Sound Meter. What is the right DB?

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( Sound meter to check the Loudness. Rm 380.00 excluding Postage. Interested call 012-3173811)

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Here is a gadget that is useful for those who want to know the volume or level of loudness of sound their farms generating from its external tweeters.

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Even though most council guidelines are 40db for chirping sound from external tweeters but we all knew it is absolutely ridicules because 40db is equivalent to a normal sound level of 2 people talking softly. Coffee shop atmosphere would be easily 70-100db and above.

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So if you don’t want to disturb your neighbors and to prevent the people from the council to check on your farm you better set your volume right. With the sound meter you would know the db reading.

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Some may ask what the correct reading db for farm is. Well it depends if the sound quality of the external sound is crystal clear and sharp then you don’t need to set the volume very high as sharp sound could travel very far.

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If the sound quality is poor then you may need to set the volume higher but higher volume would disturb others.

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I don’t believe in sound war where everybody trying to outperformed each other by setting the volume as high as possible. For me the right volume of the external sound should be comfortable to our ears when we are in the roving area .If it’s create discomfort to our ears then it is too loud.

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I always believe in quality, no point of setting the volume high where it can’t attract birds. The louder the better is a myth.

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I often heard few farms in a same area using the same sound which the owners themselves didn’t notice. Some of these sounds are not cheap. This is the works of duplicate or copy and sells. In such situation which farms do the birds suppose to go? All are using the same sound whose farms to choose?

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Birds will be flying to farm that plays different sound from those that sharing the same one. Birds will be attracted to sound that is not commonly played. This is the natural behavior of swiftlets therefore it is common to see hundred of birds come to play whenever a new sound is played.

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Good farming all!

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Corner Board

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(Moon shape corner boards with enhanced Love Potion)

( Drying before installation)

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I prefer using the crescent shape corner board than the 90dg type (the back portion which is 90dg). Reason being the crescent shape or I commonly calls it the moon shape is easier to work with and it has advantages over the 90dg cb.

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If you use the 90dg corner board (cb) the wood works skill of the workers have to be good and precise. That means all 90dg angle on the planking must be accurate if any angle is not precisely 90dg then the 90dg cb wouldn’t fit properly because both angles have to be 90dg before it could fit in.

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Otherwise there would be a big vertical line gap between the planks and the fixed 90dg cb and this is disliked by birds.

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Whereas for the moon shape cb even the planking corners angles are not 90dg the moon shape cb can be easily move from left to right to find the right fitting angle. This would reduce the vertical line gap and making work easy.

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Unlike the 90dg cb the back is a sharp 90dg angle and it hard to adjust them. Don’t take this likely as young birds like to make nests on the line between the planks and the cb. Most if not all the new nests in new farms are made on the corner board. Unless you do not favor cb and you intended not to fix cb in your farm then it would be a different case.

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But if you intended to have cb in your farm then you should use the right one. It is not that the 90dg cb cannot be used but if you want to use it make sure the planking workmanship is good and make sure the workers have the skill in wood working otherwise if all the 90dg angle are out then you have problem of fixing the 90dg cb properly.

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This would be useful for those who want to Diy the nesting plank. I had once Diy the nesting plank by myself before and I guess you could do it too.

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Good farming All!

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Making a Good Swiftlets Farm

Major Renovation with good materials

Even toilet wall is not spared

Ceiling removed to make way for openroof entre.

I have been very busy lately and I guess I will always be for many years to come. I have been visiting many farms and building new ones. I was wondering how one could up date his blog on a regular daily basis as in the morning I would probably be on top of a roof of a farm. And later visiting failed farms thereafter traveling back to K.L and pack all the stuffs which had been ordered by my readers and send them out.

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Later in the night I might be having dinner and discussion with some readers. All these works are excluding my other businesses which I also have to attend to and also excluding the time I have to spend on my own swiftlet farms ….. Unless one might be dam free doing nothing or don’t own farms or successful farms other than just writing,

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Anyway let’s go back to Swiftlet Farming. As I had always said building new farm is always easier than re-renovating them (revamp). You don’t have to worry about the nesting planks, the walls, etc like how one needs to consider in revamping a failed farm.

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For new farm once the design has been decided those structures or walls that have no benefit to the farm has to go. All have to be hacked down. But most won’t do this as it involves cost. I see it differently because if you could spend 30k or more what is another few hundred Rm.

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This is human nature Penny Wise Pound Foolish. Later to discover the walls or structure obstructed the birds and birds reluctant to stay and make nests which the damage is very much more costly. Perhaps they may not discover it at all.

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The above pictures are from one of the farms that I am building currently planned to be completed before Chinese New Year.

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As you could see all building materials are on the floor that included steel bars to reinforce the structure if any of the hacking may weaken the structure. I guess most contractors won’t reinforce the structure after they did the hacking. I have seen many farms the beams of the building being hacked down and left as it is. It is very dangerous it is a buying time situation. Some may say the building won’t collapse even if it did the chances maybe in 1 in 100k. Have you ever thought that the 1 in100k could be your farm? Reason being not to reinforce is to save cost, secondly the owner is of no knowledge of building stuff, thirdly even if it collapsed the contractors or the consultant will be nowhere to be found.

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Swiftlet farming is a long term investment. That is why those who are successful in swiftlet farming would always say a successful farm could take care of your many generations to come. Many generations mean many years therefore your farm must withstand long time.

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I always believe in doing the best or don’t do it at all. Swiftlet farming is certainly not a business where you could try out and see how. If you have the mentality of trying out first and see how later. Then birds might do the same as well, try out your farm first then leave and never make nests.

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What goes around comes around.

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Good Farming All!

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燕窝處理是否比燕屋農場更好操作呢？

現今越來越多的人们进入燕窝處理(燕窝清潔)原因是可以得到更好的利润。 这是对的對于那些已經有成功燕屋農場的人，每月有好收穫的燕屋農場。 他們可以處理他們自己的收穫和賣出，而不是賣未加工的燕窝给中間人。

但是，現在看起來多数进入燕窝處理的那些人是沒有擁有成功的燕屋農場和沒有經驗的人在處理。
簡單来说這群人是機會主義者。唯一的意圖是挣金錢。

這是一个经济市场有金錢的地方就有人民。 他們包括失败的燕屋主，機會主義者等等.....

我敢打賭他們已经做了他們的作業。 一个簡單的演算，如果他們開始投資燕屋農場它將是昂貴的和他們必須等待至少2-3年才看到回歸。 他們主要的意圖是的到获利而他們是沒有耐性和興趣等待的。

有這樣的意圖，如果他們是自己本身有燕屋農場的它將是一個失败的燕屋農場。

首先他們至少需要有一间商店或一间小的獨立燕屋農場。 那是至少几十萬的。 然后，将商店整修轉換成燕屋農場將花費另外三到六万，並且看看他們想要什麼在他們的燕屋農場。 然后等待几年的时间来的到回歸。 如果燕屋農場发生故障，整體的投資将玩蛋。

因此，更加安全是进入燕窝處理。 以几万的投資他們可以買到許多公斤未加工的燕屋和處理他們。 無論如何不好或多么的糟糕，他們清洗每公斤的燕窝肯定將获得利润，不管是上百零吉或是几十零吉作為一點的贏利，它仍然是贏利。 他們認為這些是演算和风险因素。 在最壞的情景下，如果他們无法賣出他們處理的燕窝，他們總是可以自己吃它，因此它是`肯定勝利“的情況」。

与投資在燕屋農場的风险和費用比较非常高的。 因此，为快的到贏利的意圖，這蒸發了許多进入燕窝處理的行业。 在開始之前，這些人已經有远大的眼光，甚至一些的想法要怎样銷售和出口到像中國、臺灣、香港等等的國家….

從上述的國家連續的有巨大的需求，誰不想要进入燕窝處理呢？

所以現在是有那么多的燕窝處理研討會。 為几百零吉1天的研討會，一天可以赚至少几千零吉。 那不是更好的玩法吗？

那是否太好至于难于相信的...... ？

在這個简单的看法之外，我們必須看更深入的事情。 有許多專門研究燕窝處理而不成功的公司，賣可食的燕窝和出口在馬來西亞。

我想知道有多少人会注意到它。

大家有好燕屋!

Is Nest Processing better Than operating a Swiftlet Farm?

Nowadays more and more people are going into Nest processing (Nest cleaning) the reason being is to make better profit. Well that is true for those who already have successful farm s that constantly producing good harvesting monthly. They could process their own harvest and sell them instead of selling the raw nest to middle men.

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But now it seems that those who don’t own successful farms and those who have no experience in Swiftlet farming are the majority that goes into Nest Processing.

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Simple this group of people is opportunist. There are here to capitalist on the profit with one single intention that is to make money.

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Well this is market economy where the money is where the people will be. They consist of owners of failed farms, opportunist, etc…..

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I bet they had done their homework. A simple calculation if they were to start a farm it will be costly investment and they have to wait at least 2-3 years to see the returns. With their main intention of capitalizing on profit taking they don’t have the patient and interest to wait.

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With such intention if they were to own farms often it will be a failed farm.

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First they have to get a shop lot at least or a small Standalone. That would be at least few hundred thousand. Then the renovation of converted the shop would cost another thirty to sixty thousand depends on how and what they want in their farms. Later wait few years for the returns. In the event the farm failed the whole investment is gone.

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So the safer side and the more secured one is to go into Nest processing. With ten of thousand they could buy many kgs of raw nest and process them. No matter how poor or how lousy their cleaning skill for every kg of nests they process they will sure make profit be it a profit of few hundred ringgit or as little as ten of ringgit it is still profit. These are the calculation and risk factor they had thought of. In the worst scenario if they are unable to sell their processed Nests they could always consume it themselves so it is a ‘Sure Win Situation”.

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Compared to investing in a farm the risk and cost of investment are very much higher. So with the main intention of making quick profit this has transpired many to go into Nest processing. Before even get started this group of people already has a big vision some even had thought of how to market and export them to countries like China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, etc….

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With the continuous huge demand from the above countries who doesn’t want to go into nest processing?

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That is why now there are so many Nest processing seminars around. For a few hundred ringgit 1 day seminar thereafter one could make few thousand at least. Isn’t that a good bet?

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Is that too good to be true……?

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Well it beyond this simple way there are many things we have to look into. There are many unsuccessful companies that specialized in nest processing, selling of edible birds nest and exporting in Malaysia.

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I wonder how many people noticed it.

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Good farming all!

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為金錢或為钟情？ 哪一个是更加重要的？

一间独立洋房改換成燕屋農場

一间老的木屋也沒放过。 看看狗洞您認為燕子会停留吗？

在森林里的小山頂。 它是食肉動物的天堂

工廠改換成燕屋農場。您能看到它有多大吗。

全部都是燕屋農場，没有一个是被放过的。

人们越來越多进入燕屋農場这一行。 看看在以上的照片，有从小的到超级大型的。 這些只是我有的一些照片。

因為我经常參觀因此我看到各種各樣的燕屋農場，我有時想知道燕屋主的腦子里想些什麼东西。 肯定一件事是他们全部都有一个共同的兴趣，就是从燕屋農場可以赚到很多的金錢。

他們有没有想到如果燕屋農場出了故障？ 他們有没有想到如果燕屋農場不為他們的投資得到好的回歸？

或者他們有没有想到他們修建的燕屋農場實際上不會吸引燕子。 因為在燕屋農場任何东西都是有可能发生的。

燕屋農場是不同其他的行业，它不想用金錢来刺激將维持您使做的更好的行业。

它是關於钟情和對燕子的愛，有了燕子然後金錢才会跟隨您。 但是多數是由金錢开始然後才到钟情或者根本沒有钟情。

它不是这样运作的。 也許有許多会不同意我的讲法，但是我是一個坚定钟情的信徒，钟情是第一的。 我開始的时候是對燕子的愛和未曾認為這个事務是賺錢的，最終得到好的回歸。

那些是为金錢而有動機的人將容易地放弃或设法丢掉如果他們看到他們的投資朝向無處。 他們將设法卖到他們的燕屋農場来停止血本无归。我看見了許多這样的案件。

其中一件案件是在S.P。 燕屋農場被管理了4年，它只有50个窝。 燕屋主告訴了我他想要卖掉，因為他不看回歸。 他要求我帮助他賣他的燕屋農場。 因此我去參觀那燕屋農場来看清楚。

燕屋農場由他本身建造的，一间很差的燕屋農場…我肯定為他這樣標準的燕屋農場是很幸运在4年里有50个窝的。 我勸告他修補他的燕屋農場，因为我看見他的燕屋農場是非常有潜质的，如果將它改變整體設計。 當然它需要有拆除的一些，並且它將需要花費。

但是他回復了「我不會想要再進一步的投資，當我看见4年里沒有回歸时，斩货像股市一样。 無論如何我在這裡是為了金錢，如果4年后还是沒有金錢的回歸，為什麼我还需要再投資更多的金錢呢？」

那是他的願望。 我找到了一個買家他是我的朋友。 當然交易成功，而且是一個非常好的價格。 在他買之後，我帮我的朋友做了修補。我的朋友也是在燕屋農場相當博學的處理的很好的燕屋農場。

自今天在1年半的时间之后，接管一个失败的燕屋農場以後燕窝的計數是650个窝。

因此，您看看，涉及燕屋農場是为了钟情和涉及燕屋農場是为金錢之间的區別。

也許有許多不同意我的讲法，但是那是我的立場，並且为了这个我今天每個月都有非常，非常 好的收穫。大家有好燕屋!

Money Motivated or For Passion? Which is more Important?

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A Bungalow converted into Swiftlets Farm

An old wooden bungalow is not spared. Look at the Dg do you think birds will stay?

In the jungle on top of a hill. It is a predator heaven

Factory converted into farm . Can you see how big it is.

All are farms not even one is spared.

More and more people are going into Swiftlet farming. Look at the pictures above it comes in all sizes from small to Mega huge. These are only few pictures of hundred I have.

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As I travel I had seen all sorts of farms, sometimes I was wondering what all these owners have in their mind. For sure one thing they all have in common is to make money from Swiflet farming being influenced and motivated by the good returns which they heard.

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Have they ever thought what if they fail? Have they ever thought what if their investments would not yield good returns?

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Or have they ever thought that the farms they build actually will not attract birds. It could be anything because in Swiftlet farming anything is possible.

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Swiftlet farming is unlike other trades which monetary motivation would keep you going and thus helps one to do better in the trade.

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It is all about passion and the love for Swiftlets “The Birds First” then money will follows. But most would be motivated by money first then later passion or perhaps none at all.

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It doesn’t work that way. There might be many disagree with me but I am a strong believer that passion is above all. I started off with the Love for Swiftlet and never thought of the lucrative side of this business then eventually the good returns came.

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Those who are monetary motivated will give up easily or try to cut loses if they see their investments heading nowhere. They would try to dispose off their farms by selling it away to cut loses. I have seen many of such cases.

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One of those cases was in S.P. A farm has been operated for 4 years and it has only 50 nests. The owner told me that he wants to dispose it off as he sees no returns. He asked me to help him to sell his farm for him. So I went and visit the farm to have a clear picture of it.

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The farm was badly built by him…I am sure for such standard he was lucky to have 50 nests in 4 years. I advised him to revamp his farm as I see his farm is very potential if the whole design is to be changed. Of course there will be some hacking and there shall be cost involved.

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But he reluctant to do so as he replied “I won’t want to invest further as I see 4 years no returns that’s about it, cut lost like stock market. Anyway I am here for the money if no money in 4 years then why should I dump in more money?”

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That was his wish. I found a buyer who is also a friend of mine for him. The deal got thru of course at a very good price. I did the revamp for my friend after he had bought it. My friend who is also quite knowledgeable in Swiftlet farming manages the farm well.

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As of today exactly 1 and a half year after taking over the failed farm the nest count is 650 nests.

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So you see the differences between getting involved for the love of Swiftlet farming and getting involved because of money motivated.

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Many may not agree with me but that is my stand and that has made what I am today having very..Very.. Good harvest every month.

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Good framing All!

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一个在頭等區域失败的燕屋農場

(窗口是用三甲板密封的和完全沒有通风孔)

(木蟲生在高音揚聲器板條上的後面。 在左邊的一個新窝的標號很快將是一个未完成的窝)

(青苔和真菌生在板條上。)

上星期我被邀請參觀一個在太平的燕屋農場。 燕屋主与我谈了话，在這參觀之前他已经解釋了他不看到有任何缺點在他的燕屋農場除了在二年半只有2個窝以外。 有許多燕子未完成窝的標號。

他告訴了我…. 「James，我不看我的燕屋農場有任何的問題。 一切似乎是完美的」。

我回復了。」如果一切是完美的，那或許它現在不會是只有2个窝而是200个窝」。

那是几个月前的事，再找不到任何得答案之后，眼看他一生投資将完蛋的情况下他請求我他的燕屋農場救救他。

它是一个3樓層的商店，商店的2层顶楼被改換成了燕屋農場。 它是由一位当地的顧問完成的。在2年半之后怎麼可能只有2个窝呢？ 最佳的是，在他对面的燕屋農場是每個月有10kgs的收穫和他旁邊的一個燕屋農場是刚開始了一年多的时间已经有70个窝了。 同一排的燕屋農場是有非常好的收穫。

出了什麼錯？ 如同我總是說如果沒有火是沒有煙的。 他的燕屋農場是正在着火，但是他找不到着火的地方。

在看見他燕屋農場之前我已经知道它是非常失败的燕屋農場。燕屋農場的屋内环境是明確地不符合標準的要求的，並且燕屋農場的設計是完全不对的，但是燕屋主是完全沒有注意到的。

他的燕屋農場是位于一个頭等燕子的地区在那里有許多燕子。在2年半的时间只有2个窝是完全不能接受的。

D先生，燕屋主在一家電子商店等我。 他的燕屋農場是在附近的。 它是一个合适的场所。 我第一看到很多的燕子在天空漫遊那时是3pm。 當我下車之后，我告訴了自己這是一個地獄燕屋農場。 一个非常失败的!

D先生招呼了我並且解釋了是誰修建他的燕屋農場，和他对燕屋農場是多麼的明了。通常失败的燕屋主認為他們对燕屋農場的知識是最好的。 這是非常普通的，實際上這是人类的本性。 有這樣想法的燕屋主將防止他們學會或接受新的知识。

我們進入燕屋農場，它是非常熱的，我可以感受到热的空气從楼梯开始。 必须有透氣的問題。 因為当我检查燕屋農場时我看不到有任何的通风孔。 我问D先生「为什么是沒有通风孔的？热的空气是怎麼离开的？」。

D先生回復「顧問說是不需要的」。

燕屋農場是太亮的，分成是錯誤的，它是防止燕子飛行深入燕屋農場的。

板條也是有問題的，青苔，真菌和甚而一些有木臭蟲。 這些板條不是為燕屋農場特別被做的。

我可以說出于20點的計分他的燕屋农厂只有2分。 那是他修造了在一个有許多燕字並且有好保安系统的頭等區域地区。

所有這些問題所以在2年半只有2个窝的燕屋農場。 如果他要他的燕屋農場有改进他必须矯正所有問題否則他的投資將玩蛋。 实际上，他的投資已經废了2年半的时间。

我起草一个計劃来修補，去除某些分開，将分开建在另一个地方。那些有木臭蟲的板條必須去除。 这些將需要花費而且是不可避免的，如果他想要保住他的燕屋農場。

在參觀之後我們去喝杯飲料，並且我解釋了一切給他听。 我告訴他，您可以问任何的問題。 如果您不瞭解我將解釋給您听。

然後我去了Aulong，一个離他燕屋農場不遠的地方。大家有好燕屋! .

Failed Farm in Prime Zone Area

( Window sealed up with board with no ventilation Hole )

( Wood Bugs attacking the planks at the back of the tweeter. A new nest marking at left soon will be an uncompleted nest)

( Mould and fungus are attacking the Planks.)

Last week I was invited to visit a farm in Taiping. The owner had spoken to me before this visit and he explained that he sees no flaws in his farm other than only 2 nests after 2 and a half years. There are also many uncompleted nest marking left behind by the birds.

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He told me…. “James I see no problem with my farm. Everything seemed to be fine”.

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I replied.”If everything is fine then it wouldn’t be 2 nests perhaps 200 nests by now”.

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That was about few months back ago until he can’t take it anymore seeing his life investment going down the drain and ask me to safe his farm.

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It was a 3 storey shop lot and the 2 upper floors were converted to Swiftlets farm. It was done by a local consultant there. How could it be after 2.5 years only 2 nests?. The best thing was a farm right opposite his is harvesting more than 10kgs per month and one farm next to his just started about a year ago has got 70 nests. Along that role there are few farms having very good harvest.

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What has gone wrong? As I had always said there will be no smoke if there is no fire. His farm is on fire and he couldn’t figure it out where the fire is.

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Before seeing his farm I knew it was very sick Bh. Definitely the farm micro cannot meet the standard requirement and the design of the farm is totally out but the owner didn’t notice this.

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His farm is located in a Prime Bird Zone area there are many birds there. Having 2 nests in 2.5 year is totally unacceptable.

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Mr. D, the owner was waiting for me at an electrical shop. His farm is just few block away. It was a good place. My first sight at 3pm plenty of birds roaming the sky. As I came down from my car I told myself this is one of a hell farm. A very sick one!.

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Mr. D greeted me and explained who the one that built his farm and how well he knows about swiflet farming. As usual most failed farm’ owners would think that the knowledge they have are the best. This is very common in fact this is human nature. By having such thought it will prevent them from learning or accepting new knowledge.

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We proceed to the farm, it was hot I could feel the hot air from the stair case. There must be ventilation problem. As I check out the farm I can’t see any ventilation hole. I ask Mr. D “why there are no ventilation holes? How the hot air going to escape?.”

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Mr.D, replied “the consultant says not need”.

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The farm is too bright, the partitioning is wrong and it prevents birds from flying deeper into the farm.

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The planks also have problem, mould and fungus and some even have wood bugs. Definitely these planks are not made specially for Swiftlet farming.

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I can say that out of 20 points score sheet his farm only score 2 points. That is he built it at the prime Zone area that has lots of birds and has good security system.

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With all these problems in his farm that is why 2 nests in 2.5 years. He has to rectify all of them if he wants his farm to improve otherwise his investment will be gone. In fact his investment has already gone for 2.5 years.

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I drafted out a plan of total revamp, removing some of the partitions and put them at other places. Those planks that are infested with wood bugs have to be removed. There shall be cost involved that he can’t avoid if he wants to safe his farm.

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After the visit we went for a drink and I explained everything to him. I told him, ask as many questions you want. If you don’t understand I shall explain it to you.

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After that I headed for Aulong which located not far from his farm.

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Good farming All!

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參觀用Love Potion的燕屋農場-亲眼看見才相信K.Lipis

(在所有角落板已被噴洒Love Potion的有新窝的標记)

(在角落板的满杯的窝)

(好質数的窝，圓和满满的)

(白色和有光泽的窝)

(好满杯的大小。 白色和有光泽的)

(在地上的Love Potion瓶子表明上面被噴洒了)

在Jerantut和Mentakab之前我是在K.Lipis的。K.Lipis的Y先生去年已经邀請我許多次去參觀他的燕屋農場来目擊Love Potion可以做到的东西。 和平常一样我是忙于我其他的事務的。 在他多次堅持的邀之下，我答应參觀他的燕屋農場。 实际上，它是像友誼的拜访。

他總是设法誘惑我， 「James來K.Lipis。 我將带您去吃從Lipis河最佳和知名的淡水鱼」。

Patin和Jerawat魚在这里是名食，並且K.Lipis应此而著名的。 但是，食物不真正吸引我，而是燕屋農場。 如果我做它是因为金錢的那我今天不會是这样。

Y先生是从2009年5月开始用Love Potion的。他的燕屋農場是2008年年底開始在操作的。 在2009年5月，當他首先用第一個瓶Love Potion时他的燕窝的計數是只有10個而已。 他的燕屋農場是由当地一位顧問修建的，当時他对燕屋農場有關的知識很少.

他是非常一致的，並且他每月無誤地從我订Love Potion的。 在遇見我之前,他对有關於燕屋農場的知識是很少的。 他甚至不可以區別在湿度和温度之間的交互作用。 他曾经问我許多問題。 我總是告訴他「我可以教您任何东西，只要您希望學會的」。

在他開始用Love Potion之前，我記得他曾经问过我为什么他的10个窝是裂的，並且他們是有洞的。我告訴他湿度时在不理想的水平。 我勸告他增加湿度。

我问他您的燕屋農場的温度是怎么样的？ 他回復了它有点像蒸汽浴。 我笑了並且勸告他您必须减少溫度如果您要您的窝增加。

他去告诉他的顧問，並且他的顧問回復了「不需要擔心是這这样的。 沒有需要放任何潤濕器。 我做了許多燕屋農場。 我是非常有經驗的」。

他感覺不正確的，並且没有听他顧問的忠告並且安裝了几台潤濕器。 他听了我的忠告和之后他看到窝的質量有改进的。

他在他的燕屋農場無誤同時每3個星期的期間用Love Potion並且看到有变化。2009年5月從10个窝停滯成長，到现在我在2010日1月今天參觀了他的燕屋農場窝的計數是100个，在一個非常短的期间内8個月以后。

他是非常高兴的，因為他说做得都得到了成果。 最初，在一個月后，他是非常不耐烦的， 「James，我看到有一些變動。 我的窝是增加了但是还是不够？」 我告訴了他，燕子需要40天或更多的时间来適應一個新的環境，和另外45天来做窝。 然后他回復了「哦我明白了」

我是很高兴的看到他的燕屋農場有改善。 這次參觀我也教他如何增加燕子和窝的数量。 我指示他缩小入口洞。

也指示他增加和去除有些分開創造一個更好的環境。 我想在6-8個月的期间要到達200个窝是没問題的，它可能是更多的。

在參觀了他的燕屋農場之后我們吃了一个很快的午餐，因為我需要參觀另一個燕屋農場在Jerantut的。大家有好燕屋!

Touring Love Potion Farms - See to Believe K.Lipis

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(the new nest marking on all the corner boards that had being sprayed with Love Potion)

( full cup nests on corner board)

( beautiful quality nests , round and full)

(white and shinny nest)

(good cup size. White and shinny)

( Love Potion bottle left on the floor to indicate the top has been sprayed)

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Prior to Jerantut and Mentakab I was at Kuala Lips. Mr. Y of Kuala Lipis had many times invited me to visit his farm since last year to witness what Love Potion had done. As usual I was tight up with my other task. After the persistency of his many invitations this time I make it a point to visit his farm. In fact it is more of a visit for friendship.

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He had always tried to entice me with, “James come to K.Lipis . I will take you to eat the best and well known fresh water fish from Lipis River”.

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Patin and Jerawat fishes are the delicacy here and K.Lipis is famous for this. But food doesn’t really attracts me other that my passion for swiftlet farming. If I were to do it for the sack of money I wouldn’t be I am today.

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Mr.Y has been using Love Potion since May 2009. His farm started operation on the end of 2008. As on May 2009 when he first uses first bottle of Love Potion his nest count was 10 pieces. His farm was constructed by a local consultant as at that time he has very little knowledge about Swiftlet farming

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He is very consistent and without fail he orders Love Potion from me on a monthly basis. Before he met me he has very little knowledge about swiftlet farming. He can’t even distinguish between the Rh and Temp and their correlations. He used to call me and ask many questions. I had always told him “I can teach you anything as long you wish to learn”.

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Before he starts to use love potion I still remember there was once he called me and asked me why his 10 nests is cracking and there were holes on them.I told him that the Rh is not at the optimum level. I advise him to increase the Rh.

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I asked him what about the heat in your farm? He replied it is a bit little like sauna. I laughed and advise him you must bring the temperature down if you want your nest to increase.

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He went and told his consultant and his consultant replied “Don’t worry it is like this one. No need to put any humidifier one. I had done so many farms. I am very experience one”.

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He senses something not right and goes against his consultant advice and installs few humidifiers. He took my advice and Later sees his nests quality improved.

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He applied Love Potion at the same time without fail on an every 3 weeks period and sees changes in his farm. From stagnant growth of 10 nests in May 2009 and as today I visited his farm in Jan 2010 the nests count is 100 nests after a short period of 8 months.

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He is very happy because what he had done is paying off. Initially after a month he had followed my instruction he was very inpatient he called me, “James I see some changes. My nests have increased by not substantial how come?” I told him Swiftlets take-40 days or more to adapt to a new environment and another 45 days to make nests. Then he replied “I see oh”

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I am happy to see the improvement in his farm. This visit I also teach him how to push up the population of birds and nests. I had instructed him to reduce the size of the entrance hole.

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Also instructed him to add on and removing some partitions to create a better environment. I anticipated that to reach 200 nests in another 6-8 months time is not a problem at all perhaps it could be more.

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After visiting his farm we went for a quite lunch as I have another appointment to see another farm in Jerantut.

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Good Farming All!

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參觀用Love Potion的燕屋農場-亲眼看見才相信

(燕子飛行在附近，當我們噴洒Love Portion 的时候。 他們非常愛它。 看看所有的角落都有窝。)

(一张美麗的燕子特寫鏡頭)

(燕子飛来飞去，當我們噴洒Love Potion在牆壁和板條上。)

(看看那些窝， 您是否要您的燕屋農場象這样？)

(Mr.G直接地噴洒在板條上。 就算在半杯子的窝。 它显示Love Potion是對燕子和燕窝无害的)

(角落的燕窝)

(应用Love Potion的时间与日期紀錄)

(顯示他的燕屋農場的表現圖表在用Love Potion以后)

我是在Jerantut然后一直衝到Mentakab的。

G先生打电话给我问「师傅您在那里？ 我們全部都在等待您」。

「我回復了，我在我的途中，現在很快就到那裡」。

從Jerantut的路到Mentakab是美好的，在一個沒有交通诸塞的星期天下午。 我能在限速之上駕駛和在少于45分鐘之内到達那裡。

這次我是需要看几个燕屋農場的。 我之前有来过這裡，不幸地，我兩臺的照相機是不起作用，原因是不明的。

這次我带來了3臺照相機。G先生和朋友都在燕屋農場的底层等待我。

他們是要拿他们顶的Love Potion。而這次我帶來的不是足够的，尽管有些意想不到的需求。

我被邀請多次到他們的燕屋農場參觀在他們用Love Potion以后来目擊它巨大的成長。 我沒有去，因為我是繁忙與我其他的任務，但是，最近G先生和朋友堅持了或者他們会非常不快樂的。 因此，我没有選擇。 不是只有一兩個燕屋農場，那裡是由几个燕屋農場在他们用Love Potion以后分享了同樣的巨大成長。

G先生是一個精明的人。 他是非常有注意和聰明的。 他记下所有他在燕屋農場所作的东西和精明地画下圖表来看看他燕屋農場一切的表現和變動。 它是很好的文件證明的。

G先生的燕屋農場位于一个4樓層的商店。 最顶的二层被轉換了成燕屋農場。 根據他，这里有9個燕屋農場在這行商店，某些燕屋農場有超过4年的时间。 他是在2007年初開始了他的燕屋農場的。

他開始使用Love Potion是在08年4月當他的燕屋農場有大约130个窝时。 在9个月連續的使用Love Potion以后他的窝增加到450个窝以上了在2010年1月的纪录。

G先生是非常感谢Love Potion可以幫助他的燕屋農場。 在此之前，燕窝的成長是不同的。

那是為什麼我被邀請目擊它的原因。 G先生的朋友擁有另一個燕屋農場。 它從07年5月开始和在08年7月窝的計算少于30个。 在G先生的推薦之下他用了Love Potion，並且，到今天他的窝的計數是超过150个的。

G先生告诉我，他的朋友是没有一致的在用Love Potion否則窝的數字会更高。 我问他您怎麼知道？

他回復了， 「這個人非常吝啬。 用了一瓶然后停止，然后來向我借。 有时问我拿用剩的。 就算有几滴他也要」。

当我到達那裡时他們已经等着我。 G先生要顯示我他如何噴洒Love Potion在他的燕屋農場並且需要我的忠告他是否做着正確。 我回復了在9個月有370个窝您怎麼可能有错误呢!

当我們进入燕屋農場时只有几支燕子在裡面。 當我們進行噴洒Love Potion时，似乎越来越多的燕子进入燕屋農場。它们是愛死Love Potion了。Love Potion吸引他們飛行到燕屋農場。

G先生2個星期前已经收穫燕窝了。 他解釋，他会每2-3個星期噴洒Love Potion特别是在收穫以后。

我觀察到他是使用优良品质的板條。 他在此從未妥協因此他可以直接地在板條上噴洒Love Potion，並且燕子是非常愛它的。 燕子飞行的方式我可以讲燕子對Love Potion是瘋狂的。

他的燕屋農場的条件是完善的。 屋内环境是完美的。 我问他如何做到有這樣完善的水平。 他微笑地看着我，並且回復「师傅，我是從您那學會的」。

參觀完他的燕屋農場以後了我們朝向另一個燕屋農場，位于几公里之外的。

將繼續。大家有好燕屋! .

Touring Love Potion Farms - See to Believe

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(Birds are flying around when we were spraying Love Potion. They love it so much. Look at the nests at all the corners.)

(A close-up picture of beautiful Swiftlets)

(birds are flying in as we are spraying Love Potion on walls and planks.)

( look at the nests, don't you want your farm to be like this?)

( Mr.G sprays directly onto the planks. Even on half cup nests. It shows Love Potion is friendly to Swiftlets and nests)

( a corner nests)

( record of time and date applying Love Potion)


( a graph showing the performance of his farm after using Love Potion)

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I was in Jerantut then rushing all the way to Mentakab.

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Mr.G called me “ Sifu where are you? We all are waiting for you.”

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“I replied, I am on my way now shall be there soon.”

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The road from Jerantut to Mentakab was good with no traffic on a beautiful Sunday afternoon. I was able to drive above the speed limit and reach there in less than 45 minutes.

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This time I am seeing few farms. I was here before unfortunately the last visit both my cameras were not functioning due to unexplained reason.

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This time I brought along 3 cameras. Mr. G and friends were waiting for me at the ground floor of a farm.

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They want to collect the Love Potion they had ordered. This time I brought it along with me it was not enough as there is some unexpected demand from some of them.

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I have being invited many times by them to visit their farms to witness it myself the tremendous growth after using Love Potion. I didn’t go as I was busy with my other task but recently Mr. G and friends insisted or they would be very unhappy. So I don’t have a choice. There are not one or two farms, there were few of them shared the same tremendous growth after using Love Potion.

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Mr. G is a brilliant person. He is very observance and intelligent. He noted everything he did in a book and even plotted a graph to see the performance and changes of his farm. It was well documented.

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Mr. G farm is located in a row of 4 storey shop lot. Two upper floors were converted into farm. According to him there were 9 farms in this row of shop lot some of the farms here had being operated for more than 4 years and his farm out perform all of them. He started his farm in early 2007.

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He started to use Love Potion in April 08 when his farm has about 130 nests. After 9 months of continuous using of Love Potion his nests has increased above 450 nests as of Jan 2010.

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Mr. G is very grateful what Love Potion had done to help his farm. Before this the growths was different.

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That was why I was invited to witness it myself. There is another farm owned by Mr.G’s friend. It has been operating since May 07 and as on July 08 the nest count is less than 30. After Mr. G recommended him to use Love Potion and as today his nest count is more than 150.

