( The red circles are tools ( Hex tweeter, Bazooka, Cctv,etc) being employed by this owner who is trying very very hard in all ways to capture birds from the pioneer farm at the side. He's doing his very best even grass is planted on the roof to cool down the farm. He is craving for success. I hope no leakage. Well he has been quite successful for now.).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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”.
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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GOOD LUCK!
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