明白大自然 (用鋅来修建燕屋農場)

上星期我在Perak南部，並且我希望與大家分享這些獨特的燕屋農場所有都是在河口的。 大多數都是使用鋅材料修建的。 許多將会想知道这样不會影屋内环境吗？ 但是一些也許不会这样想。

有一些可能不同意我的想法使用鋅来修建的燕屋農場會失敗收场。 他們争辩说，如果使用鋅是傳熱的導致燕屋農場内部环境不穩定因而它会失敗，那為什麼有相當多的燕屋農場是非常成功的。

主要的是在這里，它全靠燕屋農場建造的地方。 如果燕屋農場建造在一個經常有平均溫度與微風而且有27-29C的區域您就可以能使用鋅作為物質，實際上，薄薄一層木頭將可以。

其次，那裡的土壤不可能支持重量的水泥，並且磚头將要求更多的花費和金錢来打 好基礎。

使用輕的材料將解这个问题。在另一方面，這裡的燕屋主偶然的利用了自然的環境(高湿度，風等等)，无然之间因而的得到「既是使用鋅燕屋農場仍然是可以成功的」

如果被圍攏的區域有一個平均的溫度大约在30C之上，在遠離海边和河口的燕屋農場比如在市鎮，如果一個使用鋅然而燕屋農場将是有大麻煩的。

燕屋農場是有關於靈活性和聰明瞭解屋内和屋外的环境。 然而使用這个知識和結合他們将完全得益的。 这是沒有直接的答復和解答的。 它必須是使用个種的組合来看結果的。

看上述的照片，在這些的情況下這個區域濕氣是很高的，並且燕屋農場利用這个濕氣。 即使他們必須安裝潤濕器在熱的季節期間，开潤濕器的时间是非常短的与位于市鎮的那些燕屋農場比较。

自然是美妙的，它是由我們聰明来瞭解它和使用它来让我们得到好處。 我的讀者问的普通问题是「現在到处都是燕屋農場和競爭是很僵硬的。这个投資是否值得？」

问得很好，它全依靠您是否有企業精神。 有些說法「风险更高，收獲更大」沒有风险那会有收獲呢。

如果您明白這个貿易並且有引導您的人，那么您就會是在收獲的一邊而不是在风险的一邊。

大家有好的燕屋農場!

Understand Nature (Using Zinc to Build Farm)

Last week I was at the South of Perak and I would like to share with you all these unique Swiftlet farms which located at the river mouth. Most of them are using Zinc material to construct. Many would wonder wouldn’t the micro would be affected? But some may think otherwise.

Some may not agree with me that using Zinc to build farm would ended up fail. They argued that if Zinc which transmitted heat that causes the farm internal environment unstable thus making it fail then why there are quite number of farms that uses Zinc are very successful.

The catch is here, it depends where the farm is being built. If the farm is built at an area that has an average temperature of 27-29C with constantly wind and breeze then you could use Zinc as material, in fact thin ply wood will do the job.

Secondly the soil there couldn’t support heavy load therefore using cement and brick would require good foundation that would cost lots of money.

Using light material would solve this. In the other hand the farmers here had incidentally making use of the nature environment (High Rh, Wind, etc) without realizing it thus claiming that “even using Zinc material farms still can be successful”

If the surrounded areas have an average temperature of about 30C and above which in most towns that located farm away from the sea and river then if one uses Zinc then the farm would be in big trouble.

Swiftlet farming is all about flexibility and intelligent to understand the Micro and Macro. Thereafter applying this knowledge and combine them and make the most out of it. There is no straight forward answer and solution. It has to be a combination of variety of effects to see the results.

Look at the above picture, in such cases the humidity in this area is high and the farms are making use of the humidity here. Even if they would have to install humidifiers here during hot season the period of running the humidifier would be very short compared to those farms that are located in town area.

Nature is wonderful it up to us to understand it and use it intelligently to our benefit.

The common question asked by my readers “There are so many farms now and the competition is so stiff. Is it worth to invest in this business?”

Well it depends on you whether you have the entrepreneurship in you or otherwise. There is a saying “Higher the Risk Bigger the Gain” so no risk no gain.

If you know this trade well and have someone to guide you then you would be in the gain side instead of the risk side.

Good Farming All!

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我喷Love Potion在楼下!

它是我遇到唯一個Love Potion的最獨特的用戶之一的經典經驗。 我觉得我需要与您分享一个好笑的故事。 在燕屋農場的行业里有各種各樣的燕屋主。 经过我許多歲月參觀和修補新的燕屋農場。 我遇到了各種各樣滑稽的事，並且這是我从未遇到的一个經典笑话!

它是这样開始的............

