Sastisfied with the Harvested Nests

This are the Nests harvested from one of my  Swiftlet  farms last weekend.  It is  2.5 years old Swiftlet farm located in one of the busiest congested town in  Selangor

The weight of  the Green color box is 1.166 kg, it is a large box. The total weight of the Green color box together with Nest is 5.652kg. After deducting  the weight of the box, the nett weight of the Nests is 4.486kg.

Well I am happy with the result of 4.486kg after 2.5 years. I don’t ask for more and I am satisfied.

Everywhere is possible to do Swiftlet farming, but it depends on how you do it. Swiftlet farming is no different from other businesses. It needs skill, right knowledge, courage and perseverance. When I say knowledge, I mean real and genuine knowledge. It is not building or constructing a house and install Nesting Planks and Tweeters. I have seen and visited too many failed Swiftlet Houses, they rarely practice and follow the basic knowledge of Swiftlet farming.

After so many years of providing free information on my blog, people still never learned. I still find many Swiftlet Houses struggling to meet the basic requirement of the Micro (Temperature, Light,etc).

Why?..........Maybe…this is the norm. In the Market Economy,  it is always and no matter  how well the economists plan and implement the Economic policy. Somehow it will go back to “ 10%  people controlling 90%  of the market and the 90% of  people are sharing the 10% that is left”.

I find it similar in  Swiftlet farming. 10% Swiftlet farm capturing all the young Swiftlets which the rest (90%) are sharing what is left. Young Swiftlet is the future of a Swiftlet farm.

So where do you want to be? The 10% that is controlling or the 90% that share what is left?

Why do some businesses succeeded after changing hand? The new owner took over the failed business or company and changed the whole management later the businesses grow. Now is it because of the business or management?

I knew many people that buy failed Swiftlet houses at a bargain price and turned it around successfully.

I  believe the least you ask the more you will get.

So go and do a successful  Swiftlet farm.

Good Swiftlet farming All!

“He who is not courage enough will accomplish nothing in Life”

 Cassius Clay

( Good sizes cup nests)

( Box weight 1.116kg)

 ( Box plus nests weight 5.652kg)

( another view of the nests)

( Putting them into the plastic bag)

從越南燕屋農場Love Potion的代理 - 參觀一個生態公園 Swiftlet farming Love Potion Agent from Vietnam-Visiting Eco Park

LP產品和香氣的越南代理，Dung Yen Sao的Tran 先生上個星期來拜訪了我。這是一個回訪，因為去當我年在越南談到如何有效使用燕子香氣和聲音時，我曾答應過他的。

Love Potion在越南是大大有名，做得非常好的。許多在越南成功的燕屋農場都是使用Love Potion 的。他告訴我每個在越南養殖燕子產業中的人都知道Love Potion。他說，有了Love Potion要在一年裏有幾百個燕窩是很容易的事情。那是一個讚美。。。他給我看一個錄影直播，一個使用Love Potion的燕屋農場從他的 IPhone。我們可以看到很多燕子附在那些木板。這是很令人驚歎的。我很榮幸的看到和聽到他的意見。我真正的很高興可以幫助了那麽多的燕屋農場。

他們很樂意如果我可以再次到訪越南再給一個坐談會。越南的讀者希望我能再次與他們會面， Tran先生說。如果一切順利，暫定的，我將會在8月或9月分再次到越南。一旦我的行程定下來後，我將會告知所有的讀者。

（很有創意，荷蘭的理念......在歐洲沒有燕子)

他們在這裡的時候，我帶他們去了一個在Morid的生態公園。這是一個很小的生態公園，但卻是一個格外美麗的。燕屋農場和燕窩加工中心是這裡主要的吸引力。也一個含有許多特別動物的迷你動物園。這是一個孩子們會喜歡來的地方。

我猜整個概念是，當父母們在看一些可食燕窩的展品時，孩子們可以花時間在迷你動物園。它是一個很好的主意。

(生態公園的正門)

(Tran先生&我)

(燕窩加工中心與紀錄片劇場）

燕窩加工中心是開放給大眾而且還是免費的。你可以來看他們如何清洗燕窩。它是含有高度專業性的。對於那些從未見過燕窩如何被清理乾淨的人，那麽這是一個合適參觀的地方。

(燕窩加工中心。員工人員正在清洗燕窩。記錄* 攝影是不允許在燕窩加工中心的......，除非有批准）

(在餐廳與Dun Yen Sao的Tran先生和夫人喝一杯飲料)

