( the eyes are still not fully develop for seeing ).
Yesterday I met up with my readers who came to collect some Swiftlets Farming gadgets and Love Potion. They are from Pahang and Ipoh.
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They were those who started off with no knowledge of swiftlet farming and later on to discover that there are so much more to learn and realized that they were being leaded by the blind.
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Luckily they discovered it early thru our discussion over teh tarik many things were disclosed. They discovered many things they had done is of no benefit to their farms.
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One of them just started a farm which is more than 80% completed. He is quite comfortable with what he had done. He showed me the farm’s design and cried that it is well designed one.
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I pin pointed the errors with logic explanations of how the birds turn and fly when they enter the farm especially young birds. I discovered that his farm design restricts the flying circle of birds. This would make birds to take a longer time to adapt to the farm hence his farm has to wait long time before having many nests. This is a common thing that most farmers did.
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They also strongly believe that sound is the ultimate criteria of successful farming. Be it the farm of any conditions, which the total micro can be screwed-up if a good sound is played the farm will be successful in no time. Bear in mind Swiftlets develop the sense of smell before their eyes and ears. Once hatched they do not have the seeing and hearing ability until few days or weeks later. So which is more important?
One of them showed me the Meranti Planks sample that he had bought for his farm. It is a soft wood. I showed him and compared them with a sample of corner board I have as my Meranti sample I left in my other car. I ask him to look at the line and the pores. It has the tendency to absorb moist. I told him it is not my choice of wood. I don’t use soft wood but many out there claimed birds like soft wood. Well let it be.
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I prefer hard wood as I am looking at Long term 5- 15 years. I wouldn’t want my planks to be infested with fungus when the birds’ population starts to multiple. It is not that you can’t use soft wood. Go ahead if you want nobody is stopping you anyway you are the one who pays for it. If you use soft wood make sure your RH is not too high. As we know if the Rh is not at the Optimum level then the quality of the nest will be affected. So the solution is use good wood that resisted to fungus, simple! You don’t have to worry about mould and fungus and have good sleep every night.
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This morning one of them called me up.
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“James, after thinking about what we had discussed you are right. It makes sense that if we want to get involve in Swiftlet farming we must think about Long Term no point of saving 1 or 2 thousand here later losing much more”.
“James, I agree with you the second entrance hole and the roving did not match like what you had said. How come when I showed my farm’s design to many “experts” they all said ok? After thinking about it .It is Logic that the second entrance hole size is not appropriate. “
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“James, I paid so much for the Planks and yet this is the quality of wood I got. All my woods are of very light type.”
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Well this is call learning process and there is definitely no short cut in Swiftlet farming. My advice is do not repeat the same mistake twice.
I told him I’m willing to teach are you willing to learn? Do you have the material in you for Swiftlets farming?
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After that he asks me to visit his farm as soon as possible. Unfortunate I can’t because I am tight up with my visit to East Coast. Well I told him perhaps in few weeks time and I shall call him.
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Good farming all!.
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幸运地,通过我們在喝拉茶的討論，他們發現許多事及早透露了。 他們發現許多事他們做了是对他們的燕屋農場沒有好處的。
他们其中一個有差不多完成了80%的燕屋農場。 他對他做的是相當满意的。 他顯出了燕屋农厂的設計並且声称它是一個好的設計。
我指出了與邏輯的解釋錯誤，燕子怎样轉動並且飛行，當燕子进入燕屋农厂特别是幼鸟。 我發現他的燕屋农厂的設計制約燕子飛行的圈子。 這將使燕子需要更長的时间来適應燕屋農場，因此，他的燕屋農場必須等待更長的时间来有許多窝。 這是多数燕屋主的一件共同的事。
他們強烈也相信聲音是最後成功燕屋农厂的標準。 假如是所有情况的燕屋農場，任是屋内环境可以是错的，如果有好的聲音播放，燕屋農場將是立刻可以成功的。 記住燕子的嗅觉是在他們的眼睛和耳朵之前開发。 一旦孵化，他們沒有视觉和听觉直到几天或几个星期之后。 因此，什么是更加重要的？
他们其中的一個顯示我他為他的燕屋農場買的Meranti板條樣品。 它是软的板條。 我拿出了我留在汽車的Meranti壁角板的樣品和他們比较。 我要他看看線调和板孔。 它有傾向吸收潮濕。 我告訴了他它不是我選擇的板條。 我不会使用软的板條，有許多说燕子喜欢像这样的软板條。 就讓它是。
我更喜歡堅硬的板條因为我是看長期5 - 15年的时间。 當燕子群開始對倍數时，我更不要我的板條受到真菌的騷擾。您不是不可以使用软的板條。 去吧，如果您是想要，沒有人可以停止您，因为您是人付钱的人。 如果您使用软的板條，确定您的湿度不是太高。 因為我們知道湿度在不理想的水平会影響窝的質量。 因此最佳的解确答案是用有抵抗真菌的好板條，簡單! 您不必須每晚擔心青苔和真菌而您有好觉睡。
今晨他们其中一個打电话给我。
「James，在考虑我們談論什麼之後您是正确的。 它有道理，如果我們想要介入燕屋農場我們必须考虑長期的问题，省1或2千在這裡然后失去更多」。
「James，我同意您对第二入口洞的说法，並且它沒有像您說的配比。 當我顯示了我的燕屋农厂設計給許多「專家」為什麼他们全都說好？ 在考虑以後。是邏輯的，第二个入口洞的大小是不適當的。
「James，我支了非常多，仍然這是我得到的板條質量。 而且我的板條是非常輕的類型」。
這是学习的进程，而燕屋农厂确实是沒有捷径的。 我的忠告是，不要重複同一個差錯。 我告訴他我是願意教您的如果您是願易學？ 您是不是一个燕屋农厂的材料？
然後他要求我儘快參觀他的燕屋農場。 因為我是忙于我的东海岸參觀。 我告訴他或許在几个星期后我將打电话给他。大家有好燕屋!。