我從一個燕屋主A先生从Jerantut接到了一個电话。 他几个月前開始了他的燕屋農場。 它是一家2層樓的商店。 他的底层是他其他的事務使用的，並且第1楼被轉換成燕屋農場。

在他的燕屋農場開始了声音几天后，幾乎是没有燕子在入口附近飞的，而且他是相當的失望。 在等待了一個月之後，那裡也是没有一只燕子在他的燕屋農場停留。
他对我抱怨了关于他对他的顧問所有不滿的情緒。 他說，每一次顧問參觀他的燕屋農場，他會跟隨顧問到燕屋農場，希望他可以學到某些事，但是他总是失望的，因为顧問總是要求他在外面等待。 他後悔他雇用了這位顧問来修建他的燕屋農場。 但是他现在不可能做什么了，只是可以等待。

他沒有膽量從顧問收回他的鑰匙，但是就一直抱怨顧問的技巧。 我認為這是對任何一個方面都不公平的。

我勸告他需要耐心和他應該咨詢他的顧問，並且不必須害怕问任何問題關於燕屋農場。 他不應該询问我关于他的燕屋農場，因為我不是修建他燕屋農場的人。 我回復了A先生。 我不可能評論關於您的顧問因为它是不公平的事，而且我也沒有说什么。

他從朋友听说了Love Potion並且买了一些Love Potion。 他遵守了指示並且在他的燕屋農場噴洒了Love Potion。

如果我沒有弄錯那是大概1-2個月前他买了Love Potion。

几天前他打电话给我，交談是如下：

A先生： James，你好吗? 我從您買了Love Potion，您还記得我吗？

我： 我很好，我记得你，有什么我可以幫您的吗？

A先生： James，我可以噴洒Love Potion在楼下吗？

我：在楼下吗？ 為什麼只在楼下呢？ 您應該噴洒在所有的地方。

A先生： 不是…不是…不是。 我想要噴洒在楼下。 並且現在，在我噴洒了Love Potion之後有几百只燕子在入口孔玩。 以前沒有燕子。 我是很高兴的。 因此我可以噴洒在在楼下吗？ 燕子能仍可以嗅到它吗？

我： 那是很好的现象，但是為什麼您想要噴洒在在楼下呢？ (我懷疑了並且混淆了)您的燕屋農場， 2層樓被轉換成燕屋農場吗？

A先生： 沒有，只是一層被轉換成燕屋農場。 底层我是用来做生意的。

我： 那您應該噴洒在楼上而不是在楼下。 (我是非常的混淆的)。 燕子怎麼可能嗅到呢，如果您噴洒Love Potion在底层，但是您的燕屋農場楼上？

A先生： 如果我噴洒在楼上顧問是不准許的。 此外，他也会知道我噴洒了芳香(Love Potion)

我： 嘿..... 那A先生您到底現在想要怎么样呢？ (我是蛮生气的) 被噴洒了Love Potion和燕子也來了，以前那裡是沒有鳥。 现在仍然不高兴。 您到底想要什麼？

我的真誠要幫助他，结果我被作為傻瓜了。 在與我長的爭鬥之下，發現了他的愚蠢之後，我實際是被塌唬弄了。 通过他的坦白其实他是不得进入他的燕屋農場的。 因为顧問拿了他的锁匙。 他因该是在入口洞外部之下的牆壁上噴洒了Love Potion。 他一定是使用了梯子来噴洒Love Potion在是窗口開洞的入口洞。

他的顧問不允許他进入的燕屋農場的。 在入口洞噴洒了Love Potion之後有上百的燕子飞入他的燕屋農場。

他是很羞愧的不敢告诉我他不可以进入他自己的燕屋農場。 他是很傻的，他不知道我已经知道了。 通常顧問將把握他們修建的燕屋農場的锁匙。 但是這位燕屋主認為我什么都不知道。

这是因为为什么許多燕屋農場失败。 有這樣的思想怎麼沒有不失败的燕屋農場呢？

如果要人幫助我們，我們必須对人懇切不但只是對我們自己，但是對其他也是。

大家有好的燕屋農場!

之后，我給了這位燕屋主一个花名。。。我噴洒在.........楼。。。下。哈. .哈。.哈…

I Sprayed Love Potion Down Stair!

It was a classic experience that I encountered with one of the most unique user of Love Potion. I think it is good to share some laughter with you all. There are all sorts of farmers in Swiftlet farming. Thru my many years of visiting and revamping farm to building new ones. I encountered all sorts of funny things and this is a classic one that caught me off guarded!

It started …………

I received a call from a farm owner from Jerantut Mr. A. He has just started his farm few months ago. It was a 2 storey shop. The ground floor he uses for his business and the 1st floor converted into swiftlets farm.

He was quite disappointed that after few days his farm started it sounds there were hardly any birds playing around the entrance. After waited for another month there is not a single birds stayed in his farm.

He called me and complained about his dissatisfaction and also complained about the things that his consultant did. He said every time the consultant visited his farm he would follow along so that he could learn something from him but to his disappointment the consultant always asked him to wait outside. He regretted that he engaged this consultant to build his farm. For now he couldn’t do anything but to wait.

He has got no guts to take back the keys from the consultant yet keep complaining about his skill. I think this is not fair to either party.

I advise him to be patient and he should consult his consultant for advice and don’t have to be afraid to ask question pertaining to the farm. He should not ask me about his farm because I am not the one who built his farm. I replied Mr. A I cannot comment on that it is not fair to comment about the things your consultant did so nothing much from my mouth.

He heard about the Love Potion from friends and orders some Love Potions. He followed the instruction and sprayed the Love Potion at his farm.

It was quite a while if I am not mistaken probably 1-2 months ago he had ordered the Love Potion.

He called me few days ago and conversation as follows:

Mr.A: James, how are you? I have bought Love Potion from you, can you still remember me?

Me: I am fine, I think so, and how can I help you?

Mr. A: James, can I spray the Love Potion Down stair?

Me: Down stair? Why only down stair? You should spray all floors.

Mr.A: NO...No…No. I just want to spray down stair. And now after I sprayed Love Potion there are hundreds of birds playing at the entrance hole. Previously there were no birds at all. I am dam happy. So can I spray down stair? Can the birds still smell it?

Me: That is good sign then why do you want to spray down stair only? (I doubted and confused) Is your shop, 2 floors converted into farm?

Mr. A: NO only one floor converted into farm. The ground floor I do business.

Me: Then you should spray up stair not down stair. (Me dam confused). How can the birds smell if you spray Love Potion at ground floor and your farm is on the 1^st floor?

Mr.A : If I spray up stair the consultant don’t allow. Furthermore he would know I am spraying Aroma (Love Potion)

Me: Hey…..Mr.A what do you want now? (I am a bit pissed) Sprayed Love Potion and all birds came, previously there were no birds. Now still not happy. What do you want?

With my sincerity of helping him I ended up as a fool. After a long battle with his stupidity I discovered I was actually being fooled by him. Thru his confession he has no access to his farm. The consultant is holding the keys. What he did was he sprayed the love Potion on the outside wall below the entrance hole. He must have used a ladder to spray the Love Potion on the entrance which is a widow opening.

His consultant doesn’t allow him to have access to his farm. After sprayed Love Potion at the entrance hole there were hundreds of birds swamping into his farm.

He is ashamed to let me know that he has no access to his own farm. He was so silly that he didn’t know that I knew all these. Commonly the consultant will hold the keys of the farm they built. But this farmer thought I knew nothing.

That is why so many farms failed. With such mentality how could not all farms failed?

Sometime we have to be sincere not only to ourselves but to others too if want people to help us.

Good farming All!

Ever since then, I give this farmer a nick name I spray Down………….stair ..ha..ha..ha…

喷雾器盖“鐵帽子“

我称它为「鐵帽子」鸡舍式潤濕器已在市場上有好几個月了。 之前的一个是藍色的是一个使用汤碗和白色的PVC管子，兩个棍子黏在一起的。 实际上，如果您有时间您可以自己DIY，因為它是可以100% 自己DIY的。

上述的圖片是現在大量生產的。 肯定是沒有環氧黏附和汤碗的介入。是工廠製造精整的而不是DIY的。 您可能看的出區別特别是它的精整。肯定也沒有嚇唬燕子的油漆氣味。

使用这个鐵帽子的原因是它防止和減少薄霧直接擊中天花板和板條。 需知道99%的板條在所有的燕屋農場實際上它不是使用所謂的Meranti。 如果濕氣在燕屋農場超出了某一些水平，這些所謂的Meranti板條可能容易地生長青苔和真菌。

一旦板條被青苔和真菌騷擾並且板條上將有粉狀在表面。 燕窝不可能黏在這樣的表面它將会掉落的。如果您使用鸡舍式潤濕器，要防止这个发生最好使用鐵帽子。

此外使用这个鐵帽子薄霧将均勻地被喷到在45度，均勻地使濕氣覆蓋四面八方。 這能使燕屋农厂的湿度能在最短的时间達到一個有利的水平。

除那以外，使用鸡舍式潤濕器是它很耐久，低維修，也很便宜地，它也可以用于倒入Love Potion。 一旦Love Potion的芳香被做成薄霧燕子完全是变疯狂了。那些有使用這個方法来增加燕子群和燕巢的人明白我的意思。

其次它也可以減少過份濕的地板。之前一些也許利用凳子或椅子来做這個工作的人，现在可以使用這個鐵帽子。現在您可以丢掉PVC椅子了。

感興趣的請打电话给我或发電子郵件012-3173811。不包刮郵費的RM 79.00每。

大家有好的燕屋農場!

要肯定您湿度机的读数是準確的.

有準確的温度和湿度讀数在燕屋農場是非常重要的。 如果讀数在可以接受的水平之下，這將帮助您瞭解您的內部情况和立刻矯正他們。

德國制造的濕度計已在一陣子脫銷，我今天刚好设法得到货。 我會更喜歡这个比是中国制造的。 莫名其妙地我怀疑它的準確性和耐久性。

假使在燕屋農場的情况是潮濕的，並且有很高的氨氣體由于燕子的屎粪掉下在燕屋農場里，電子板在數字式類型的(數字式) 的裡面将儲積由於氧化作用，不會持久的。通常在几个月以后電池將漏由于氧化作用過程。 德國制造的不需要電池经操作。

有几次我进入我讀者的燕屋農場，並且我感觉到不同，並且我告訴了他們的燕屋农厂的情况完全是在可接受水平之外。 有些还與我爭論了並且堅持水平是好的。 他們甚而顯示了垂懸在燕屋农厂牆壁上的濕度計(數字式類型)和讀数展示在温度是在28C 和湿度是 85%。

通过我的經驗我感覺到它，然后我与他們打賭讀数展示是錯誤的，並且他們濕度計讀是莫名其妙地不精確的。 我要求他們拿下濕度計和置放在他們的燕屋農場之外再檢查讀数。 在炎熱的太陽之下這次它顯示了温度是29C 和 湿度是 83%。 它明顯地显示濕度計是发生了故障而且在几個月前。

因此，去檢查您燕屋農場的濕度計。讀数也許不再是準確的在長时间之后。

所以有些燕屋主一直抱怨燕子群減少，並且窝的增長是慢的。 這可能是暗藏的問題就在您的鼻子下面。 除非您是有足够的經驗，要不然您不可能注意它。

對于那些对這個德國制造的濕度計感兴趣的人，您可以与我联系。 012-3173811. 不包刮郵費的价格RM 120.00。 存货有限。

大家有好的燕屋農場!

Humidifier Top Cover " Horn Hat"

I call it the “Horn Hat” for the Chicken coop Humidifier has been in the market for months. The previous one which is blue in color is using a soup bowl and white Pvc pipes, both stick together using epoxy. In fact if you have the time you could DIY yourself since it can be 100% DIY.

The above pictures are the new ones which are mass produced now. Definitely no epoxy sticking and no soup bowl involved. The finishing is factory made not DIY. You could see the differences yourself especially the finishing. Definitely no paint smell that frighten birds away.

The reason of using the Horn Hat is to prevent and to reduce the mist from directly hitting the ceiling and nesting planks. Knowing that 99% of nesting planks in all farms are using so called Meranti in reality it is not. This so called Meranti planks could easily grow fungus and mould if the Humidity in the farm exceeded certain level.

Once the planks are infested with fungus and mould the planks would have powdery surface. Nests couldn’t stick to such surface often it will fall.To prevent this it is better to use the Horn Hat if you are using the Chicken Coop Humidifier.

Furthermore with the Horn Hat the mist is directed evenly to four directions in 45 dg angle making the Humidity coverage more evenly. This mean the farm’s Rh could reach a favorable level in a shorter time.

Besides that, the trick of using the Chicken coop humidifier is that it last long, low maintenance, cheap and it’s being used to pour LOVE POTION into it. Once the aroma of Love potion is made into mist the Swiftlets go crazy. Those who had tried or currently using this method to increase bird’s population and nests understand what I meant.

Secondly it also reduces the floor from excessive wetness. Some may have been using a stool or a chair to do this job before this Horn Hat was available. Well now you could forget about the pvc chair.

Interested please call or email 012-3173811. Rm 79.00 each excluding Postage.

Good Farming all!

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Make Sure the Hygrometer Reading is Accurate.

Having an accurate reading of Temp & Rh in farm is very important. This will help you to understand your internal condition and to rectify them immediately if the reading is below acceptable level.

The German made Hygrometer has been out of stock for quite a while and today I managed to get hold the stock. I would prefer this to the digital one that is made in China. Somehow I doubted the accuracy and the durability of the later.

Given the condition of the farm which is damp and high in ammonia gas due to the accumulation of birds dropping the electronic inside the digital type (the digital plate) would not last long because of oxidation. Often the battery would leak after few months due to the oxidation process. The German made one does not need battery to operate.

There were few occasions I entered my reader’s farms and I felt differently and I told them that their farm’s condition are totally out of the acceptable level. Some of them argued with me and insisted the conditions are OK. They even showed the Hygrometers that hanged on the farm’s wall (digital type) and the reading show 28C & RH 85%.

Thru my experiences I could felt it and I bet they were wrong and their Hygrometers reading are somehow inaccurate. I asked them to take down the Hygrometers and place them outside the farm to check the reading again. This time under the hot sun it shows 29C & RH 83%. It clearly showed the Hygrometer is malfunction after couple of months.

So go and check the Hygrometers in your farms. The reading might not be accurate anymore over long period.

That’s why some farmers keep on complaining about reducing birds population and the nests grow is slow. This could be the hidden problem right under your nose. You may not notice it yourself unless you are experience enough.

For those who are interested to get this German made Hygrometer you may contact me. 012-3173811. Price Rm 120.00 excluding postage. Limited stocks.

Good farming All!

