The following video shows one of our actual bird nest farm in Indonesia:(If you are unable to view the video, please click here). The following are some pictures of swiflet lifecycle starting from egg to adult bird.Bird Nest formed with Adult Bird preparing to lay egg:Bird nest which still contain eggs, not ready for collection:Bird Nest with Baby Bird, not ready for collection:Bird Nest formed at the corner with young swiflet:An empty bird nest ready for collection after the bird left the nest:
Raw bird nest after collection and before cleaning:
Photo of one of Our Bird Nest Farm House in Jambi:The following photo describe the tedious process of cleaning Bird Nest by hand:Only water is used and no other chemical / bleach is used:Finally the drying process is done naturally instead of using heat to preserve the nutrient: