Have you ever wonder why some say that nests would only increase in the 2nd or 3rd year after the farm had operated.
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What is the reason for such phenomena? Is Swiftlet farming is all about waiting? Is after the 2nd or 3rd year is the norm? If yes then all farms just have to waiting thru this period and thereafter all would be harvesting many kgs.
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Sadly not all farms would have drastic increase of nests after such period. In fact many farms would not even reach 30 nests. It shows clearly that waiting is not the answer and there are other factors that influence such grow.
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Waiting is only part of the process but it is not the major factor. Swiftlets take at least 45-60 days for adaptation after they had visited a farm. During this period they would often visit the new farm again continuously to find out the safety of the farm whether it is free from threats.
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Besides this they would also test out the condition of the farm in term of its temperature, rh, nesting planks arrangement, the flying path and so on.
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The survival instinct of the swiftlets forces them to choose the best farms so that their offspring could survive and the next generation could grow. This is part of the production cycle where most animal would seek an environment that are safe and suitable.
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Imagine, what if your farm environment doesn't possess or match the requirement that the swiftlets are looking for?
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Then waiting would be no of use and no matter how long you wait then the farm would remain the same.
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After the adaptation period, Swiftlets need another 45 days (+ @-) to make nests. This process would take up to few months. Therefore if you expect to see a full nest in a month time after operation I bet you be very disappointed.
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Of course there are cases that a newly built farm that just operated for 2 months and there are nests built inside but this only happened to few farms out of thousand.
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So go and find out whether you farm has a good internal environment that would attract the swiftlets to stay and to make nests. It is better to find out now rather than 2 years
later.
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By then you would have wasted 2 years. In the 3rd year you should be enjoying the income from the harvest. Not in the 3rd year then only you start to revamp your farm.
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So does your farm have the right internal environment? Only you know. Like I had always said nobody knows your farm better than you do.
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To find it out today is better than to know it in 2 or 3 years time.
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Good Farming All!
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