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应该有几个Amps

您应该在燕屋農場使用多少个Amps呢 ？ 那是一个棘手的问题。 那将取决于燕屋農場的大小、有几层楼，高音扬声器的数量，高音扬声器的种类和Amp的瓦特等等。

多数时间，如果我不是说所有的话95% 的燕屋農場只有使用2个 Amps，也有一些只是使用1个 Amp。

通常为使用2个 Amps的那些， 1部用在外在声音的和另外1部用在内部，不管燕屋農場有多大。 它是普通的看到上百部的高音扬声器被连接到1部 Amp。 对我来说它是等待定时炸弹等待爆炸，它是等待Amp烧机因为它是超载的。

所有这些是归于结为节省成本。 有时它是正的没有道理，我认为燕屋主原本是因该聪明的，但是我莫名其妙地怀疑了。 如果他们可以在他们的燕屋農場上花费了几十万为什么不可以再花费另外的几百零吉在Amps上呢。

这经常发生了燕屋農場是由某些虚伪的... 顾...建造.......因此他们能获得更多的利润。 有些声称使用1个 Amp是传统的方式，所有的(全内部和内部的用同一个声音)是最好。 那里是有许多不同的学校当谈到如此，但是我明确地不会使用1个 Amp为所有和通过我的经验和研究，结果再次显示了用2个声音或更多是执行了比1个声音好的。

其中一个使用超过1个 Amp的简单原因是，如果其中一个Amps发生了故障，那燕屋農場不会是在无声音的时期，当您没有参观燕屋農場时。 记住我们只是去参观我们的燕屋農場每个月或两个月的时间。 想象您是依靠了1个Amp，并且它发生了故障，您的燕屋農場然后将无声音，并且您所有的燕子将被诱惑到有声音的其他燕屋農場。

其次，有超过1个 Amp您可以玩杂耍内部的声音与将促进燕子群。 这是其中一个增加燕子人口的秘密。 但是保证您会玩杂耍在旧和新的内部声音之间。 所有差错将减少燕子群。 (打电话给我，如果您有疑义)。

第三。，有更多的Amps将均匀地传播高音扬声器的数量减少在每个Amp的装载因而Amp个生命将是延长的。

目前某些Amp在我的燕屋農場是24/7开着的，到现在超过7年的时间仍然是开着的。 不要超载您的Amps。 一旦超载寿命将是缩短的。

还有许多好处在您的燕屋農場使用超过1个 Amp。 唯一的缺点是接线，它是有点费时的。 但是在长久来讲您会受益于它。


大家有好燕屋!

第2或第3年

您是否想知道为什么一些人说在第2或第3的年燕屋農場开始之后燕窝才会增加。

什么原因才会有这样的现象呢？燕屋農場是否有关于等待呢？在第2或第3年才有收获是普通吗？如果是的， 那所有的燕屋農場是必须等待通过这个期间后，才开始有收获许多公斤咯。

可悲的是，不是所有的燕屋農場经过这个期间之后将会有猛烈的增加。 实际上，许多燕屋農場甚而不会到达30个窝。 它明显地表示，等待不是答案，并且，是有其他因素影响这个增长的。

等待只是一个过程，但是它不是主要的因素。 燕子需要至少45-60天来适应环境，在他们参观了燕屋農場之后。 在这个期间，他们会经常去参观新的燕屋農場连续地发现燕屋農場是否安全。

除此以外，他们也将测试燕屋農場的情况用它的温度的期限， 湿度，板条的安排，飞行道路等等。

燕子的生存天性迫使他们选择最佳的燕屋農場，以便他们的子孙能生存，并且下一代能增长。 这是多数动物将寻找的环境是安全和适当的生产周期的一部分。
若想象，您燕屋農場的环境不拥有或适合燕子所寻找的要求？

然后等待是没有用的，并且，无论您等待多久燕屋農場将保持同样。

在适应期间以后， 燕子需要另外45天(+或-)来做窝。 这个过程将占去几个月的时间。 所以，如果您期望在一个月的时间看到有满杯的窝，我敢打赌您将会是非常失望的。

当然也有案件经营2个月的燕屋農場，并且已经有窝被造在那里，但是这只是发生在少量的燕屋農場几千个農場才有一个。

因此，快快去发现您的燕屋農場是否有吸引燕子停留和做窝的一个好的内部环境。 现在发现好过是2年以后才发现。

您那时会浪费2年。 在第3年的时候您应该是享受收获。 而不是在第3年才开始修补您的燕屋農場。

因此您的燕屋農場是否有正确的内部环境？ 只有您才知道。 如我总是说没有人认识您的燕屋農場比您更好的。

要今天发现它好过比在2或3年后才发现。

大家有好燕屋!

How Many Amps?

How many Amps should you use in farm? That is a tricky question. That would depend on the size, the number of floor, the number of tweeters, the type of tweeters, and the watt of the Amp and so on.

Most of the time if not all I would say 95 % of Swiftlet farms are only using 2 Amps, some only using 1 Amp.

