A Beautiful Swiftlet Farm

I was travelling and saw this beautiful Swiftlet farm. Tranquility, beautiful scenery, a Swiftlet farm built next to a saltwater pond. These saltwater ponds are for rearing Siakap and Grouper. Many would want to own a similar Swiftlet farm like this. 

There is a small house below the farm. A good weekend gets away. It is a hobby, leisure, and a good investment. All in one.

But,  I noticed something, they are few exhaust fans on the walls. Mmmmm.....................why needs so many exhaust fans? The internal environment must have problems.  

Later I was told  that  the internal condition does have some problems. My assumption was correct. Well, look at the bright side the scenery and the surrounding superseded all.

Not far down the same road, there is another Swiftlet farm. Guts instinct tell me this one is doing better. It has changed the Entrance hole to a Dog Kennel type.

 I hope the owner knows that the Dog Kennel helps to reduce movement of air and light. According to the local, this Swiftlet farm starts later ( after the one next to the pond) and it is doing many times better.

Both Swiftlet farms are built on a same good location, A wonderful place and all it needs is a good designed Swiftlet farm. But how many people are lucky enough to find a knowledgeable and skillful Sifu to built ( design) for them?

If a Swiftlet farm is designed  poorly, even in a good location it would not guarantee success.

Enjoy the pictures.

Good Swiftlet farming All!

没有喷雾器是开多过一个小时 NO HUMIDIFIER OPERATE MORE THAN AN HOUR

除夕的前一天我接到Og先生的電話。他的温度湿度控制器有問題。温度湿度控制器不动了，他用了将近4 年時間，他迫切需要更換。

他的燕屋農場位於Saratok，沙撈越。它有幾個百燕窝在內。他也是Love Potion的长期使用者。温度湿度控制器控制他燕屋农场的湿度。他依賴于温度湿度控制器来控制濕度。一次温度湿度控制器发生了故障，喷雾器不动了。

Og先生聲稱喷雾器一天里开跑所有的時間。似乎一旦喷雾器停止，溫度升高和RH(濕度)會下降，所以他不得不依靠温度湿度控制器。聽到這個消息我很驚奇。我告訴他我所有的燕屋农场都不使用温度湿度控制器。沒有一间燕屋使用温度湿度控制器。它們只是使用普通的計時器罢了。所有湿度都是穩定记录于85-90%。

(由温度湿度控制器控制的喷雾器)

他很驚訝地聽到這個消息。他不明白我是如何做的到的。我跟他解釋，它是关于燕屋农场里設計與工程。牆壁和防热材料是很重要。

我更加願意使用紅色的粘土磚，因為它吸收潮濕並釋放它通過蒸发的過程。所以它是一個自然的過程。如果你使用輕質的磚 (或者任何人工合成材料作為牆壁) 這个過程會受到限制，它需要较長的時間来加濕。這是影響 燕屋农场的許多因素之一。

第二，排氣孔的数量，很多人誤解排氣孔的用途。他們使用排氣孔来降低燕屋农场里的溫度。因为這個誤解的原則，人們傾向于打開更多的排气孔当他們的燕屋农场的溫度增加。

沒有明確的瞭解来使用排氣孔的用法，它影響到整個內部的系統。當排氣孔增加燕屋农场里的空氣也更着流通。無論發生什麼事必須牢記。有空气流入就有空气流出。这是壓力的理論。話說到這裡，從外面的熱空氣將流入燕屋農場，然后把内部的湿气烘干，这样濕度就從而減少。

(发生故障的温度湿度控制器)

我的燕屋农场沒有这個問題，因為我知道我需要多少排氣孔，它們應被置於何處，它們應該多大，等等。我完全知道到底哪種類型的磚和需要使用什么防热材料，應該多厚，等等。

所有這些寶貴的知識，我通過我多年的養燕參與學會了幫我打造好和成功的燕屋农场。

如果您燕屋農場里的喷雾器每一次开多过一个小時的时间，這意味著在牆壁，防热，排氣孔，分區，入口洞，第二個洞口，等等都有不正確的設計和制作。

當我告訴Og先生我的喷雾器平均一天才开2-3次，开的时间也是10-15分鐘 (受到季節的影响) 和我可以保持85-90%的湿度時，他簡直不敢相信它。他想要知道我是如何做到的。我向他詳細解釋蒸汽和空氣壓力的理論。

像我說過養燕是超越科學。你需要有良好的知識，才能取得成功。你需要知道超出基本。

大家有好燕屋農場!

今天就买一瓶来试试！

NO HUMIDIFIER OPERATE MORE THAN AN HOUR

I received a call from Mr. Og a day before the new year eve. He has a problem with his Hygrostat. The Hygrostat is not working and he needs a replacement urgently as he had used it for almost 4 years now.

His Swiftlet farm is located in Saratok, Sarawak. It has few hundred nests inside. He is also a regular user of Love Potion. The Hygrostat controls the humidifiers in his Swiftlet farm. He has relied on Hygrostat to control the humidity. Once the Hygrostat malfunction,  the humidifiers wouldn't run.

Mr.Og claimed that the Humidifiers ran all the time. It seems once the Humidifier stopped the temperature would increase and the RH ( humidity) would drop so he has to rely on the Hygrostat.
I was shocked to hear that. I told him that I don't use Hygrostat in all my Swiftlet farms. None of my Swiftlet farms uses Hygrostat. They are using the normal timer that's all. All Rhs are stable registering 85-90%.

( Humidifier control by Hygrostat)

He was surprised to hear that. He doesn't understand how I did it.I explained to him, it has to do with the construction and the design of his Swiftlet farm. The walls and the insulation material are important.