在燕窩加工中心旁邊有一家餐廳，有招待許多類型的燕窩湯。你可以坐下來和享受一碗燕窩同時還可以看看那燕屋農場和宜人的風景。如果你想要買一些紀念品這裡還有一家小商店（鄉下類型的)。

（燕屋農場旁面的餐廳）

（良好的環境美化和精心的設計）

（水果園在附近）

(迷你動物園裏的淡水水族館)

(迷你動物園)

（另外一個從大型停車場的畫面）

(2年前一切的開始就是從這閒3層樓獨立的燕屋農場，之後燕窩加工中心。 跟著到現在的迷你動物園)

大家有好的燕屋農場 ！

"我們所有的夢想都可以成真，如果我們有勇氣去追求"

(迪士尼)

燕屋农场 - 点滴头安装方法的说明书 Swiftlet Farm - Dripper Installation Instruction Manual

這裡是安裝Love Potion点滴頭的方法。每个点滴頭都有提供塑膠吊袋。

對於那些沒收到安裝方法張單的人请從這裡複製或打印。您也可以打电话给我或发電子郵件给我我将会發送給您。

未來所有的点滴頭購買将在包中附有安裝使用說明書。如果您有任何有關点滴頭安裝的問題。請打電話或发電子郵件给我。我是很乐意的帮忙。

（每次購買点滴頭附帶一個免費的塑膠吊袋)

点滴頭现在是缺貨的，新一批的点滴頭應该下個星期到达。謝謝大家親切的支持。首先订货的将先发货。請大家忍耐一下，点滴頭不是中國製造的。它將需要一段時間才到達。謝謝您的耐心等待。如果您有任何問題，請打电话给我 012-3173811。

大家有好的燕屋农场!

"帮助大家是最可取的榮譽"

Swiftlet farming Love Potion Agent from Vietnam-Visiting Eco Park

The LP products and Love Potion Aroma agent for Vietnam, Mr. Tran Quoc Dung of DungYenSao paid me a visit last week. This was a return visit as I had promised him when I was in Vietnam last year while giving a talk on how to use Swiftlet Aroma & sound effectively

Love Potion is immensely famous and doing remarkably well in Vietnam. Many successful Swiftlet farms in Vietnam  are using Love Potion. He  told me that everybody in the Vietnam Swiftlet farming industry knows Love Potion. He said, with Love Potion to do few hundred nests in one year is easy. What a compliment….He showed me a live video  of a Swiftlet farm that uses Love Potion from his IPhone. We could observe hundred of Swiftlets glued to the planks thru the CCTV. This is amazing. I feel honored to see and hear his comment. I am truly happy that I had helped many Swiftlet farms.

They would be happy if I would visit Vietnam again to give a Talk. Readers in Vietnam hope that I could meet up with them again, said Mr .Tran. If everything goes well, tentatively, I would be in Vietnam again in August or September. Once my schedule is set, I would inform all readers.

( Very creative, Dutch concept...There is no Swiftlet in Europe)

While they were here, I took them to an  Eco park in Morid. This is  a small Eco park but an exceptionally beautiful one.  The Swiftlet farm and the Nests processing center are  the main attraction here. There is also a mini zoo with many exotic animals. This is a place Children would love to come.

I guess the whole idea was, while parents are looking at some exhibits of Edible Birds Nest, children could spend their time at the mini Zoo. It is a brilliant idea.

( The Main Entrance to the Eco Park)

 (  Mr.Tran & I)

( Nest processing Centre with Documentary Theater)

The  Nest processing center is open to public for free. You could watch how they clean the nests. It is highly professionally done. For those who had never seen how Nests are cleaned then this is the right place to visit.

  

 ( Nest processing centre. The staff  are cleaning nests. Note* Photography is not allowed in the nest processing centre...unless with permission)

( Having a drink at the Cafeteria with MR & Mrs: Tran of DunYenSao)

Next to the Nests processing center, there is  a cafeteria that serves many types of Birds Nests soup. You could sit back and enjoy the pleasant view of the Swiftlet farm while having a bowl of Birds Nest. If you want to pick up some souvenir  there is a small shop (cottage like) that sells them.