Commonly for those that are using 2 Amps, 1 for External sound and 1 for Internal sound immaterial of how big the farm is. It is common to see few hundred tweeters connected to 1 Amp. To me it is a time bomb waiting to explode, it is a matter of time the Amp will break down due to overload (over heated).

All these boiled down to cost saving. Sometimes it doesn’t make sense, I thought Swiflet farmers are intelligent but somehow I doubted. If they could spend hundred thousand on their farms why can’t they spend additional few hundred ringgit for the Amps.

This often happened where the farms were built by some insincere ……consul……. So that they could make more profit.

Some even claimed that the traditional way of using 1 single Amp for all (1 sound for all – Internal & Internal) is the best. Well there are many thought of schools when it comes to this but I definitely won’t use 1 Amp for all and thru my experiences and researches again and again the results showed 2 sounds or more performed much better than 1 sound.

One of the simple reasons of using more than 1 Amp is, if one of the Amps malfunctioned the farm won’t be out of sound the entire period when you are not visiting. Bear in mind we only visit our farm once or twice per month. Imagine if you relied on 1Amp and it malfunctioned then your farm would have no sound and all your birds would be enticed to other farms that have sound.

Secondly having more than 1 Amp you could juggle with the internal sound which would boost up the birds population. This is one of the secrets of pushing up the population of birds. But make sure you know how to juggle between the old and new internal sound. Any mistake make it would reduce the birds population instead. (Call me if you have doubts).

Thirdly having more Amps the number of tweeters will be spread evenly therefore fewer tweeters for every each Amp reducing the load on each Amp thus the life of the Amp will be longer.

Currently some of the Amp in my farms has been running 24/7 for more than 7 years still running now. Never overload your Amps. Once overloaded the life span will be shorten.

There are many more advantages in using more than 1 Amp in farm. The only disadvantage is the wiring is a bit taxing. In long run you would benefit from it.

Good Farming All!

The 2nd & 3rd Year

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 2^nd or 3^rd 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

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By then you would have wasted 2 years. In the 3^rd year you should be enjoying the income from the harvest. Not in the 3^rd 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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没有野生的燕子

有一个很共同地說法，如果您想要有一個成功的燕屋農場您需要吸引那些從洞或野生的燕子。 我的意思是那些野生的燕子。 (我是非常的不同意)

我想知道在这裡是否有所为的野生燕子 ？ 在沙巴和沙撈越有一些很大的山洞是有野生燕子的。 在西馬只是有少量的山洞但是也不见得有燕子。

大多数我們看見的，當做燕子測試时是從燕屋農場来的。 我可以確信地說所有的燕子。 (除了在沙巴和沙撈越做那些測試，但是.....)

要吸引從山洞的燕子来燕屋農場停留是不容易的。 雖則人们设法仿效山洞的環境情况並且希望燕子將停留並且做窝，但是它不是這样运作的。 在燕屋農場居住的燕子已经許多世代適應了燕屋農場的環境和它的情况。 如果燕屋農場被毀壞了，燕子将很难回山洞居住。

不要太过高兴如果您可以吸引野生的燕子停留和在您的燕屋農場做窝。 吸引從其他燕屋農場的燕子比從山洞的燕子是更加容易的。

实际上，有少數的研究做山洞的燕子是与燕屋農場的燕子是不同的。 (種類型)
他們在燕屋農場環境長大因此被馴化了，即使它分享一些相似性但是它还是不同的。

許多设法創造一个与山洞內部情况相似的燕屋農場，以后發現它不可能吸引任何燕子。 某些例子是： 离地板之間的15-20ft高度的天花板，修建一個仿效山洞一般大的燕屋農場等等。

或許他們忘記了，或許他們根本不知道山洞的燕子是与燕屋農場的燕子不同的。 兩個有另外生存棲所，雖然他們分享同一种食物(昆蟲)。

因此看到有以萬上的窝在燕屋農場而它的溫度是31C或更高是不普遍的，而為山洞平均溫度是在26-28C。 因為它的屎粪是有與蝙蝠和其他生物留下的，混合了從山洞的燕子糞的氣味也是不同的。 而在燕屋農場，屎粪單獨是從燕子而留下的。

這是演變和適應。燕屋農場的燕子適應了這樣的情况並且隨著時間的推移演變了。 他们之间还有許多區別的。

詳細的理解是最重要的為了能修建一個最适用的燕屋農場。 实际上，我們是修造一个能吸引其他燕子的燕屋農場而不是從山洞，不忘記。在马來西亚半岛，您能忘了野生的燕子。

大家有好燕屋!

No Wild Birds

Well it’s commonly said that if you want to have a successful farm you need to attract swiftlets from the cave or from the wild. I mean those wild birds. (I strongly disagree)

I was wondering is there anything such thing as wild swiftlets? In Sabah and Sarawak there are many huge caves some are inhibited by Swiftlets. In the West Malaysia there are just few caves some may not have swiftlets at all.

