Swiftlets farming for production of edible bird's nests

Abstract

An edible bird's nests production facility, for use in creating and harvesting edible bird's nests. A plurality of arrangement of swiftlet's nesting substrates configured to maximize efficiency, productivity and high net worth value of the edible nests products created. The facility includes mechanized equipment and apparatus for harvesting swiftlet's edible nests at great heights; carriage of goods and equipment in swiftlets farming houses; safe and efficient collection of nests.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A method of collecting swiftlets edible nests from within an artificial roosting structure comprising the steps of:
 positioning a mounting beam having a first end and a second end within the roosting structure, the mounting beam positioned at an incline from a first wall of the roosting structure to a second opposite wall of the roosting structure;   slidably engaging a chair to the mounting beam;   providing a motorized propulsion system to propel the chair along the mounting beam;   providing a safety system to protect against falls from the chair; and   causing slidable movement of the chair by the motorized propulsion system between the first end and the second end to collect the swiftlets edible nests from the chair via a harvesting pole.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  for collecting swiftlets edible nests from within an artificial roosting structure further comprising the step of providing a fall arrest protection system. 
     
     
         3 . A method of breeding swiftlets ( 61 ) for their edible nests ( 62 ) by means of vertically disposed nesting structures  69 ; wherein, said edible nests ( 62 ) produced are safely harvested at height by means of mechanized lifting system ( 480 ); ( 490 ); enabling said harvester ( 378 ) a means to inspect and remove said edible nests ( 62 );
 providing:   motorized vertical mounting beam ( 480 ); said apparatus consisting of:   overhead propulsion system comprising: fixed C-channel ( 477 ); roller wheels ( 433 ); suspension bars ( 478 ); springs ( 422 ); horizontal piece ( 491 ); motor ( 409 ); gear rail ( 493 ); holding bars ( 493   a ); cable ( 90 ) running in pulley wheel  176 ; shaft ( 471 ); nuts ( 447 ); and a braking system including disc brake ( 488 ); brake pads ( 488   a ); housing ( 484 );   bottom propulsion system consisting of: beam ( 480 ); horizontal piece ( 491 ); rollers ( 411   a ) running on thin skate-blade rail ( 413 ) or broad wheel ( 411 ) running in fixed channel ( 405 ); motor ( 409 ); gear wheel ( 492 ); gear rail ( 493 ); holding bars ( 493   a ); winch mechanism ( 160 ); and a braking system including disc brake ( 488 ); brake pads ( 488   a ); housing ( 484 );   work chair ( 490 ) flexibly associated with main beam ( 480 ) by means of back-plate ( 486 ); mobile brackets ( 481 ); and attached to lifting cable ( 90 ) by means of: extension piece ( 487 ); clamps ( 487   a ); bolts and nuts ( 447 );   sliding along beam ( 480 ) by means of rollers ( 479 ); bearings ( 472 ); looped cable ( 90 ) mounted inside of hollow beam ( 480 ) driven by electric motor ( 409 ) and winching mechanism ( 160 ); including brakes in housing ( 484 ); safety belt ( 482 ); control apparatus ( 482   a ); and   safety inter-lock systems to protect against lethal falls from height.   edible nest ( 62 ) harvesting pole ( 460 );