These pictures were taken while I was traveling to P.Dickson, Negeri Sembilan. The pictures would tell thousand tales only when you know how to interpret them. In order to do that, you need to have experience and a very sharp mind. You need to have the ability to see what other couldn't see.
Otherwise a Swiftlet farm is just Swiftlet farm, no differences.
Do you know the outside of a Swiftlet farm could tell tales. It could tell about how successful or how bad a particular Swiftlet farm is.
I bet many of you had never thought of that. By observing from the exterior of a Swiftlet farm one could know what is inside. The accuracy could be as high as 70%. In order to do that you must possess some extraordinary skill. Well let me lead you and show you how this could be done.
There're so many things that you could observe from the exterior of these farms, I wouldn't want reveal too many things. It is unfair to expose too many things about them. .
1) 4 storey shop lots, all had been converted into Swiftlet farms. By looking at the designs interestingly each was built by different people or consultants.I choose to comment on these 4 Swiftlet farms because they are unique as they have different Entrance holes and were built by different people.
2) From the observation the one with the Dog Kennel one must be doing very well. Why? ......because it had never changed. Two had changed, from Dog Kennel to open roof. One from Dog Kennel to Open roof, then to Window type. Why changed the Entrance hole if the population is growing and increasing? Well, do you get what I mean?
3) How do I know they started off with Dog Kennel? Well if you look closely this whole block of 4 storey shop have similar exterior design which means they were originally built as one roll of shoplot.
4) The Dog Kennel is the air circulation well for the staircase. The Swiftlet farm with the brown bricks makes use of it as a Dog kennel. While on its left the owner turned it into a Open Roof, but also using the Air well for birds to access to the farm.
5) These two were the pioneer and later the other 2 join in.
6) In other words the 2 on its right are not doing that good compared to the other one on its left. Why?
7) Let's observe again. I am not saying that they are failed Swiftlet farms. They are probably harvesting many kgs of nests. But if compared side by side I would say the brown brick farm and the Open roof on its left are doing much better.
8) For Newbies, don't be fooled by the number of Vent-hole they have in these Swiftlet Farms. The Vent-holes are probably closed from inside. So don't simply copy. "Copy Cat" in Swiftlet farming will not work.
9) With glasses places on top the Dog Kennel as well on the top beams. It indicates, two things, Prevent theft and Predators.
10) Only successful Swiftlet farms bother to do this. If it is a failed farm, why waste time and money to put glasses on top of the Dog Kennel? Conclusion....there must be many nests inside.
There are many things that I had observed from its exterior, but I can't expose them all here. It wouldn't be nice to do that . I think it is not fair to do so. Be observant you would notice lots of things which others may not able to notice.
Do some practices, go to your Swiftlet farm and observe from outside and see what tales its tells.
( One of the Top Swiftlet farms is located here)
(Most have been converted into Swiftlet farms)
( Some that are not dong well opted to sell)
( This one definitely not doing well. Black Orchard net placed on the wall to reduce the temperature)
(If all Vent holes are opened and 100% utilized the internal environment would be unstable.)
Good Swiftlet farming All!
