My Home Town

Below are pictures that I had taken while I was back at my home town. What a wonderful place "Taiping". A place of highest rain fall in Malaysia. Talk about humidity no places in the whole of Malaysia can compare.


Talk about Swiftlets ..........lost count, totally lost count too many. It produces one of the best quality nest in the World.


( Super Prime Zone Area " can you see my farm......?.....??)

(even the bank is not spared. all top floors are farm)

( very well done camo, you don't see a farm do you?)

( mega size , back to back 2 units with same design 6 storey farm)

For those who yet to know, I am from Taiping and now reside in Subang. Taiping is one of those pioneer towns that started Swiftlets farming.

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Of course there are many failed farm here too. I always believe in the law of nature "the fittest survives".

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I had visited couple of farms here at the Prime Area ( extremely good location). Some were built next to a 15 years old farm that is harvesting xxxkgs.

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Some of these failed farms have only 20 nests after 2-3 years. Well, location is important but other factors like knowledge, skill, etc are essential too. If any one of these factors is inadequate it will affect the whole farm.

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A Super Prime Location doesn't promise you anything unless you know what you are doing. Definitely this is not an area for newbies to toy around unless you have plenty of $$$$$ to waste, then you are welcome. Here we are competing amongst the best

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Good Farming!

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下面的照片是當我回我的家乡时拍的。 美妙的地方 " 太平"。 在馬來西亞最高雨季的地方。 談論濕氣的地方, 整個馬來西亞不可能比較的。 談論燕子 ...失了計數， 完全失去的計數太多了。 它在世界上生產最佳質量的燕窝。 (超級頭等區域地区" 您能看到我的燕屋農場... ？... ？ ？) (甚而銀行也不放过。 所有顶楼是燕屋農場) (很好做的掩饰，您看不見燕屋農場？) (超大的，同樣的2個單位6層樓燕屋農場) 對于那些不知道的，我是從太平来的和現在住在Subang。 太平是開始燕屋行業 先驅鎮的之一。 當然也是有許多出故障的燕屋農場在這里。 我总是相信自然规律" 最適合的生存"。 我在這裡參觀了许多燕屋農場(很好地點)。在一些15年燕屋農場的 旁邊, 收穫 xxx 公斤。 其中一些失敗的燕屋農場只有20個窝在2-3年以后。 那么地點 是重要的，但是知識、技巧等等的其他因素也是重要的。 如果任何一個因素是不充分的它將影響整體燕屋農場。 一個超級頭等地點不諾言您任何， 除非您知道您 做着什麼。 明確地這不是新手耍戲的區域， 除非您有大量的$$$来浪費， 然后您 是受歡迎的。 這裡我們在最好之中競爭. 祝您好运!

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Good Result After Revamp ( Stand Alone farm)

( here are some of the pics of the new nests & nests marking after 1 month revamp)


( new nest marking)

(new nest marking)

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Last week I was in the North a routine visit to a Stand alone farm that I had revamped. I am managing it for 6 months to making sure it has 10 nests in 6 months as I had promised the owner. I had written about the revamp in my previous article.

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It was a 6 hours drive and the weather in the northern region was bad. It rains non stop and I have to drive slow. The farm’s owner reached the farm before me and waited for me for almost 2 hours. He was quite up set. I guess he was very impatient to see what happen to his farm after I had revamped. He has no access to the farm as I am holding the keys and this was the arrangement of the revamp.The moment I reached the farm he was so anxious. I apologized and explained what had happened.

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As I know he didn’t expect much. For him 1 nest in a month would be great. Because before the revamp his farm has only 5 nests after one and a half year and thereafter there is no improvement. All the birds had left the farm and never returned. There were no new nests. That was why I was asked to undertake the revamp.

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To me I had anticipated something different as I knew the potentiality of the area and the farm and the only set back were the micro, the design of the farm, sound etc.

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To his surprise when we checked out the farm there were 6 new nests and many new nest marking. It was amazing, one and a half year stagnated, not a single nest and within 1 month after the revamp there were 6 new nests.

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The owner was shocked to see the result. Obviously I was happy. When we were inside there were birds flying inside and there were many new spots of birds shit.

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As I observed the bird shits closely there were from young birds. It shows there will be more nests coming in few months time and to 10 nests in 6 months wouldn’t be a problem at all.

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What I did was repositioned the entrance hole according to the flying pattern of the birds. Hacking down the walls at the roving area and adding partitions to create a good internal environment. All exhaust fans were removed as I had mentioned in my previous article this farm has too many exhaust fans.

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After the renovation completed Love Potion was applied to every floors of the farm and I shall continue to do this every month during my visit for next 6 months.

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But after only 1 month the result was beyond expectation. For sure the owner was one happy man after the visit to witness it himself.

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I am happy too as I had turned around a failed farm. I shall be visiting this farm again next month and shall keep you all up dated.

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Good Farming!