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Mr.G told me , his friend is not consistent in using Love Potion otherwise the number of nest is much higher. I ask him how do you know?

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He replied, “This guy very stingy one. Use one bottle then stop, then come and borrow from me. Sometimes ask me got left over or not. Even few drop in the bottle he also wants.”

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As I reach there they were expecting me. Mr.G wants to show me how he sprays Love Potion in his farm and need my advice on whether he is doing it right. I replied at 370 nests in 9 months how could you be wrong!

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As we enter the farm there were only few birds inside. As we proceed to sprays Love Potion after few minutes more birds seem to enter farm. There are loving it. The Aroma is attracting them to fly in.

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Mr. G had harvest the nests 2 weeks ago. He explained that he sprays Love Potion every 2-3 weeks once and especially after harvesting.

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As I observe he is using good quality of wood as nesting planks. He never compromise on this therefore he could spray Love Potion directly on the Planks and the birds are loving it so much. The way the birds fly I could tell there are crazy about Love Potion.

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The conditions of his farm are perfect. The Macro is at perfection. I asked him how do you managed to get to such perfect level. He smiles and looks at me and replied “I learn it from you Sifu”.

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After visited his farm we headed for another one which located about few kilometer away.

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To be continued.

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Good Farming All!

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他們是否沒有基本的燕屋農場知识？

(2尺寬的橫粱穿过狗洞)

(橫粱缩小了狗洞的大小，並且它阻礙燕子的飞行)

到達了Ipoh大约中午时间，燕屋主之前已打电话给我问我在哪里。 非常好的他老远来到高速公路在路旁等待我。

當我经過Simpang Pulai得連接點，我发覺了他的車並且跟隨他。 他一直带我到他的燕屋農場。

我在K.L一個星期前見过了他，和他喝茶，而且，我解釋給他听一個好的燕屋農場是應該怎麼合應該拥有什么。是這个时候他發現他的燕屋農場是混亂的。

他雇用了一位知名的顧問，並且顧問的忠告是一切是優良和好的。 他甚而显示顧問他的一個小複製的燕屋农场，但是顧問沒有看見問題而且批准整體的設計。 那还不是全部，顧問參觀了燕屋农厂許多次。

燕屋農場現在差不多是80%完成的，它只欠案装板條。 這個燕屋主是非常不幸的，不僅他的燕屋农厂的設計是完全不对，他買的板條也不是好货。 他沒有发现什么，直到第二個評論來自做着板條案装的他自己的緬甸工人。巧合地，之前这个緬甸工人在緬甸的一個鋸木廠工作。

其中一名緬甸的工人告诉他，在緬甸这样的木頭將被丢掉或用當火木来烧。 哀傷的…哀傷的。. 哀傷的。。。

一個星期前，他顯示了他買的Meranti板條樣品，我告訴他，如果我是他，我不會買它。 他声称，他付了RM3k每吨，除了運輸和线雕的费用。 他是從一個好朋友建议的鋸木廠買的。 他們說服了他這是最佳的类型的Meranti在那时候，他認為他的到一个好的板條並且是非常高兴的。

我知道如果我再進一步的評論它是像在傷口上洒鹽。 我知道他是被欺詐了。 我更知道我是不会付比RM 1600.00更多包括運輸和线雕的费用来得到這樣等级的板條。

這是燕屋主告訴我的事实， 「James，當您評論我的板條是不正确的類型，我沒有感覺什么。 直到我的工人告訴我這些板條在緬甸他們是会扔掉它或當用火木頭来烧」。

他的燕屋農場位于在轻工业厂之顶楼，也就是他的辦公室的楼上。 他改換它成为二層楼的燕屋農場。 對他来说這是他夢想的燕屋農場。

燕屋農場的長度只是60ft，是不應該把狗洞位于燕屋的中部。 他起初想要把狗洞放在大廈的末端，但是他的顧問勸告他中部是適當的。

我是無語的，當我看見了有一條2 ft宽的橫粱跨过狗洞的中间。 這是發生了什么？ 那顧問是否沒有基本的燕屋農場知识？

這还不是全部，他声称在地板之間的连接洞最初是2 xs2ft的，在他發現它的奇怪之后,决定把它擴大到4x4ft的狗洞之下。

正真在狗洞之下有一條2 ft宽的橫粱跨过中間，声称燕子喜欢看見小的入口洞到第1楼。

还有許多錯誤，我很想要求燕屋主将整建拆掉和再建新的，但是，看到他的面色我可憐他。 他已经很努力並且对這個燕屋農場有的远大的抱负，因此，要他这么做像自殺似的。

不要紧，我將幫助他，这是我在那裡的目的。 我将设法使拆掉減到最少和費用尽可能最低为止。

因為我不可能为那橫粱做什么，因此，我将使用其他方式来創造由燕子喜歡的一個好環境，因為當前的設計反燕子築窝和停留的。拆掉橫粱大廈也許会倒塌。

它是一個骯髒的工作，但是一个人必須做它。 修補燕屋農場是一件辛苦的工作和不容易的。我現在是在清洗第一位顧問留下来的糞。

在參觀許多燕屋農場，通过看到这些修建和設計燕屋農場的方式之後，我打賭那些失败的燕屋将从80%到達90%或更多在短的时期内。大家有好燕屋!!