The purposes of renovation of existing farms are ether to improve or revive the farms (failed) or to accommodated a bigger birds population.
In most cases it is to improve and to revive it. In many cases, the farms population didn't not grown or stagnate and the numbers of birds nest in farms are not up to expectation. Some having operated in good location, prime bird zone for years only managed to have 20-50 nests.
So if we are going to renovated it, we must plan and have a good working schedule so not to disturb the existing birds in the farms, even though the population may not be big but it is still very precious to us.
Renovation is to be done in dry season. The renovation works takes place from 9am to 3pm. Thereafter works should be stop.
This is to prevent disturbances to the birds in the farms. Any insecure of disturbances would make birds leaving the farm and look for new farms nesting.
( new hole are hacked )The renovation works should be done step by step in area that are not many inhabitants. A plan is to be drawn out and decision are final .This is to prevent repeat works or changes that would take a longer time to finish.
Numbers of workers should be at minimum to prevent disturbances unless for farms that have less than 30 nests or no nests or the number of nests had been stagnated for many years and it is a totally revamp works to salvage the farm.
(expending the size of a farm)During raining season it is advisable that the renovation works should take place from 10.00am to 2.00pm. During this season the parents birds won't fly farm for food as food are easily available. Therefore parent birds come back more often and earlier to feed their chicks so the renovation works has to accommodate this.
For farms that have many nests and the renovation works is to accommodate a bigger population the works should be completed in a shortest time possible.
The renovation works has to be done step by step and section by section, one section completed then only move to another section.
(new farm to hacked a hole on the wall)It is not advisable to hack hole here and there or opened a ceiling leaving it for few days without covering it back. This would confuse the birds inside. Unless it is a major revamp.
If a hole it to be opened it has to be completed as soon as possible.
All works must be completed within a projected period. It is not advisable to drag the renovation works or half way delayed due to insufficient of materials. ( unless new farms).
Pre-plan the material needed, the numbers of workers, the final master plan of revamp, where to start first and where and when to finish. Making sure there are no half way throughout the renovation works then decision changed and new things are added to it or new walls have to be erected.
All these should be finalised on paper in your master plan.
Lastly be very, very, very, sure what you are doing as it is no turning back. Your revamp plan has to be better than the current one otherwise you won't be doing renovation.
In order to renovation or revive farms one has to understand the underlying factors that caused the farms slow growth and the major problem facing by the farms.
In order to diagnose it one has to know the causes affecting the farm (design). If you do not even know the causes how are you going to solve it. You may not even know where to start. Making mistake will be costly.
Hope this would help those who want to renovate their farm.
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