位置並不能保證成功 LOCATION DOESN'T GUARANTEE SUCCESS

在多年訪問过各種各样的燕屋农场之後, 根本不觉得驚訝当我看到已经运作了3 年以上的燕屋農場，但却只有少过30个燕窝。我見過最好的也见过最壞的。一些位於最佳的地点，但却失敗的很彻底。

這個燕屋農場在2013年開始投入运作。它現在只有少过30个燕窝。它位于沙撈越。其中一个最好做養燕的地方。地理景觀是最完美的養燕地点。它哪裡做錯了? 并不是地点的错，但是應該怪罪于那燕屋農場本身。我從這一带有許多學生和客戶。他們跟隨我的設計，並遵守控制內部環境標準的基本。他們目前正在做得很好。他們的燕屋農場操作了幾年內就有幾百个燕窝。這個燕屋農場發生了什麼事?

上個月我應邀去了改造這个20x60兩層楼的燕屋農場坐落在沙撈越的头号燕子地區(PBA)中。(我不能透露正确的位置，因為燕屋主的要求)。在這裡有很多成功的燕屋農場。一些在第一年就有记录超过100个燕窝。那些有好成绩的燕屋農場是拥有正確的設計和建造。甚至一些簡單建立的燕屋農場也可以設法吸引燕子居留和做燕窝。所以 30 个燕窝在3年以上確實是一個大問題。

我很驚訝地看到它选择了隧道的設計。隧道設計是很著名在印尼，在馬來西亞半島北部也有相當的數目。這是一個複雜的設計。現代的燕屋農場再也不採用這種類型的設計。隧道設計推動燕子飛向燕屋深處。為了要到達做窝區，燕子們不得不飛過隧道(燕屋農場的樓梯)才到达做窝区。它需要更长的時間来让燕子適應飛入做窝區。如果可以選擇，我不可能利用樓梯来作互连洞。

許多人認為這種設計有助於減少光線和阻止光线到達做窝區。他們不知道，还有很多方法來減少光线，除了選擇隧道設計。

你可以從上面的照片看到，即使有這樣的設計，第二個入口洞的大小仍然需要用石膏板来封閉減少光线。所以你可以看到聲稱要減少光线的隧道設計并無顯著影響。

在做窝區中，興建的新分區，来打造舒適的領域，從而説明可以帮助幼燕子居留。燕屋主的預算有些緊，因此，即興創作了，不是把所有的牆壁都拆除来做改造。高音喇叭的位置全都錯了。並不是所有的高音喇叭必須面對一個方向。它被誤解了所有的高音喇叭必須面對入口洞。由于"並不是所有的燕子都飛向一个方向"。如果該燕屋主瞭解這一概念，那么所有這些問題都不會出現了。

有太少的高音喇叭，而且它們都不安裝在戰略要地。我們都知道年輕的燕子喜欢做燕窝在高音喇叭上面和周圍。如果每個高音喇叭能夠吸引一對燕子做燕窝，為什麼不安裝更多呢? 高音喇叭都不貴。它是少於建設成本的1%。因此，我真不明白。為什麼不安裝更多的高音喇叭? 這是一個謎!

這个燕屋農場使用百葉窗型排氣孔。還有每隔4尺就有一個排氣孔。想像一下有多少个排氣孔它有。百葉窗式排氣孔是更有效率的把燕屋農場的空氣流入和流出。我不會感到驚訝內部和外部的溫度记录相同的數度。有了這種環境，谁想要呆在這个燕屋農場做燕窝呢?

就好像你可以在照片中看到的，所有的百葉窗型排氣孔都被封闭除了几个来創造一些流通。要建立一個新的燕屋農場比要改造一個失敗的燕屋農場要容易得多。我們不能随便的拆除所有的横梁或劈开所有的牆壁，因为燕屋主有很緊的預算。他浪費了這麼多的錢來建造一個失敗的燕屋農場。有一個失敗的燕屋農場已經有夠大的壓力，更糟糕的是如果他不得不花費更多来改造它。

像往常一樣，一个音響系統計畫給了燕屋主，以便他知道在哪裡和如何安裝所有的高音喇叭從入口洞到环绕区的地方。此外，也提供了画圖和指南来設置放大器的音量和調整為燕屋農場的每層楼。

关于燕子的聲音，我始終相信基本類比。堅持基本知識。通過多年參與在這個行業，我見過各種各樣的東西。有燕屋農場使用超過10種不同的聲音和每小時更换。這是令人困惑和難以让動物適應的過程。好吧，我會在我的下一篇文章中談論這。

我很確信在改造後的燕窝數量會增加。具有良好的地理位置和現在它只需要的是一個好的燕屋農場来吸引來自周邊地區的所有燕子。

大家都有好燕屋農場!