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(這是一些新的窝和新的窝標號的照片在1個月以后的修補)
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上星期我在北部定期參觀我修補了的立場單獨燕屋農場。 我處理它6個月對保證它 有10個窝，我对燕屋主許諾的。 我早先寫了關於修補的文章。 它是一個六個小時的 駕駛里程，並且在北部的天氣是壞的。雨下不停，並且我必須慢慢驾驶。燕屋主在我到達燕屋農場之前並且等待了我差不多2個小時。 相當不满的他。 我猜測他是非常不 耐煩的看在他燕屋農場发生什麼，在我修補了之後。 他是不得进入燕屋農場的， 因为 我拿了钥匙，並且這是修補的安排。当我到達了燕屋農場他是很急切的。 我道歉並且 解釋了发生什么。 我知道他沒有期待什么。 對于他1個窝在一個月是偉大的。 由于， 在修補他的農場之前, 只有5個窝在一個半年以后和爾後沒有改善。 所有燕子 離開燕屋農場和未曾返回了。 沒有新的窝。 那是我為什麼請求承擔修補。 對我而言, 我期望不同的事，因為我知道这个區域和燕屋農場的潛在性和被設置的唯一是屋内 环境， 農場的設計，音响等等。 對于他的意外， 當我們检查了燕屋農場有6個新的 窝和許多新的窝標號。 它是驚人的，一年半沒有新的窝, 在修補之后的一個月内有6 個窝。燕屋主看到驚人的結果。 明显地我也是很开心的。 當我們在裡面有很多燕子 飛行在裡面，並且有許多新的鳥糞斑點。 因為我嚴密地觀察了鳥糞是從幼鸟的。 它显示將來的月会有更多窝，並且對10個窝在6個月根本不要是問題。 我根據燕子 的飛行樣式而改變了入口的位置。摘除在流動區域的牆壁和增加分開創造一個好的内部环境。 去除了所有排气扇， 如同我在早先的文章上提及這個燕屋農場有許多排 气扇。 在整修完用了 Love Potion 在農場的每一层， 並且之後我將继续每個月做此 參觀期間以后6個月。 但是在只是1個月, 結果是在期望之外。 肯定燕屋主是一個开心 的人在目擊它的參觀以後。 我也是开心的， 我修整了一個失敗的燕屋農場。 我下個月再參觀這個燕屋農場和保持您所有更新的消息。祝您好运!

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Attitude

It’s true that Attitude lies behind failed farms. I had visited countless of successful and failed farms. When I compared both there are clear cut differences between the attitude of the owner of the successful farm and the owner of a failed farm. What causes these differences besides the micro and macro? ‘It is the Attitude”

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As usual when I visit farm I meet up with the owner and have a discussion on the history of the farm like who is the one who built it, what had he done before this , where and how he aquired the skill and information about Swiftlets farming and so on.

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Besides the obvious issues of the micro, one of the most astonishing factors that cause farms heading for failure is the attitude of the farm’s owner. These are;

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1) Over confident:

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Its common that most who joined this industry would think that they will beat those pioneer farms otherwise they wouldn’t have got involved if they knew that Swiftlet farming is not easy and the failure rate is 80%. Most would think that they would be on the 20% side (successful side) instead the 80% side.

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With such perception “I am the best and I already know what I wanted to know” 80% chances they are heading for failure. With this they will no longer seek more advice. To them perhaps buying few books and so on is good enough..

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2) Arrogant and Selfish

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Once they have obtained information or learned something about Swiftlet Farming they will keep it to themselves some may even brag about it how well they had known this industry. What they didn’t know is that the information that they had obtained is actually common basic information that most farmers had already known.

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They yet to have the ability to evaluate the quality of the information they obtained whether the skill they had learned from someone could be potentially applied to Swiftlet farming, whether the information they received from someone is accurate as most of them are yet to own a farm.

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3) Penny wise pound foolish

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Because of the lack of ability to weight and even many had resorted to use cost as a measurement tool to measure success in Swiftlet Farming.

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To them the lowest cost to renovate or to construct a building for Swiftlet farm will justify success.

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The cost of involvement would be double in future when the farm fails and need to be revamped. Besides that time and effort also wasted. Many still believe closing up windows with plywood, erect few partitions and play some birds sound birds will come and make nests.

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Some even build stand alone the size of a kitchen, no wall insulation and so on to expect their farms to have 100 nests in 3 months.

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Therefore having the right attitude is most important if one wants to be successful in this field. Definitely there is no short cut here. No short cut in information and skill too.

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Good Luck.

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是真實的, 態度是失败燕屋農場的原因。 我參觀了不計其數成功和失败的燕屋農場。 當我比較了兩個, 那是燕屋主的態度清楚區別成功燕屋和失败的燕屋農場。 什麼導致 屋内和屋外环境以外的區別？ “是態度” 照常， 當我參觀燕屋農場, 我見到燕屋主我 將討論有關農場的歷史的，如, 誰是修造它， 他之前有做什麼在此， 他在哪裡和怎樣 获取了关于燕屋農場的技巧和信息等等。 除了屋内环境以外的明顯的問題，導致朝 向為失敗的燕屋農場的其中一個最令人驚訝的因素是农厂的燕屋主的態度。 這些是 . .

1) 太有信心，自以为是：

多數加入這的行業的人認為他們將击败先驅燕屋農場, 否則他們不會加入這的行業，如果他們知道燕屋行業不是容易，並且失敗率是80%。他們多數認為是在20%旁邊(成功的邊) 而不是80%邊。 這樣的悟性 「我是最好的，並且我已經知道我需要知道什麼」他們朝向為失敗的80%機會。 他們不再征求更多 忠告。 或許對他們而说買少量書本等等是足够好。

2) 傲慢和自私 .