I prefer to use Red clay bricks as it absorbs moist and releases it through the process of vaporization. So it is a natural process. If one uses Lightweight brick ( or any artificial material as the wall)  this process would be restricted and it needs the long hour of humidifying. This is one of the many factors that affects the Rh in a Swiftlet farm.

Secondly, the number of Vent-hole, lots of people misinterpreted the uses of Vent-hole. They use Vent-hole to reduce the temperature of a Swiftlet farm. With this misinterpreted principle, people tend to open  more Vent-holes as the temperature of theirs Swiftlet farms increased.

Without the clear understanding of the usage of the Vent-hole, it affects the whole internal system. As the number of Vent-hole increases so does the movement of air in the farm. Bear in mind whatever comes in must goes out. This is the theory of pressure. As it goes, hot air from outside will flow into the farm and dry out the moist thus reducing the Rh.

(Malfunction Hygrostat)

I don't have this problem in my Swiftlet farms because I knew how many Vent holes are needed, where they should be placed, how big they should be, etc. I know exactly what type of brick and insulation material to be used, how thick they should be, etc.

All these valuable knowledge which  I had learned through my many years of involvement in Swiftlet farming had helped me to build good and successful Swiftlet farms.

If the Humidifiers in your swiftlet farm operate more than an hour every session, it means the wall, insulation, Vent-hole, partitionings, entrance hole, second entrance hole,
etc all are not properly design and made.

When I told Mr.Og that I only switch on my Humidifiers averagely 2-3 times a day, running for 10-15 minutes each session ( subjected to season)  and  I could maintain the Rh at 85-90%  he couldn't believe it. He wanted to know how I did it. I explained to him in detail the theory of vaporization and air pressure.

Like I've said Swiftlet farming is beyond science. You need to have good knowledge in order to be successful. You need to know beyond the basic.

Good Swiftlet farming All!

BUY A BOTTLE AND TRY TODAY!

任何东西都可能会发生在您的燕屋农场 ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN IN YOUR SWIFTLET FARM

這張照片是被我的讀者幾個月前拍下來的。它是一條巨蟒和四脚蛇的屍體。它被發現在他燕屋农场入口洞的下面。誰会想到這样? 沒有人能想像這會發生。

通過觀察，蟒蛇吃了四脚蛇。不幸的是，四脚蛇的利爪穿透蟒蛇的胃，结果两个捕食者和獵物都死了。

四脚蛇并没有100%死亡当蟒蛇吞下它的时候。它可能是被勒昏過去的。在蟒蛇的肚子里一会儿之后，四脚蛇一定是突然醒了，然后開始移動和挣扎。它的爪子也就把蟒蛇的肚子拆开。

我的讀者發現這之前，他的燕子增長處于停滯狀態。最初，第一年的增長是很好的。在3-4 個月內的操作，它有大約40-50的燕窝。

此後，它开始記錄了緩慢的增長。他幾乎嘗試了一切来設置陷阱来捕抓这个肉食动物，但無濟於事。他已开始懷疑老鼠、 貓頭鷹和蜥蜴，但後了害蟲控制，燕窝任然停滯。

我告訴他，有時后增長停滯的原因并不是老鼠，貓頭鷹和蜥蜴。它可能是其他的東西。有時后一條大蛇或大四脚蛇 (像以上的照片) 也可能會有相同的效果。它們的存在會阻止燕子居住和做燕窝。

這被證明是正確的。蟒蛇和四脚蛇的死时候，他的燕屋农场再次记录兩位數的健康成長。

一切东西都可能会发生在燕屋农场。你永遠不會知道直到你自己看到它。

大家有好燕屋農場!

ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN IN YOUR SWIFTLET FARM

This picture was captured few months back by my reader. It's the carcasses of a Python and a Biawak. It was found at the back of his Swiftlet farm below the Entrance hole. Who would have ever thought of this? No one could ever imagine this would happen. 

Through observation, the Python had eaten a Biawak. Unfortunately, the sharp claws of the Biawak pierced through the stomach of the Python as the result both predator and  prey die.

The Biawak is not 100% dead when the Python swallows it. It probably passes out during strangulation. After awhile  inside the Python stomach, the Biawak  must have woken up and start to move and struggle. Its claws must have torn open the Python stomach. 

Before my reader discovered this, the growth of his Swiftlet farm stagnated. Initially, the first year the growth was good. Within 3-4 months of operation, it has about 40-50 nests.

Thereafter, it recorded a slow growth. He had tried almost everything to trap the predator but to no avail. He has suspected Rats, Owls, and lizards but after doing the pest control, the stagnation remains.

I told him, sometimes the stagnation of growth it is not necessary caused by rats, Owls, and lizards. It could be other things. Sometimes the presence of a big snake or a big Biawak ( like the above picture) would have the same effect. Their presence would deter the Swiftlet from staying and building nests.

This proved to be correct. After the dead of the Python and Biawak his Swiftlet farm registered a double-digit healthy growth.

Anything could happen in a Swiftlet farm. You will never know until you see it yourself.

Good Swiftlet Farming All!

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2016 " MILLION NESTS AWAITS YOU"

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL READERS. MAY YOUR SWIFTLET FARMS HAVE MILLION NESTS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND SUPPORT. I BELIEVE IF WE WORK HARD AND WITH PERSEVERANCE WE COULD ACHIEVE GOOD RESULT. 

DIFFICULTIES ARE PART AND PARCEL OF SWIFTLET FARMING. ONCE WE HAVE OVERCOME IT, THE REWARD WILL BE GREATER THAN THE SACRIFICE.

GOOD SWIFTLET FARMING ALL