yik Hei Sia
• Original Assignee: Yik Hei Sia
• Inventors: Sia, Yik Hei
• Application Number:
  US13/336,390
• Publication Number:
  US 20120186523A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 119/6.8
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 31/14 Nest-boxes , e.g. for singing birds or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 45/00 Other aviculture appliances, e.g. devices for determining whether a bird is about to lay

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.

Claims

1. A method of cultivating and harvesting at least one edible bird'"'"'s nests, said method comprising:

providing a first 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 for laying eggs; and

removing a swiftlet from said first production facility and transferring said swiftlet to a second production facility in to stock said new production facility with at least one swiftlet (61) to produce at least one edible bird'"'"'s nest (62).

2. The method of claim 1 further including the step of providing an incubator in the first production facility for placement of a swiftlet egg in order to incubate and hatch the swiftlet egg.