一旦他們得到了 信息或學會了某事關於燕屋行業, 他們將保留它, 一些也許對此甚而自誇他們多麼恰當 知道這的行業。 什麼他們不知道的是, 其实, 他們得到了實際上是基本的信息, 多数 燕屋主已經知道的信息。 他們，还没有有能力評估他們得到信息的質量, 他們從某人 學會了的技巧是否可能應用在燕屋行業, 是否他們從某人获得的信息是準確的， 因为 大多數是没有自己的燕屋農場。

3) 因小失大 .

由於缺乏能力衡量和甚而許多依靠使用費用作為測量工具測量在燕屋行業的成功。 對他們来说, 最便宜来更新或修建燕屋 農場將辯解成功。 當燕屋農場发生故障时並且需要被修補的費用是今后的雙倍。 时间和努力也被浪費。 許多还是相信用三夹板关掉窗口， 架設少量分開, 並且播发 聲音, 合理的燕子將來做窝。甚至, 一些建立了一个廚房一样大的單獨燕屋農場, 沒有牆壁绝緣材料的大小等等, 盼望他們的燕屋農場在3個月有100个窝。

所以， 如果在這個行業想要成功，有正确的態度是最重要的。 明確地沒有捷径在這里。 也是沒有捷径信息和技巧。祝您好运。

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The Importance of Hexagonal Tweeter

Hexagonal Tweeter plays an important role in achieving your farm’s goal of attracting Swiftlets.

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It is most vital if your farm is located in the Prime Swiftlets Zone. With many sounds played from all farms from this area the sound from your farm has to be heard by birds from this Prime area in order for them to fly or to visit your farm thus creating higher chances to stay and to make nest.

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Swiftlet is a very unique kind of bird they are very sensitive to sound when a good external sound that is rarely heard is played they would swap to the source of sound. This only happened if the sound reaches them.

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If you have a good external sound and this sound couldn’t reach the area where the Swiftlets congregated then it is of no use having a good sound. The ability of the sound to reach an area is of the same important of having a good sound.

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Especially if your farm is located between farms that are higher than yours. Using Hexagonal Tweeter would help to draw Swiftlets to your entrance hole.

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If without the Hexagonal tweeter Swiftlets that pass by would have the tendency to fly to the sound played by higher farms (building) before they fly to your farm. So indirectly your farm would be second choice to the birds.

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Therefore in Swiftlet farming everything has to be at it optimum or best. Any single part which is not perfect would affect the other. So having a good sound is not enough if it can not reach the targeted areas.

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Good Luck.

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六角高音揚聲器在您吸引燕子的燕屋農場扮演一個重要的角色。 如果您的燕屋農場位 于頭等燕子區域，它是最重要的。 許多聲音從這個區域播发, 您的燕屋農場播发的 聲音必須為燕子聽見, 因此燕子才能飞行或參觀您的燕屋農場, 創造更高的機會来使他們停留這個燕屋農場和做窝. 燕子是一种非常獨特和非常敏感的鸟类, 当燕子聽見 很少在外的聲音, 他們將涌来聲音的來源。 如果聲音到達他們. 如果您有好的外在 聲音和這聲音不可能到達燕子聚集, 它是沒有用途在有好聲音的區域。 聲音到達的 能力和好聲音是同樣重要的。 特别是，如果您的燕屋農場位于在高于你的燕屋 農場之間。 使用六角高音揚聲器將幫助吸引燕子到您的入口。 如果， 不用六角高 音揚聲器通過的燕子將飛行傾向有到更高的燕屋農場播发的聲音(大廈)， 在他們 飛行到您的燕屋農場之前。 那么間接地您的燕屋農場是燕子的第二個選擇。 所以在 燕屋農場一切必須在它最宜或最佳。 不是完善的所有單件將影響其他。 因此，如果它不可能到達目标区域，有好聲音不是足够。祝您好运。

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Response from Using Love Potion

While I was driving back from the East Coast I received many calls from my readers from all over Malaysia regarding the results after using Love potion.

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Below is the conversation between the user of Love potion and me. This particular readers and user of Love Potion is from the East Coast. Mr. L has few swiftlets farms none of them perforce well and the number of nests has been stagnated. He had cried for help with no avail until he uses Love Potion.

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After using Love Potion Not only his farm showed significant increase in nest but also those of his friend that he had recommended using Love potion also showed the same result.

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Mr. Lk: Hi Mr. James, I hope once the Love Potion in available next week you can send to us first. All of us are waiting for the Love and we can’t do the harvesting without the Love Potion. Once the Love Potion is here then only we can do the harvesting.

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James: No problem I shall send to you first but only next week as now none of Love Potion available.

Mr. Lk: James, what have you put in Love Potion?

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James: Secret recipe….from cooking shows on Tvs…..Ha……ha….

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Mr. Lk: It is so powerful. For the past 2 years my farm has only 60 nests and it stagnated and remained the same until I use Love Potion in Feb this year. As today nest count after continuous using Love Potion for 6 months it has 240 nests. I was totally shock to see the result.

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You know what? My friend’ farm had maintained 30 nests for the past 3 years changed when I recommended him to use Love Potion in April this year. The nest count last week was 90 nests. This is definitely no coincidence. My friends and I were shocked to see the result gradually increases every month. Please send Love Potion as soon as possible.

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Boss why always out of stocks? Stock more for us lah. They are many users now.

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James: That’s why it runs out of stocks, many people using now. If it always available any time 24/7/365 days that means the product is not effective, plenty of unsold stocks…ha..ha

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Anyway I shall try my very best to increase my production capacity. I had already increased my production by more than double. ……I will see what I can do.