( Swiftlet Farm next to the Cafeteria)

( Good landscaping and well designed)

(Fruits farm in the vicinity) 

( The Mini Zoo with fresh water aquarium)

 (Mini Zoo)

( Another view from the large carpark area)

 ( all started with this 3 storey standalone 2 years ago, later with the Nest Processing Centre. and now with the mini Zoo)

Good Swiftlet farming All!

"All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them"

(Walt Disney)

Swiftlet Farm - Dripper Installation Instruction Manual

Here is the installation instruction of Love Potion Dripper. A Plastic Hanger is provided for each Dripper.

For those who didn't receive the installation instruction leaflet please copy or print from here. You could also call or email me I shall send it to you.

All future Dripper purchase shall have the installation instruction manual enclosed in the package. Should you have any question pertaining to the Dripper installation. Please do call or email me. I am always ready to help.

(Every purchase of  Dripper comes with a Free Plastic Hanger)

The  Dripper is out of stock and new batch of Dripper shall arrive next week. Thank you all for your kind support.  Back order shall be delivered first. Please bear with me as the Dripper IS NOT made in China. It would take a while to arrive.Thank you all for your patience. Should you have any question please call me at 012-3173811.

Good Swiftlet farming All!

"Helping others is the most desirable honor"

一個意外的經驗在Meranti 燕板。 Accidental Experiment of Meranti Nesting Planks.

研究和實驗的結果可以幫助我們做出正確的決定。通常一些人做出決定基於他們聽到什麽而不是他們經歷什麽。這麽多年來我一直有與許多Meranti供應商合作，坦白說，通過我的經歷我知道誰是可靠，誰不可靠。我可以向你保證如果你對木材、 木板和下游的加工過程不了解，你不能區分哪種類型的木板是可以用來做燕板和哪種類型是不合適的。

把你帶到他們的鋸木廠不會保證您可以獲得良好的Meranti木。有這麼多種類的Meranti，一些可用作燕板，可是一些卻阻止燕子造窩的。一些可以抵抗白蟻，有些可能是白蟻的喜愛的食品。令人驚訝的是這兩個可能看起來一樣。

我之前有寫過有關如何選擇好的Meranti木作為燕板的文章，我寫了和我不是要重複，或許如果要您可以搜索舊的文章。

一個月前我曾帶一些不同類型的Meranti的樣本回來。在紙箱裡，有一些不同大小的壁角板和已經被切成小塊木板。它是由Meranti供應商給我的樣本。

它還包括一些一直被使用的Meranti和一些從較新的Meranti供應商。

上個月我的店/倉庫的的廁所漏水，哪裏放了所有這些樣本和其他的東西。整層樓都被水淹了，所以我紙箱帶回家，並暫時將其放在我的車庫裡。我幾乎忘了它直到一位讀者給我打電話。他想買一些Meranti給他將快完成的燕屋農場。

我的天，您可以從照片中看到白蟻寄生在整個紙箱裏。在打開紙箱之前我發誓......*^%$%#@...哦不 ！我所有的樣本完蛋了。

我打開了紙箱，正如您可以看到並不是所有的木板被白蟻吃掉了的只有一些。在紙箱中，有暗紅色的Meranti、 暗棕色的Meranti、 粉紅色的Meranti、 Meranti Kepong、 黃色的Meranti只是舉幾的例子。那些壁角板也是如此。

想想吧，它不是那麼糟糕。白蟻已經做得不錯了。它們實際上已經幫我做了一個實驗，我相信我之前是沒有做過的。它是一項研究顯示，不同類型的Meranti有不同抗白蟻的侵蝕能力。現在它已表示從哪個供應商的Meranti木板能夠承受白蟻和哪些Meranti木板不能。

為此，我真的感謝那些白蟻。從這裡已經清楚表示暗棕色的Meranti優於許多其他的 Meranti。這就是我之前寫在我的文章裏寫過的暗棕色的Meranti。我很高興我所有的燕屋農場都是正在它們作為木板的。

可悲的事是...可不是容易要在市場裏找到。那些粉紅色的Meranti是白蟻最喜歡的和那些有白色條紋的也是白蟻的最愛。淺色的是很容易受到白蟻侵蝕。此外，輕的木板也是它們的最愛。淺紅的Meranti不能倖免。只有深棕色的Meranti倖存白蟻的侵蝕。

