The Murai Batu bird is indeed a prima donna for bird lovers. So do not be surprised if the price is higher than other birds. The advantages of the male Murai Batu include its long tail and beautiful color and its shrill but melodious chirp. Plus, if it's a long chattering or choking so that it can make people who hear it can be entertained. If the bird can win the competition, then the owner will be very proud and the price can soar up to tens of millions of rupiah.
There are so many Murai Batu bird lovers throughout Indonesia, so many events or competitions are also held as an opportunity for bird lovers in various cities. In addition to competitions, bird lovers also often hold joint exercises so that Murai lovers can get to know each other and get to know how big the quality of each bird is.
Another advantage is that the training ground is also often used as a means of buying and selling birds for its lovers. In addition, there are also many buying and selling of magpie birds that are done online, by sending them through packages or buyers willing to come to monitor directly at the seller's place.
Although the price is up to millions of rupiah per head, this price is normal for Mueai lovers because it has become the market price. Prices in the market are also relatively stable and rarely decline, in fact they increase over time. One of the things that keeps the price from falling is because raising Murai is not easy and many people fail when starting a business raising this bird.
According to Mr. Fahad, who has succeeded in pursuing the Murai livestock business, he said that raising this bird is indeed more complicated than other birds. That morning on Thursday, September 14, 2017 at 08.30 while feeding 5 Murai Batu puppies, he told a long story about his experience in the Murai cattle business. He told me that starting this business was not easy because of capital constraints to buy a pair of Murai.
At first he started from a pair of Murai with a price of around 3 million rupiah and made a cage measuring 1 meter by 2 meters from wood and nets to mate the Murai. Making the cage only costs about 100 thousand because of limited capital. Thanks to his perseverance and patience, in 3 months he was able to have 3 puppies from his first bird marriage and sold out