Those birds that most of us see while doing Birds Test are from farms. I could confidently say all of them. (Except those Tests that were done in S’bah & S’wak but…..)

It is not easy to attract Swiftlets from cave to stay in farm. Though human is trying to imitate the condition of cave environment and hoping that the swiftlets would stay and make nests but somehow it doesn’t work this way. The many generations of Swiftlet that lived in farms have adapted to the farm’s environment and its condition. There are unable to live in cave if all farms are destroyed.

Don’t be too happy to think you could attract wild birds to stay and make nests in your farm. It is much easier to attract Swiftlets that are from farms than from caves.

In fact there have been few researches done that the cave swiftlets is somehow different from farm swiftlets. (Hybrid type)

The farm swiftlets have been domesticated and the environments they grew up and stay are different from caves even though it shares some similarities.

Many trying to create farms that shared the internal condition similar to cave and to discover later that it couldn’t attract any Swiftlet. Some of the examples were: 15-20ft height between floor, Building a big farm to imitate the size of caves and so on.

They had forgotten or perhaps without knowing that the cave swiftlets are somehow different from farm swiftlets. Both have different living habitat though they shared the same food (insect).

So it is uncommon to see farm that have a temperature of 31C or more with thousands of nests whereas for the cave the average temperature is around 26-28C. The smell from the guano of the cave is also different as it’s mixed with Bats and other creatures dropping. Whereas in the farm the dropping are solely from Swiftlets.

This is evolution and adaptation. Farm swiftlets have adapted to such condition and evolved over time. There are many more differences between them.

In-depth understanding is utmost important in order for one to build a farm that suitable for swiftlets . In fact we’re build farms to attract young swiftlets from other peoples’ farm not swiftlet from caves don’t forget that.In Peninsular Malaysia you can forget about wild swiftlets.

Good farming all!

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不是您要什么

我也有一阵子未写部落格了，因為我是忙于許多关与特别是燕窝處理和出口的事。

你們也許想知道我发生了什麼事… 不见了 ？

不要擔心我永远在這里。 有一个說法「一旦是燕屋主永远是燕屋主」。

我怎麼可能遠離燕屋農場，它是，很致癮的我認為我不可能停止這習性。它是是很致癮的我不可能隔每小時停止考虑它。

有一个人打电话给我几分鐘前。 他想知道修建燕屋農場需要花費多少。 他說他看不到需要什么費用介入就好像在我的部落格提及的。

他說所有大概需要一些天花板来关上窗口和使用三夹板切開来做板條。

我告訴他非常好的您可以去做，您将会立刻有一個成功的燕屋農場。 通常我不會與這样的人解释也不會辯解。它是浪费时间的。 通常我會告诉他們，自從您已经決定了请继续。

燕屋農場怎麼可能不失败呢，一個对燕屋農場的一点知識也没有？

無論如何這是发生在燕屋農場行业的事。 另一個是一個讀者询问關於燕屋農場溫度的事。

他一直追问那裡是否有任何东西他可能购買或安装在他的燕屋農場里，以便可以降低溫度。

然后通过交談他透露了他的燕屋農場是20x80， 2層樓的獨立燕屋農場，使用鋅牆壁，没有用任何防热材料。 他声称在熱的天气，温度升到42C。 我问他您不知道这是不可能的吗？ 他的回復是「James,那时候我不知道燕子是不可能居住在這樣熱的情况」。

多年來我收到了不計其數的電子郵件，並且從讀者和一些的電話我會笑直到我滚地。

一大堆沒有道理的瘋狂想法。 並且大多時間它是燕屋主決定了什麼是对燕子最好根據他們的經驗和知識。 如果他們的知識是有限的当然他們修造的燕屋農場也是失败的。

一個讀者顯示我他燕屋農場的設計和他是為它而非感到常骄傲的。 他问我我的看法。 我问他為什麼牆壁在這里，為什麼是使用這些材料等等..... ？

他回復了燕子會想要飛行到那裡等等….並且告訴我燕子是怎样將飛行並且停留和最新製造的窝。 我问他這是您的假定或那是燕子告诉您的？ (當然是他的假定咯)。

他静了一陣子的聲音。我認為他恨我对他工作的批評。 怎麼能不批評呢，一个不能运作的設計。 多数是燕屋主修造一个他們喜欢的燕屋農場。實際上，有多少是修造一个適合燕子的燕屋農場？

修建一个您要的燕屋農場方式明確地將促進您的成就感，但是，實際上它會导致您遭受损失，當您在几年后还是没有看見燕窝。

不要忘記這裡主要的宗旨是修建一个燕子的燕屋農場。

大家有好燕屋!

Not what You Want!

I have not been writing that often as I was tight-up with many things related to farming especially nests processing and export.

Some of you might be wondering what happens to James…MIA liow?

Don’t worry I will always be here. There is a saying “once a swiftlet farmer always is a swiftlet farmer.”

