Patent ID: 8205577

Claim:
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.