我的建議是，千萬不要孤注一擲那些容易被白蟻侵蝕的Meranti。你已經花了你一生的積儲在這項投資。如果白蟻出沒在木板你的燕屋農場也就完蛋了。

（白蟻在左邊的木板尋找它們的最愛)

（軟的紙箱也是它們的最愛）

（白蟻已經吃深進那些淺色的壁角板但是那個深棕色的月型卻保持不變）

（那些深棕色的不是它們的最愛）

(成千上萬的白蟻在這個紙箱裏與不同類型的Meranti）

（在裏面就這樣子）

（比較不同類型的Meranti。在左邊就是最常見使用在燕屋農場的。右邊是深褐色。不要誤解它們為紅色)。

（白蟻不對這些Meranti感興趣)

（暗褐色的壁角板原封不變）

(紅色的Meranti被吃了一半）

(90%的燕屋農場使用上述的。只有10%的燕屋農場使用下面的。被清理之後根本沒有白蟻的洞和損害在這些下面的Meranti）。

所以請確保您正在使用什麽。別讓人騙你說"哎呀......所有的木板都是相同的啦"。"這些淺粉紅色也是好的Meranti嘛"。

千萬要記住，您才是是燕屋農場的主人，他們不是。如果您的燕屋農場失敗是你的虧本，不是他們。

在外面有很多正在賣3-5級的Meranti，但卻聲稱為暗棕色和暗紅色的出售。不管怎麼說，你不可能看不出......什麼是Meranti和什麼不是Meranti。我說得不對嗎？現在你知道為什麼我堅持要上好的木板作為燕板。以上這些精彩的照片還有可愛的白蟻就説明了一切。

大家有好的燕屋農場 ！

Accidental Experiment of Meranti Nesting Planks.

The result of a research and experiment helps us to make the right decision. Often people make decisions based on what they heard not what they had experienced. Over the years I had worked with many Meranti suppliers, to be honest through my experiences I know who is reliable and who is not. I can assure you if you have no knowledge about timber, wood, and the process of downstream, you cannot differentiate which type of woods is good for Nesting plank and which type is not suitable.

Bringing you to their Sawmills for a tour wouldn’t guarantee that you are on the right track of getting good Meranti wood. There are so many species of Meranti, some can be used as Nesting Plank while others deter Swiftlets from making nests. Some could resist termite and some could be  the favorite foods of termite. Surprisingly they both may look the same.

I have written about how to choose good Meranti wood as Nesting Plank in my previous articles, and I am not going to repeat, perhaps you could search the old post if you want to.

A  month ago I had brought back a box full with samples of Nesting planks of different type of Meranti woods. Inside the box,  there were some different sizes of corner boards and Nesting planks which had been cut into small pieces. It was given by many Meranti suppliers as samples.

It also includes those Merantis that I have been using and some from newer Meranti suppliers.

Last month there were some leakages in the toilet of my Showroom / warehouse where I put all these samples and other things. The whole floor was flooded, so I  brought the box home and put it in my garage temporarily. I had almost forgotten about it until a reader called me up. He wanted to buy some Meranti for his soon to be Swiftlet farm.

To my horror the whole carton box was infested with termites as you could see in the pictures. Before opening the box I swore ….. *^%$%#@...Oh no! Here gone all my samples.

I opened up the box, and as you could see clearly not all planks were eaten up by the Termite only some. In that box,  there are Dark red Meranti, Dark brown Meranti, Pink Meranti, Meranti Kepong, Yellow Meranti to name a few. This goes for the corner board as well.

Think about it, It is not that bad. The Termite had done a good job. They had actually helped me to do an experiment which I believe that had never been done before. It is a research showed different types of Meranti had different resistant to Termite attack. Now it’s  indicated which Meranti planks from which suppliers can withstand termite and which Meranti planks cannot.

I really thank the Termite for this. From here it had clearly indicated that  the Dark brown Meranti is superior to many other Merantis. This is the Dark Brown Meranti which I had written in my previous article before. I am happy that all my Swiftlet farms are using them as Nesting Plank.

The sad thing about it is……it is not easily available in the Market now. The Pink Meranti and those that had the white stripe on it are Termite favorite. The lighter color ones are prone to Termite attack. Also, the light wood is their favorite. The light Red Meranti wasn’t spared. Only the Dark Brown survived the Termite attack.