How could I stay away from Swiftlet farming, it is so addictive I don’t think that I could kick away this habit. It is so addictive that I can’t stop thinking about it every other hour.

Someone called me just a couple of minute ago. He wanted to know how much it cost to build a farm. He said he doesn’t see much of cost involved like what I had mentioned on my blog.

He said all it needs probably some ceiling board to close the window and ply woods to cut it into nesting planks.

I told him well very good go ahead you may have a successful farm in no time. Often I won’t iron out or reason out with people like this .It is a waste of time. Often I would ask them since you had decided then go ahead.

How could the farm not fail when one has so little knowledge about swiftlets farming?

Anyway this is what happened to the swiftlet farming industry. Another one was this reader asking about things regarding temperature of farms.

He keeps on asking is there anything that he could buy or to put in his farm so that the temperature will reduce.

Later thru the conversation he reveals that his farm is a 20x80, 2 storey standalone with zinc wall without any insulation. He claimed that during the hot day temperature rises to 42C. I asked him didn’t you know it will never worked in the first place? His reply was “James at that time I didn’t know Swiftlet can’t live in such hot condition”.

Over the years I received countless of emails and calls from readers and some I would laugh till I drop dead after reading them.

All sort of crazy ideas that don’t make sense. And most of the time it is the farmers themselves decided what the best for the birds based on their experiences and knowledge. If their knowledge is somewhat poor then the farms they build would be poor too.

One reader showed me his farm’s design and he is very proud of it. He asks me for my opinion. I asked him why are the walls here, why are you using such material and so on…..?

He replied the birds would like it and would fly there and so on….and tells me how the birds would fly and stay and later making nests. I asked him is this your assumption or that is what the bird had told you? (Of course it is his assumption).

He was muted for a while..I think he hated me for criticizing his works. How could I not criticizing a design that doesn’t work. Most instances Farmers themselves are building farm to what they think and to what they like .How many actually building farms to suit the birds?

Building a farm the way you wanted would definitely boost up your sense of achievement but in reality you would end up suffering when you see no nests in few years time.

Don’t forget the main objective here is to build farms for swiftlets .

Good farming All!

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收获 (帮助增加燕子和燕窝的数量)

(從我几个月的燕屋農場的燕窝)

一個許多燕屋主共同犯的其中一些错误是延遲收穫。 這个归于無法設置一个收穫的日程表。 沒有人比你自己更知道您的燕屋農場。 您知道最明白您的燕屋農場。 燕窝的数量，燕子的数量，燕窝標號的数量，在您的區域附近的天氣，等等。

所有這些將幫助您計劃的您的收穫。 一個好計劃的收穫将幫助增加燕子和燕窝的数量。

有許多燕屋主很勉強的收穫燕窝特别是在有20-50个窝的新燕屋農場。 原因是`讓燕窝生長更多，太早不能收穫，太少不能收穫的100零 1個原因等等。 实际上，通过延遲收穫他們是防止燕窝的数量增加。

我參觀了許多失败的燕屋農場，並且經常看見那些燕窝在這些燕屋農場沒有被收穫，有些什至一些在那裡已有几個月或几年來了。 我要问了燕屋主您為什麼沒有收穫它們呢？ 回復是`如果我收穫了它們我再看不到它們」。

對他們来说它是很珍貴的。 他們害怕，如果他們收穫了所有的窝他們將永遠丟失它們。這是很自然的，在它們的小燕子飛行之後，燕子對他們的窝没有了用途。 通常他們將回收或使用回他們的老窝，從這裡您將失去每一个回收的燕窝如果它沒有被收穫的话。

实际上，如果他們收穫了它們將雙倍增加燕窝的数量。 收穫燕窝有效力的增加燕窝的成长，但是它必須是適當地計劃好和有系統的方式。

有許多燕窝的燕屋農場一個恶劣計劃的收穫不僅將影響燕窝的(未來)，而且燕子的数量，燕窝品質的数量等等。

不要害怕收穫燕窝，不管是5个窝或是10个窝。因為收穫燕窝是提高燕窝数量的技術的一部分。

這裡有一些技巧是：

- 不要在雨天或多雲的天收穫燕窝。 因为許多燕子也許在燕屋農場。 下雨天它們經常將回到燕屋農場而没有飞到别处找食物。 看见很多燕子在燕屋農場是不常见的。

- 收穫應該是在早晨開始，並且應該2.00 pm之前完成。

- 開始完成一個部分，然后移到另一個。

- 如果不必要的话，不要在燕屋農場花费太多的时间。 您的宗旨是收穫不是喝TehTarik。

- 做一个紀錄並且記下在每個的收穫有多少燕窝(日期和时间)

- 在每次收穫之後，喷上Love Potion来消滅人的氣味和創造使燕子感觉舒適的環境。

在您做了以上之後，並且在下次來收穫比較與早先紀錄的，您收穫了燕窝的数量，新燕窝的数量，燕窝的品質等等，您将會瞭解我的意思。

大家有好燕屋!