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Most people love to hear the birds chirp in the morning. Because of their melodious voice, many people make the birds as a pet at home. 

Especially for Javanese Men, birds are not just pets. Bird (kukilo) is one of the miners of Javanese men, besides Wismo (house), Wanito (women), Turonggo (horse), and Curigo (Kris). Whatever it is, and what philosophy means behind it all, I will discuss it on another occasion. So this paper will focus on birds.

In Indonesia, we often find birds at home. It does not matter whether the house is big or small. It does not matter whether he lives in residential or a narrow alley. You will easily see the birds with the hanging cage in front of the terraces of the house.

The birds have their own level. For those who have more money,  they usually do not hesitate to keep a bird that has quite expensive like White-Rumped Shama and Straw-headed Bulbul. But for those who have limited money can keep the birds with the light budget, like starlings or Prenjak (bar-winged).

Hobbies do not have price limits. So it's hard to find a standard price for a hobby. This also happens to the bird hobbyist. Many people willing to spend millions of dollars to get the bird that they wanted.

Besides that, many people are seeing the great potential of the financial aspect of this hobby. Just imagine how the velocity of money from these birds? President Jokowi said no less than 116 million dollars.

Let us consider what the potential is. The first thing is the breeding of birds. Being a successful breeder can certainly make money. Because the market demand is potential. If you only rely on forest catchments, may be certain species of birds will be extinct.

Second is a bird feed business, starting from the artificial feed that is managed in a modern voer, to natural food that can be bred such as crickets, larva from weaver ant, and caterpillars. Even fruits such as bananas also become bird food. Do not forget there is also a vitamin for birds.

In addition, talking to birds as pets means we are talking about birdcages. The aviary is also a promising business. Because aviary cages are used to treat the birds can be broken rapidly. It can be damaged due to frequent exposure to water when bathing the birds, fell, and even damaged by the act of the bird itself.

For breeders, the other need is a bird's nest. So in every bird shop, must provide bird nest for those who want to breed certain bird species.

It does not stop there. Birds competition also become revenue. So, What are you waiting for? Let's keep the birds!