My advice is, don’t gamble away with Merantis that are prone to Termite attack. You have spent your life saving on this investment. If Termite infested the Planks that will be  the end of your Swiftlet farm.

                                            (Termites looking for their favorite woods on the left)

                                                 ( Soft Carton box is their favorite)

 ( Termites had already eaten deep into the light colored corner boards but the crescent one which is Dark Brown is untouched)

(This Dark brown  is not their favorite)

                                  (Thousands of them inside this box of different types of Meranti)

                                                              ( This is what it looks like inside)

                   ( Comparison of different types of Meranti. On the Left are the most commonly used by Swiftlet farms.On the Right is the Dark brown. Don't mistaken it as Red.)

                                                      ( Termites not interested in this Meranti)

                                                    ( A Dark Brown Corner board untouched)

                                                   ( The Red Meranti half eaten up)

   ( 90% of Swiftlet farm is using the above ones. Only 10% is using the below one. After cleaning up there are no traces of termite holes and damage on the Dark Brown Meranti below).

So be sure what you are using. Don't let people fool you  by saying " Ah Ya..all planks are the same lah". "This light pink is also good Meranti what".

Bear in mind you are the Swiftlet farm owner they are not. If your Swiftlet farms failed you lose they don't.

There are many out there selling 3-5th graded Meranti claiming them as Dark brown and Dark red Meranti. Anyway you couldn't tell the different........what is Meranti and what is not Meranti. Am I right? Now you know why I insisted on good wood as Nesting Plank. The pictures above with the help of those wonderful Termites tell tales.

Good Swiftlet farming All!

成功的燕屋農場還是只是燕屋? Successful Swiftlet Farm or Just a Bird House?

從外面看起來這個燕屋農場還蠻不錯的。有沒任何提示到底裏面真正的條件是如何。但是那些有經驗和技能的人就可以預見到屋內的實際情況。燕屋農場的外部的確會表示一些東西。

你沒有注意到任何東西嗎？.....這個燕屋農場有太多的排氣孔，它會影響屋內的環境。它將很難控制溫度、 濕度等等。我非常確信燕屋主R先生是不知道這一點的。從外面，我知道屋內的環境是被威脅。讓我們看看我所預期的是否正確。

這個燕屋農場是由當地的人建的。它是20x40'、 3層樓獨立的燕屋農場位於一個美麗地區的Kelantan。並不是很難要建一個成功的燕屋農場在Kelantan如果你知道你在做什麼。這就是所有人最大的挑戰。吉蘭丹是一個高成功率的燕屋農場好去處。但一些人仍建一些失敗的燕屋農場在這裡。

目前很多人建立小的燕屋農場...我不知道為什麼。不管大小是20x70或20x40。 承諾都是相同的。很明顯的建立的費用是不同的，但較長的燕屋農場長遠來說有其優點，（不能太大)。我不知道這是否是一種趨勢，他們只是跟隨，或者他們其實想建立一個成功的燕屋農場？在燕屋農場這個行業，人們往往只是追隨其他人而卻不知道並理解是否對與錯。（還有什麼是必要和什麼是不必要的）。

在此之前，燕屋主已經把入口洞関小了。他這樣做可能他想到兩件事，1）這個燕屋農場太亮 2)燕子喜歡小的入口洞。他的假設是否正確？我們來看看。

現在，在燕屋農場裏面。它講述的故事......狗洞的屋頂是有問題的。燕屋農場中的所有事情是相互都關聯的。屋頂有決口。光很容易滲入環繞區，這使整個環繞區太亮。跟著，環繞區的亮度影響每層樓造窩區的黑暗。其長度只有40'，光線可以很容易的達到在後面的造窩區。現在你可以看到爲什麽我寧可有至少60'的燕屋農場。60'或更長的燕屋農場耀眼的光線可以減少。無疑的，有些人可能認為為了防止這一點，可以豎立一些分區。銘記這一點這是一個40'的燕屋農場。環繞區已經拿了其1/3的大小。該分區將再進一步減少造窩區的面積。如果分區是不正確和不預計燕子的飛行路徑，它將會殺死整個燕屋農場。