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I felt good that the Love potion had help many farms. Nothing is better than helping others. This is just one of the many good responses I received from uncounted users of Love potion that showed significant increase of nest.

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當我從东海岸驾驶时, 我從我全馬來西亞的讀者接到了許多电话關於用Love Potion 以后的結果。 下面是Love Potion的用戶和我之間的交談。 這Love Potion 的特殊 讀者和用戶是從东海岸。 L先生有几间燕屋, 並且, 窝的数量停滯了, 在沒有幫助 的情况下被迫地用了 Love Potion。 在用Love Potion以后, 他的燕屋農場 不僅顯示 了在窝的显著地增加，而且, 他也推薦了他的朋友使用Love Potion, 也顯示了同一 個結果。 LK先生： 一旦Love Potion在下星期有货, 我希望您可以首先送到我們。 我們大家在等待 Love Potion，我們不可能做采燕窝如果沒有 Love Potion。 只有 Love Potion在這里然後我們才可以做采燕窝。 James：沒有問題, 但是只是下星期才有货, 现在Love Potion沒有货。 LK先生： James，您投入了什麼在Love Potion？ James： 秘密食譜….從電視烹調的展示..... Ha ...... ha …. . LK先生： 它是很有效力 的。 在过去的2年, 我的農場只有60個窝， 並且它停滯了保持同樣， 直到我在今年 2月用Love Potion。 因為在連續以後的窝的計數, 使用Love Potion 6個月今天有240 個窝。 我看到結果完全是震撼的。 您知道什麼？ 當我推薦我的朋友在今年4月用 Love Potion, 他的燕屋農場維護了30個窝在过去的3年。上星期窝計數是90窝。 這确实是沒有巧合。 我朋友和我被衝擊看結果每個月逐漸增加。 請儘快送Love Potion。 老板, 為什麼 Love Potion總是沒有货？ 庫存更多给我們啦。 他們現在 是許多用戶。 James： 所以它很快沒有货，現在有許多人使用。 如果它總是在任何時侯24/7/365有货, 它不是有效的產品，大量未售出的货… ha。.ha 無論如何我將努力我增加我的生产能力。 我將雙倍增加我的生產。 ... 我看看我可 以做什麼。 我感到好, 因为Love Potion有幫助許多燕屋農場。 什么都比幫助其他好。 這是我從 Love Potion的用戶收到窝顯示地增加的一個許多好的答复。 祝您好运!

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Camouflage Farms

These pictures were taken in a town in the East coast. I really admire the way they do their farms. Most of the farms here have one intention not to create eye sore and to avoid people from the council and complains.

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If you are not in this Swiftlets farming industry you may not noticed the farms around here.

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Not all are Open Roof type, there are many Dog Kennels too but the Dks are located in the middle of the building so the edge of the building blocked the Dks. So it is very hard to see the Dks unless one goes up to the top floor of the opposite building.

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The windows are perfectly done like most normal office or building. You can hardly fine the PVC ventilation holes.

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The only thing you can see are the swiftlets flying above the farm in the evening. This should be the way of swiftlets farming and I strongly support such design.

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The sound is not too loud. I guess most of the farmers here are very concern about the public and has well civic.

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This is what they call “Good Farming”.

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這些照片在东海岸的一個鎮拍的。 我真正地敬佩他們做他們的燕屋農場的方式。 大多這裡的燕屋農場有一個意圖不創造疼痛的眼睛和不避免從理事會的人並且抱怨。 如果您不是在這個燕屋農場农业生产您不可以注意到燕屋農場到周围。 不是所有是開 放屋頂類型，那裡許多是狗洞，但是狗洞在位于燕屋的中間，因此燕屋的邊緣阻攔了狗洞。 因此，除非一個上升至相反燕屋的顶楼，要看见狗洞是非常难的。 窗口完全 做像多數正常辦公室或大廈。 您能幾乎看不见PVC通风孔。 您唯一能看到的是在晚 上飛行在燕屋之上的燕子。 這應該是燕屋農場的方式， 並且我強烈支持這樣的設 計。 聲音不是太大聲的。 我猜測大多這裡的燕屋主是非常對公眾的關心並 且是好市民。 這是他們称的「好燕屋」。

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Video Of the Day

Super Highway of Birds...........................em....em.....

Home coming........................time................

燕子超級高速公路….em ..... 回家的时刻.............

for larger and clearer video watch at :

.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1GPq5cPENc

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Is Cost the Effective Measuring Tool for Successful Farm?

(Which do you intend to build?)

I often received calls and emails from my readers regarding the cost of building of a Stanalone farm. Many of them would ask how much the cost per s/f for building a Standalone. By such questions it is clearly seen that cost of building has been used as the main criteria for measuring success.

If this perception continued I bet the failed rate of farm in Malaysia would continue to increase higher.

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Bear in mind we are not building a bungalow or a house for human to stay .We are building a Swiftlet farm which will generate income in future. In other words it is an investment. An investment has to have good ROI.

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I had again and again advised many of my readers not to compare the cost of building a house for human to a Stanalone farm. There is no standard building cost for Standalone farm. The per s/f can not be use as a yard stick. It depends on your budget and how one wants to create a good micro in the farm. If one were have to follow the common cost per s/f to build there farm as the main criteria then I anticipate a higher chances of failure than success.

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I guess the normal contractor would quote a cheaper price as he is charging based on how a house is being built.