問題和意見，歡迎: swifjames@yahoo.com。電話: 012-3173811

LOCATION DOESN'T GUARANTEE SUCCESS

After having visited various Swiftlet farms for many years, It is unsurprising to see Swiftlets farms that have been in operation for more than 3 years but have less than 30 nests. I have seen the best and the worst. Some located in the best locations yet failed miserably.

This Swiftlet farm started operation in 2013. It has less than 30 nests now. It is located in Sarawak. One of the best places to do Swiftlet farming. The geographical landscape is perfect for Swiftlet farming. Where did it go wrong? It is not the location, but the Swiftlet farm itself to be blamed.  I have many  students and clients from this area. They have followed my design and abide by the basic control of the internal environment standard. They are currently doing very well. Their Swiftlet farms have few hundred nests just within a few years of operation. What happened to this Swiftlet farm?

Last month I was asked to revamp this  20x 60 two storey Swiftlet farm located in a Prime Birds Area (PBA) in Sarawak. (I am unable to disclose the exact location as requested by the owner). There are many successful Swiftlet farms here. Some registered beyond 100 nests in the first year. Those that have good result are properly designed and built. Even simple built ones managed to attract Swiftlets to stay and build nests. So 30 nests for a period of more than 3 years is indeed a big problem.

I was surprised to see it adopted the Tunnel design. The Tunnel design was famous in Indonesia and there was quite a number of it in Northern Peninsular Malaysia. It is a complicated design. Modern Swiftlet farms do not adopt this type of design anymore. The Tunnel design pushes the birds to fly deep inside. In order to reach the nesting areas they have to fly through a tunnel (the staircase for the farm) before reaching the nesting areas. It takes a longer adaptation time for birds to fly into the nesting areas.  If given a choice, I would never use a staircase as an Inter hole.

Many cited that this design helps to reduce light and prevents it from reaching the nesting areas. Don't they know that there are many ways to reduce light effect other than opting for Tunnel design.

As you could see from the above pictures, even with such design the size of second Entrance hole still has to be closed up by asbestos to reduce the glare. So you could see no significant effect of the Tunnel Design as claimed to reduce light.

In the nesting area, new partitions are erected to create cozy areas, thus helps young birds to stay. The owner has a tight budget, therefore, improvises were made, rather than hacking all walls to do a total revamp.  The positions of tweeters were all wrong. Not all tweeters must face a single direction. It was misunderstood that all tweeters must face the Entrance hole. As it goes " not all birds fly in one

direction". If the owner understands this concept, then all these problems would not arise.
There are too few tweeters and they are not installed at strategic places. As we know young Swiftlets like to build nests on top of the Tweeters and around them. If every Tweeter could attract a pair of birds to build a nest, why not install more? Tweeters are not expensive. It is less than 1% of the building cost.  Thus, I really don't understand. Why wouldn't the owner install more tweeters? It is a Mystery!                                                                                    

This Swiftlet farm is using the Louver type Vent-hole. There is one Vent hole every 4-feet. Imagine how many Vent-hole it has. The Louver type Vent-hole is many times more efficient in drawing inside/outside air into and out of the Swiftlet farm.  I wouldn't be surprised that both internal and external temperature registered the same reading. With such environment who wants to stay and build nests in this Swiftlet farm?   

As you could see in the pictures, all lover vent-holes are sealed except few just to create some circulation. It is much easier to build a new Swiftlet farm than to revamp a failed one. We can't simply knock down all beams or hack all walls as the owner has a tight budget. He has wasted so much money to build a failed farm. Having a failed Swiftlet farm is already stressful enough what more if he has to spend more to revamp it.

As usual, a sound system plan was given to the owner so that he knows where and how to install all tweeters from the Entrance hole to the roving areas. The  diagram and guide on setting the amplifier volume and tune for every each floor of the farm were also provided.