由於這個燕屋主使用果園的網來使牆壁變的暗......這幫不了多少。他還把入口洞関小，以便可以減低亮度。有太多的決口，這個燕屋農場中的空氣移動是那麽的強烈，這使整個燕屋農場的屋内環境顛倒。目前這個燕屋農場的濕度是一直很低。要解決這個問題，燕屋主增加噴霧器的時間。不知道它的不利影響，燕屋主實際上已破壞了自己的燕屋農場。這造成了極大的濕度波動和不穩定。有時候濕度是太高，而有時間是太低。我們如何知道這一點呢？讓我們在進一步調查。

看看那些燕子屎和燕窩。燕子屎就好像被水洗和乾涸一樣。它顯示當燕屋主增加噴霧器的時間時，燕子屎是濕的然後它燕子屎變的柔化和溶掉。噴霧器關掉時燕子屎很快的干了。這對燕屋農場是不好的。

這個燕屋農場大部分的幾個燕窩都是被建在假窩上的。細長的形狀和有小洞在燕窩上顯示它的屋内環境控制是很差的。在燕屋農場裏有很多的指示顯示屋内環境的條件，但它需要經驗和技巧來解釋它們。

為什麼安裝內部高音喇叭在木板的中間？誰教的？青年的燕子造燕窩在角落處。在所有新的燕屋農場，大多數的燕窩是建在角落的。我們不知道這一點嗎？我之前寫了很多關於安裝高音喇叭在燕屋農場的文章......但是...不要緊。..也許他們沒讀我的部落格。

R先生安裝了幾個高音喇叭在角落，它顯示了結果。但是這是不足夠的，不是所有的角落在這個燕屋農場裏有高音喇叭。不要低估了內聲的重要性。（有了GS内聲您將看到它的差異）當內聲在角落處播放，和燕屋農場的條件是好地，在很短的時間燕子將建燕窩在那裡。

太少的高音喇叭和一些木板有真菌。有一些變成灰色和黑色。當我們把高溫度的燕屋農場的濕度提高，水珠變成為熱霧。這並不是燕子的需要。燕子要的是涼霧。我見過許多燕屋農場變成桑拿 (spa)...哈...哈。

再一次，假窩被安裝在不夠接近角落。角地在燕屋農場是最重要的地方。通常第一燕窩在新的燕屋農場大部分都是建在角落處的。因此，它是很重要的有安裝高音喇叭在角落而不是中間。假窩應該安裝在約離角落6-8"和有高音喇叭的地方。

互聯洞是太小的，即使它是8x10'樓梯已經拿了3-4'，現在剩下的是4x10'。我真的不喜歡小的互聯洞而且還有樓梯的。

通過剛才的觀察，我告訴R先生，"似乎這個燕屋農場只是建于單層磚壁"。

他指出，沒錯，他回答是的。我很懷疑它如何可以承受像現在那麽炎熱的季節期間？牆上沒有防熱材料。他不得不做一些事否則這個燕屋農場將保持原樣。

很遺憾看到一個失敗的燕屋農場在一個很不錯的領域中。它是一個學習的曲線，一些人支付了很大的巨額卻不知道什麼是好和成功的燕屋農場。

始終建立一個成功的燕屋農場和建立一個燕屋農場是有差別的。在這種情況下，R先生成功地建立了一個燕屋農場，但不是成功的燕屋農場。

現在還有很多事情要做，而我已經有了一個好的計畫來挽救這個燕屋農場並把它變成一個燕屋農場。

大家有好的燕屋農場 ！

Successful Swiftlet Farm or Just a Bird House?

Looking from the outside this Swiftlet Farm looks good. There is no hint what is the real condition inside. But those who have experience and skill could foresee the real condition inside. The outside of the Swiftlet farm does indicates something.

Have you not noticed anything? ..... This Swiftlet farm has too many Vent-Holes, it will affect the internal micro. It will be difficult to control the temperature, humidity, etc. I am very sure the owner Mr. R didn't know about this. From the outside, I knew the internal micro is at threat. Let's see what I had anticipated is correct or otherwise.