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For Stand Alone, double layers of bricks are used where house you don’t need that. A water proving membrane (this to prevent leakage) is laid on the roof if a pool is being built for house you don’t need this. In a Stand alone you need many tons of good grades Meranti that you don’t have to worry about fungus and mold. For house you don’t need Meranti. Higher ceiling and there are many more things that Stanalone farms need, thickness of wall……………what materials are being used….All these would affect the cost of building.

The above is all about to create and achieve a good micro so that birds would stay and make nests thus your ROI is safeguarded.

Obviously you could build a farm by using cement board as walls or even plywood and so on……..you will still achieve your objective of having a Standalone farm but to make a good macro it is not as easy as that. Otherwise if it is so cheap and easy to build a Stanalone then you would see more Stanalone than shop lot farm.

Anybody can build a Stanalone farm but having achieved building a farm and having a successful farm that generates income is two different things.

Hope all readers know how to differentiate this.

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我經常接到從讀者的电话或電子郵件關於修造單獨燕屋農場的費用。 很多會问修造每 的方尺花費多少。 由這样的問題明顯地被看見, 燕屋的費用使用了作為成功的主要標準為測量。 如果這悟性繼續了, 我打賭燕屋農場的不合格的率在馬來西亞將继续增加更高。 記住, 我們不是修建一座平房或人的一個房子。我們修建將创造收入今后 的燕屋農場。 换句话说它是投資。 投資必須有好的ROI。 我再次勸告我的讀者, 修建單獨燕屋農場不比較人的房子的費用。 沒有獨立燕屋農場的標準建筑物造价。 每方尺是不可能作為用途。 它依靠您的預算， 並且想要怎麼在燕屋農場創造一個 好的屋内环境。 如果是必須跟隨每方尺的共同的費用修造燕屋農場， 失敗的機會比 成功更高。 我猜測正常承包商將引述一個更加便宜的價格，他根據怎样建造房子。 對于單獨燕屋的立場，使用双层磚, 房子是不需要的地方。 證明膜(這的水防止漏出) 在屋頂被放置，如果水池為房子被修造您不需要。 在單獨立場您需要許多噸好等级 的Meranti, 您不必須擔心真菌和鑄造。 對于房子您不需要Meranti。 高天花板和那裡 是單獨燕屋農場需要的，牆壁的厚度....使用什麼材料….所有這些將影響燕屋的費用。 以上所有將創造，並且達到一個好的屋内环境，以便燕子將因而停留並且做窝您的ROI被保障。 明显地您可能修建燕屋農場使用水泥板， 因為牆壁甚至膠合板等等..... 您將 达到您的目标有一個獨立燕屋農場，但是,是不容易達到一個好的屋内环境。 否則， 如果它是，很便宜和容易修造獨立燕屋農場, 您會看見獨立燕屋農場比商店農場更多。 任何人能修建獨立燕屋農場，但是達到修建燕屋農場和有创造收入的一個成功的燕屋農場是二件不同事。 希望所有讀者會區分此。祝您好运。

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Heading For Terengganu ( Stand Alone)

This weekend I shall be heading for East Coast. I will be meeting Mr.I from Terengganu who are interested to build a Stand Alone farm. Along the way I shall pass by Pahang.

I will be doing some evaluations on the land that Mr.I intends to build the farm. This is where the Macro comes in. This evaluation would assist in design of building structure and most important the farm's internal Design.

The findings would justify the size and the design of the farm. It is going to be a busy schedule again but I am enjoying it. This is where passion comes in.

It is much easier to succeed when you enjoy the things that you are doing.

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這個週末我朝向东海岸。我將是會議從登加楼的Mr.I感兴趣修建立場單獨燕屋農場。 我將通過彭亨。 我將做着在土地的有些評估Mr.I意欲修建燕屋農場。 這是宏指令进 來的地方。 這個評估將協助設計建筑结构和多數重要燕屋農場內部設計。 研究結果 將辯解農場的大小和設計。 它再是繁忙的日程表，但是我享受它。 這是激情进來 的地方。當您享受您做的事时，成功是更加容易的。

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It Is Wiser To Do It Right The First Time

Last week when was on my way to P.Dickson. I received a call from one of my readers.

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“Hi James, how are you? I am Mr. O from Pagoh. I have followed your blog since last year and I would like to thank you for your kind effort to provide useful information to all swiftlet farmers.”

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“You are welcome Mr. O, I replied. How could I help you?’

“James I have a Stan Alone farm which I built 2 years plus ago in Pagoh the result is not good. It has only 8 nests now. I had tried all ways to rectify it even some well known consultants were invited but it is still the same. So to counter my frustration now I am building another one around this area as I have about 35 acres of land here. I presume the new farm will be better than the existing one and I am confident about it. The foundation works is on going now for a week.”

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“I replied, Mr. O, confident is totally another thing. Before you started building your your 1st farm did you do the preliminary works first like Birds test evaluation, location potentiality evaluation, Swiftlets population evaluation and so one?”

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He was muted for a while and replied well I did see many birds around. Then I prompted him further. What about the size of your building, the size of the roving, and the position of the entrance hole…….. the thickness of the wall, the material use and so on…………( the whole design package).

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This time he was lost….totally lost. The only replied he gave me was “JAMES CAN I CALL YOU BACK IN A SHORT WHILE? I HAVE TO CALL MY CONTRACTOR TO STOP THE CONSTRUCTION WORKS IMMEDIATELY.”

