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I have visited many failed farms and reckoned that one of the causes was the design of the roving that restricted Swiftlets from entering the nesting area.
Obviously size counts but it is not that important. There are also many successful farms that have small roving room. I had witnessed couple of successful ones that are harvesting more than 10kgs per month and their roving rooms are smaller than my store room 6x8f.
There are also many failed farms which have big roving rooms, more than 15x15f. So, does the size of the roving matters? Well my opinion is yes but to a certain degree. What matters most is the placement of the Entrance Hole and the second Hole to the nesting room. I guess this has never been exposed or written before.
A good friend of mine who is also a swiftlets farming enthusiast who is a well known person is this trade for many years yet he couldn’t find the solution to his failed farm. He has a farm of almost 4 years at a prime area and it has only 40 plus nests. He has tried almost everything from sound to aroma but it shows no improvement.
I have commented again and again on the design of his farm especially his roving & nesting area and yet he pays no effort to rectify them. He’s a very stubborn guy I can’t blame him I know him well.
The picture shows A & B, A is narrower and it is rectangular. The rectangular shape of roving influence the birds to fly in an oval shape thus the opening of the second or the third hole has to be at the 6f section.
As for B the size of 12x12f permits the Swiftlets to fly in a round shape therefore the hole could be opened at all sections.
After the birds had got used to the farm (conditioning) for A, birds would not use it as a roving anymore but as a tunnel to direct them to the nesting area.
So the placement of the Entrance hole and the 2nd and 3rd or even the 4th (inter) holes are very important and cannot be taken lightly. Any mis- placement the farms will take a longer time for the birds to inhibit.
Before one could decide the best placement of the entrance and 2nd inter hole that guide the birds to the nesting area he has to understand the following:
1) The flying circle of the birds
2) The majority flying direction of birds. Clock or anti clock wise.
3) The intended size and shape of Roving and Nesting area.
4) The roving size and shape influence the Nesting design.
5) The roving size and shape influence the planking formation
6) The roving size and shape influence the size of the entrance hole.
7) ……………………
The above is only a fraction of things one needs to consider before deciding the best Roving and nesting design for their farms.
I wish I could just sit down and have a Teh tarik with you all and tell everything from A-Z… well if time permits I would do that. What says you all! All we need is someone to arrange this…….
Good Farming All……
明显地，大小是主要，但是它不是最重要的。 也有許多成功的燕屋農場有小的流動室。 我目擊了許多成功的燕屋農場每個月的收穫10kgs以上的，他們的流動室比我的储藏室还要小6x8f。
也有許多失败的燕屋農場流動室是15x15f。 因此，流動室的大小是否重要？ 我的看法是，但是只到某種程度。最重要的是入口洞和第二個入口洞的安置。 我想這事從未被暴露或被寫过得。
我的一個在燕屋農場很熱心的好朋友也是在這貿易有知名的人，他不可能解决他失败的燕屋農場。 他的燕屋農場在有差不多4年了，但是它只有40个窝。 他嘗試了幾乎一切，從聲音到芳香，但是还是不顯示改善。
我對他的燕屋農場設計再次评论特别是他的流動和筑巢区域，但是他仍然不支付努力矯正他們。 我不可能責備他，因为他是我认识的一個非常纨绔的人。
圖片顯示A 和 B， A是更加狹窄的，並且它是長方形的。長方形影響燕子飞行的形狀，因而在卵形形狀開頭第二洞或第三個洞的是必須要6f。
关于B， 12x12f的大小在于圆形，允許燕子飛行，因此洞可以被打開在所有部分。
在燕子對A的燕屋農場(適應)之後，燕子不再使用它作為流動，而是作為隧道指揮他們到筑窝区域。
因此入口洞的安置，第2和第3甚至第4個(相互)洞是非常重要的，並且不可能輕地被採取。 所有不妥当的安置，燕子將需要更長的时间来到燕屋農場居住。
在一個人決定入口洞的最佳安置，並且第2個相互洞引導燕子到筑窝区域，他必須瞭解以下：
1) 燕子的飛行圈子
2) 大多数燕子的飛行方向。 随時鐘或反時鐘。
3) 流動和筑窝区域的大小和形狀。
4) 流動大小和形狀影響板条的設計。
5) 流動大小和形狀影響鋪板形成
6) 流動大小和形狀影響入口洞的大小。
7) ........................
以上只是一小部分的事,他們需要決定在燕屋農場里最佳的流動和板条設計之前考慮。
我希望我可能坐下和您们全部喝杯拉茶和告訴你们一切從A-Z…，如果有时间的话。您们这么說呢! 我們只需要安排的人....... 大家有好燕屋......