This Birds House was built by a local. It is a 20 x 40 ', 3 storey Standalone located in a beautiful area in Kelantan. It is not that hard to build a successful Swiftlet farm in Kelantan if you know what you are doing. That is the biggest challenge for all. Kelantan is a good area for Swiftlet farming the success rate is high. But people still build failed Bird house here

Currently many people are building small Bird houses .. I don't know why. Whether it is a 20x70 or a 20x40 The commitment is the same. Obviously the cost of construction is different, but the longer Bird house has its advantages in the long run (not too big). I wonder is it a trend they just follow, or they actually wanted to build a successful Swiftlet farm? In Swiftlet farming people tend to follow others without knowing and understanding what is right and wrong.( Also what is necessary and what is not necessary).

Prior to this, the owner had reduced the size of the entrance hole. There are 2 things he might have thought of by doing this, 1) The Birds house is too bright 2) Swiftlet like small entrance hole. Is his assumption correct? We shall see

  

Now inside the Bird house. It tells tales....The dog Kennel roof is the problem. All things in a Swiftlet farm are interrelated. There are gaps at the roof. The light easily penetrates into the roving making the whole roving too bright. Subsequently the brightness of the roving affect the darkness of every floor of the nesting area. With its length of 40', the light could easily reach the back of the nesting area. Now you see why I prefer longer farm at least 60'. At 60' or more the glare reduced. No doubt some may argue in order to prevent this, partitions could be erected. Bear in mind this is a 40' Bird house. The roving has already taken 1/3 of its size. The partition will reduce the nesting area further. If the partitioning is not done properly without anticipating the flying path of Swiftlet it would kill the whole Bird farm

Due to this owner uses the orchard net to darken the walls...it won't help. He also reduces the entrance hole size so that it could reduce the brightness. With too many gaps, the movement of air in this Bird house is so intense that it caused the whole micro upside down.Currently the humidity of the Bird house is constantly low at all time.To solve this problem the owner increases the running time of the humidifiers. Without knowing the adverse effect, the owner actually has sabotaged its own Bird house. This caused a great RH fluctuation and instability. There are times the RH is too high, and there are times too low. How do we know this? Let's investigated

Look at the droppings and the nests. The dropping is like being washed and dried up. It shows when the  owner increases the running time of the humidifier the floor are wet, and it softens the dropping and breaking them down. When the humidifiers are switched off the dropping dried up fast. This not good for the Bird House.

There are few nests in this Bird house mostly built on the artificial nests. The elongated shape and the holes on it show poor micro control. There are many things in Birds House that indicate the condition of the micro, but it needs experience and skill to interpret them.

Why install internal tweeters at the middle of the Nesting Planks? Who teaches this? Young Swiftlets build their nests at corners. In all new Bird houses, most nests are built at the corners. Didn't we know this? I had written about Tweeter installation in Swiftlet farm in many of my previous articles...... But ...never mind.. Maybe they didn't read my blog.

Mr.R had installed few tweeters at the Conners and it shows results. But still not enough, not all corners  in the Bird house have tweeters. Don't underestimate the importance of Internally sound.( you will see the difference with GS internal sound) When the internal sound is played at the corner and the condition of the Swiftlet farm is good in a short period of time nest will be built there

Too few tweeters and some of the nesting planks have fungus. There are turning gray and black. When one pushes up the Rh in a high temperature Bird house the water droplets become hot mist. This is not what birds wanted. They want cool mist. I had seen many Bird houses turning into the sauna (spa).. ha..ha.

Again the fake nests are installed not close enough to the corner. The corner areas are the most important area in a Bird house. Most of the first nest in the new Swiftlet farm is built at the corner. Therefore, it is important to have tweeters installed at the corners not at the middle. The fake nests should be installed about 6-8" from the corners that have tweeter.

The Inter-hole is too small even though it is an 8x10' the stair has already taken 3-4' , what is left now is 4x10'. I don't really favor small inter-hole with stairs.

By just observing, I told Mr. R, " It seemed that this Bird house is built with a single layer brick wall".

He noted, yes it is he replied. I wonder how it would withstand the heat during the hot season like now. There is no insulating material at the wall. He has to do something otherwise this Bird house will remain as it is.

It is sad to see a bad Bird house in a good area. It is a learning curve and many pay hefty for not knowing what constitute a good and successful Swiftlet farm.

 There is always a difference between building a successful Swiftlet farm and Building a Bird House. In this case, Mr.R has successfully built a Bird house but not a successful Swiftlet farm.

 There are many things to do now, and I have to come out with a plan to salvage this Bird house and turn it into a Swiftlet farm.

Good Swiftlet farming!