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Mr.O was a daring person. He built his farm with the knowledge he acquired from books, seminar and idea from friends.

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Mr.O called me back later and we continue to chat further. We shall be meeting in Pagoh. I will have a look at his current farms first and from here I would advise him further. I asked him to hold on first the current construction.

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Once it is done it will be “NO Turning Back”. Yes I do understand to some out there money is absolutely no an issue but this is not how I work as I always believe it’s wiser to do it RIGHT the first time.

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Hope all readers could learn something from here.

"The more you think you know The less you actually knew".

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Don't be over confident.

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上星期當我在P.Dickson的途中。 我從我的一個讀者接到了一個电话。 「嗨， James，你好吗? 我是從Pagoh的O先生。 我從去年跟隨了您的部落格，並且 我希望感謝您, 您親切的努力提供有用的信息給所有的燕屋農夫」。 「不客气, 先生O。 我怎麼可能幫助您？『 「James, 我有一個單獨燕屋農場, 建立了2年正, 在Pagoh結果不是好的。 它現在只有8個窝。 我嘗試了所有方式矯正它, 甚而 邀請一些知名的顧問，但是仍然是一样。 因此， 因為我有大约35英畝土地這裡， 抵抗我的失望, 現在我在大廈另一個區域附近。 我假定新的燕屋農場比现有的那個 和我對此好確信。 基礎工作在現在去一個星期」。 「O先生，確信是完全另一件事。 在您開始了修造您之前, 您的第1個燕屋農場您首先完成了初步工作像鳥測試評估、地點 潛在性評估，燕子人口評估和那么一個？」 他有一陣子減弱了的聲音， 並且 很好回復我看見了許多燕子。 然后我進一步提示了他。 怎么样您的大廈的大小，粗沙的 大小和入口孔的位置........牆壁的厚度，物質用途等等........ (整體設計包裹)。 這次他 失去了….完全失去。 回復的唯一他在短小給了我是「James, 再打回给你， 我必須叫 我的承包商立刻停止建筑工作」。 O先生是一個大膽的人。 他修建了他從 書獲取的知識，研討會和燕屋農場朋友的想法。 O先生告诉了我以后， 並且我們 继续進一步聊天。 我們在Pagoh见面。 我一下他的當前農場首先將查看， 並且從在 這儿我进一步會勸告他。 我要求他首先拿着當前建築。 一旦它做它將是 「沒有转回去」。 是我瞭解對一些那裡钱是绝對沒有問題，但是這不是我怎麼工作， 我总是相信第一次做它权利是更加明智的。 希望所有讀者可能從這里學會某事。 " 您認為您實際上知道越多其实您知道少"。 不要太有信心。祝您好运!

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Farming Strategy In Prime Swiftlets Zone

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This is regarding setting up a farm in The Prime Swiftlets Zone which I think it had never been written before in any of the blogs around. It covers the strategy of pre and post planning in order to have a successful farm in those hot areas. Hope this would give some clear pictures and what to be expected for those intended to have a farm in such areas.

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When we intended to have a farm in the Prime Swiftlets Zone do not expected our farms will be successful unless we are ready to complete with those heavy weight around us.

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In such situation having a farm in the PSZ doesn’t promise you anything unless you are skillful, have a good strategy and well prepared for it. Not only you need a good farm but your farm has to be extra ordinary than those heavy weighs around you. You must know how to manage it over a period of time until a targeted bird’s population is achieved.

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During this period there are many things that needed to be done especially maintenance. This is to make sure that a good micro condition is continuous maintained so that your farm wouldn’t loose out to those heavy weights.

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Those heavy weights have been there for years before your farm and had been harvesting many good kgs what makes you think that their birds will abandon their farms for yours?

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I would say most who intended to have a farm in the PSZ would be amazed when the look into the sky thousand of Swiftlets roaming the sky everyday. I am sure most of them must be thinking “Wow so many birds it must be easy to get them into my farm even attracting 2% of them them into my farm that will be good enough”.

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Often then not to get the 2% or even 1% is not as easy as it is unless you are skillful enough and know what you are doing. Most of the time you would hear people complaining “ My neighbor has 3k nests but my farm only has 30 nest after 4 years” this very common in this field.

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So be prepared it is just like going for a War. Everything must be preplanned. You must have the strategy where, when, how to attack (attract the swiftlets) and what (what is needed to make all these works). Know the pioneer farm' activities ( know your opponents).

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Where = Where is your location, Where is the pioneer farm located? Where to put the Hex tweeter, Where is your entrance hole position, etc……..there are hundreds more.

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When = When should you complete your renovation (which months of the mating season). When should you change your sound, when to applied aroma, when to install things, etc…….many..

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How = How are you going to make them stay once the birds are attracted your farms. How are you going to attract more of them, How are you going to attract the colony leader, How to maintain a constant perfect micro even the weather changes, etc……..and hundred more

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What= What are you going to do if more farms are coming up around or next to your farm, What you need to do to sustain the nests growth, What is your strategy to attract birds. What skill do you have (know yourself before you try to attack others), Know what you are doing, etc……hundred more.

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(The above has to be coincided with a good MICRO)

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I would confidently say not many perhaps less than 5% would have this being preplanned. Most would think that once they have got a good location or having a farm next to a successful pioneer farm they are safe and they will be laughing to the bank. In fact they are suffering in silence, mentally tortured seeing thousands of birds flying into their neighbors’ farms but not theirs. This may drag on for years. (Call me if you want to put a stop to this torture).

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So my advise before your embark on this you must know what you are doing and know what is your strength. No one knew more than you know yourself.

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So be prepared. “It is very tough if you don’t possessed the necessary skill when it comes to the PSZ”. I certainly don’t encourage DIY in such area unless you know what you are doing otherwise you ended up Total Lost.

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(紅色圈子是(六角形的高音揚聲器、火箭筒、Cctv等等) 一個非常非常嘗試使用所有方式從先驅燕屋農場奪取燕子的燕屋主使用所有的工具。他甚至在屋頂種植草来冷却燕屋農場。 他渴望成功。 我希望屋頂没有漏。 他相當成功。) 這是关于我認為在頭等 燕子區域設定的一個燕屋農場, 我相信在之前未曾在任何部落格被寫过的。 它是在 那些区域包括戰略前和崗位計劃為了有一個成功的燕屋農場。 希望這將会給大家 一些清楚的圖片，並且為那些將期望有意欲在這样的區域有一個燕屋農場。 當我們在 頭等燕子區域打算有一個燕屋農場, 期望我們的農場將是成功的，我們將准备完成 與那些特別有重量的人在我們附近。 在這樣的情況下, 任何的燕屋農場在PSZ不許 諾您， 除非您是熟练的，有一個好的戰略和充分的準備。 不僅您需要一個好燕屋 農場，但是您的燕屋農場比那些有重量级的人在您附近必須有額外的普通。 您必须 會經過一段時間處理它，直到被瞄準的燕子群達到。 在這個期間, 特别需要的是有完美的維護。 這是為了确信， 是連續的被維護的一個屋内环境情况， 以便您的 燕屋農場不會疏鬆對那些大量的重量级。。。那些重量级在那裡多年來在您的農場之前和收穫許多好公斤, 什麼使您認為他們的燕子將放棄他們的燕屋農場而到你的？ 我說打算在PSZ有一個燕屋農場的他們多數驚奇的，當数千燕子每天漫遊天空。 我肯定大多數一定認為「哇, 有許多燕子, 能吸引2%进入他們的燕屋農場將是足够好」 一定是很容易的。 經常沒得到2%甚至1%不是一样容易， 象它，除非您是足够 熟练的和知道您做着什麼。 多数时间您聽見抱怨的人们 「我的鄰居有3公斤窝， 但是我的燕屋農場在4年以后只有30窝」 這非常共同在這個領域。 因此, 準備像去 戰爭的。 必须預先計劃一切。 您必须有， 當，如何攻擊的戰略(吸引燕子)， 並且 什麼 (什麼是需要的做所有這些工作)。 认识先驅燕屋農場的活動 (认识您的對手)。 在那裡=你的位置的地方，在那裡被找出的先驅燕屋農場？ 投入六角形的高音 揚聲器，是您的入口位置等等...那裡在, 那裡, 是上百的问题。 何时=您完成您的整修 (何时是交配季节) 。 您何時改變您的聲音， 您何時應用的芳香，您何時安裝事等等 .......許多。 . 如何=您是怎麼去吸引燕子逗留您的燕屋農場。 怎麼去吸引更多燕子， 怎麼去吸引燕子殖民地，如何維護和恆定的完善的屋内环境甚而天氣更改變等等........和一百以上的问题 . 什麼=您去做什麼如果更多的燕屋農場過來在您的燕屋農場旁邊 附近，您需要做什麼来持续窝的成長，您做什麼来吸引燕子的戰略。您有什麼技巧 (认识自己，在您设法攻擊其他)之前，您懂得做更多什麼着等等......一百以上的问题。 . (以上必須與一好屋内环境相符) 我確信地說, 或許並非許多少于5%會有被預先 計劃 的這。 他們多數認為是安全的，一旦他們有一個好地點或有一個好的燕屋 農場在一個成功的先驅農場旁邊，他們将笑着到銀行。 实际上他們在沈默遭受， 精神上 被拷打看見飛行入他們的鄰居的燕屋農場，但是不是他們的數以萬計鳥。 這也 許多 年來拖延。 (告诉我，如果您想要停止這酷刑)。 因此我勸告， 在您開始您必须知道的此之前什麼您做着和知道什麼是您的力量。 沒人更比您认识自己。 因此準備。 如果您沒擁有必要的技巧當談到PSZ」， 「它是非常堅韌的。 我在這樣區域一定不 鼓勵DIY， 除非您知道什麼,否則您做着您结束了失去的共計。祝您好运!

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Visit to Swiftlets Eco Park

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Last month I was invited to visit the Eco Park in Lumut, Perak by the owners of farms to do some evaluations.

The Eco Park is located in the Industrial area. It has 3 storey terrace shops and the semi-Ds type. All are so called specially designed for Swiftlet farming.

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There are many units here all for one reason “Swiftlet farming”. It’s located not far away from Setiawan the Prime Birds Zone Area. The whole idea of building this Eco Park here is to capitalize on the large number of birds in Setiawan.

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For sure one thing the competition is stiff here. Winner takes it all. Losers gain nothing. The winner will continues to take everything years after years showing a clear cut result.

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A strong knowledge, experience and the ability to observe the changes is needed to counter this. A simply DIY would be disaster. This is a War Zone. The fittest will survive. Not a play ground for amateurs.

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There are so many revamps needed which I called it even this is a totally new building. This is because the initial design was not …………..,…….,…….,…….,…….

The roving yard………..The Pillars………….

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There are lots of additional things to be add or erected to make it conducive. There are many hacking to be done too. Otherwise it is very hard to make a good micro.

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Bear in mind that you are competing directly with all these farms here. Everything from your farm has to be good. Be it the design, the micro, sound system, planks, etc. Then only your farm could stand out amongst others.

If not why should the birds stay at your farm instead of those around? There is not only one farm in this Park there are so many of them. The best one will attract all the Birds. This is the truth.

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上個月我被燕屋主邀請到Lumut參觀Perak Eco Park 做些評估。 Eco Park 位于工业区。 它有3層樓商店類型和半独立類型。所謂為燕屋農場特別地设计的。 有許多單 位在這里, 全部只有一個原因 “燕屋農場”。 它是离Setiawan不遠, 一個頭等多燕 區域。這個Eco Park 修建這裡整體的想法是利用在Setiawan有很大量 的燕子。 有这个想法是合理的，但是被委託承擔整修工作那些人有能力做到吗？ 問題 將在數年後才可以回答。 肯定一件事在這里競爭是僵硬的。 優勝者採取它全部。 失敗者 什么都不獲取。 優勝者将会继续一年又一年的採取結果。因此, 強的知識、 经验和能 力觀察變動是需要的抵抗力。 DIY是災害。 這是一個战区。 最强者將 生存。 不是新手的乐园。虽然是一個全新的大廈, 但是还是需要有那么多的修補。 這是，因為最初的設計不是.....， ......， .....， .....， ..... 流動圍場 ..... 柱子....... 还是有許多另外的事增加或架設使它有助於。 有要撤除的也有。 否則做一個好的 屋内环境是非常困难的。 記住您直接地與這裡所有這些燕屋農場競爭。 一切從 您的燕屋農場必須是好的。 假如是設計、屋内环境，伴音系统、板條等等。 然后, 僅您的燕屋農場才能在其他之中引人注意。要不然為什麼燕子應該在您的燕屋農場停留而不是其他的呢？ 不僅一個燕屋農場在那裡, 這是一個公園是那么多的。 最佳的一個將吸引所有的燕子。 這是真相。祝您好运!

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Hectic Month Rushing to Complete Farms.

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It was a hectic month running between the North and Central. I am so tired probably could drop dead. Few farms waiting to be completed hopefully could start the sound in the middle of this month. Obviously the owners can't wait for it. They thought that sealing up windows and having Cd sound played birds would make nests. It is not as easy as most would think. I need to educate and teach them. There are so much more to learn.

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The pictures above are one of the farms that I am doing in the North. The concrete works had been completed. Now there is some cement plastering works. Once all had been done then the installations of nesting planks will be next. I am trying to complete this in 2 weeks time. I could have done it earlier but running between so many farms it has taken lots of my time. Never mind I will do it on my own pace making sure it will turn out to be a good farm.

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I have been doing wiring and tweeters installation on some of these farms on my own. The job was supposed to be done by my Indon workers but unfortunate the one that handles the wiring job had admitted to Hospital for Dengue. What to do, I have to complete it as this is my commitment and responsibility to the farm’s owners.

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The DK was designed in a way to accommodate the flying path of the birds. Too big of a DK would cause brightness and disliked by birds. Too small restricted the flying circle of Swiftlets. An appropriate pre- planned size according to the design would be good.

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Hope all of you can learn something about the size of DK. If the DK is perfectly done Swiftlets will flying in easily and stay longer in the roving before flying deeper into the nesting areas.

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Otherwise you would see Swiftlets reluctant to fly in or go in few second and exist immediately even you had played a good cd sound.

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Shall update about the above farms when it near completions.

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Good Luck.

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是一個忙碌的月跑在北部和中部之間。 我是非常的疲乏大概可能晕倒。几个燕屋農 場希望在這個月中能完成, 可以開始聲音。 明显地燕屋主不能等待。 他們認為密封窗 口和開始放CD的聲音, 燕子將做合理的做窝。 不是好象多數認為一样容易的。 我需 要教育和教导他們。还有更多需要學习的。 上面的圖片是我在北部做着的其中一個 燕屋農場。 混凝土运作完成了。 现在有一些塗水泥的工作。 一旦所有做完後, 接下来將是安装板條。 我设法在2個星期内完成。但是跑在許多燕屋農場之間, 我花费了 許多时间, 要不然早就做好了。 不要紧, 我保證將做到一個好的燕屋農場。 我獨自地 在燕屋農場做着其中一些接線和高音揚聲器的設施。 工作本应由我的印尼工人完成的， 但是不幸的, 其中一個因为骨痛热症进了醫院。没办法只有自己来, 因為這是 我對燕屋主的承諾和責任，要做什麼，我必須完成它。狗洞的設計为了容納燕子的飛行道路。 太大的狗洞將導致亮光和燕子不喜欢。 太小制約了燕子飛行的圈子。 根據 適當大小的設計和預備的計劃是好的。 希望大家可以學會一些关于狗洞大小的事。 如果狗洞是做到完美的, 燕子將容易地飛行和逗留長期, 也会飛到更深入的区域。 否則, 您会看見燕子勉強的飛行或在数秒鐘进來和立刻飛出, 即使您播放好的CD 聲音。 將更新關於上述燕屋農場，當它在完成附近。祝您好运。

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