I always believe in the  principal of basic analogy when it comes to Swiftlet sounds. Stick to the basics. Through many years of involvement in this industry, I have seen all sorts of things. There are Swiftlet farms using more than 10 different sounds and changing them every hour. This is confusing and it defies the process of animal adaptation. Well, I will talk about this in my next article.

I am very sure  that after the revamp, the number of nests will increase. Having a good location and now all it needs is a good Swiftlet farm to attract all the Swiftlets from the surrounding areas.

Good Swiftlet Farming All!

Questions and comments are welcome: swifjames@yahoo.com. Tel: 012-3173811

一个美丽的燕屋農場 A Beautiful Swiftlet Farm

我在路上看到這个美麗的燕屋农场。寧靜、 美麗的風景，建在咸水池塘旁邊的燕屋农场。這些咸水池塘是用来飼養石甲鱼和石斑魚。很多人會想要擁有像這樣類似的燕屋農場。

那裡有一個小房子在燕屋農場的下面。一個美好的週末度假。它是一種愛好、 休閒和一個好的投資。于一身。

但是，我注意到一些東西，在墙壁上有幾個抽氣风扇。嗯...，為什麼需要這麼多的排氣風扇呢?內部環境肯定有問題。

後來有人告訴我，內部环境確實有一些問題。我的猜想是正確的。好吧，望好的一面看，风景和周圍都取代了所有。

同一条路不遠的地方，還有另外一個燕屋農場。直觉告訴我這个燕屋農場会做得更好。它改换了洞口成狗洞型。

我希望老闆知道狗洞型有助於減少光线和空氣的流通。根據当地、 這個燕屋農場開始的晚 (比池塘旁邊的那個还要迟) 但是它做的比它好上許多倍。

两个燕屋農場都建立在相同的好位置，一個美好的地方，然而，它所需要的是一個好設計的燕屋農場。但是，又有多少人夠幸運才能找到適合他們的知識和熟練的師傅 (設計)来为他们建立?

如果燕屋農場的設計不好，即使在好的位置它也不能保證成功。

欣賞照片。

大家都有好燕屋農場!

洪木坤：若續供不應求 毛燕將飆至每公斤RM5000

中国报

 2016年2月04日

　（大山腳4日訊）馬來西亞燕農公會主席洪木坤披露，如果市場持續缺乏毛燕供應，過了春節，預料毛燕價格將飆高至每公斤5000令吉。

　目前的毛燕價格，每公斤介于2500令吉至3000令吉。

　他說，印尼去年受到燒芭煙霾影響，該國燕窩產量減少約50%，最近氣候轉變，也造成越南及泰國燕子大量死亡。

　他說，我國燕窩品質優良，沒有禽流感危機，也有良好的燕屋管理，但如果市場缺乏毛燕供應，相信今年內毛燕價格會大大提升。

　洪木坤昨晚出席該公會與馬來西亞燕農合作社聯辦的媒體之夜致詞時，如是指出。出席者有該合作社主席拿督吳秀麗。

設無塵無菌加工廠

　他說，毛燕很快就可出口中國，不過根據中國的需求，毛燕出口必須符合基本條件，包括燕屋必須裝置追蹤系統、毛燕必須經過殺菌以防細菌感染，以及良好包裝處理。

　較早前，吳秀麗說，預料中國檢驗局將于今年到該加工廠進行檢驗。

　另外，洪木坤說，該公會雖才成立短短4年，但成立了燕農合作社，還擁有全馬唯一設有無塵無菌設備的燕窩加工廠，總投資超過600萬令吉。

　他說，該公會旨在協助燕農提高收入，穩定價格，確保燕窩品質及保護行業，由于燕農公會是非營利團體，希望通過燕農合作社，協助毛燕、淨燕及其他燕窩加工產品的國內外市場銷售。

　他希望燕農把握商機，做好管理燕屋工作，並持有毛燕買賣掌控權，才不會影響毛燕價格的不穩定。

將開發燕窩美容保養品

吳秀麗說，該合作社已與幾間大學研究團，開發燕窩勝美容保養品，目前只是小量生產，還未正式推出市場。

　她說，該美容保養品是一種噴霧，噴在臉上可讓細胞獲保養，使人體更青春健康。此外，其它燕窩勝系列美容產品，也會陸續推出。

　她希望通過科技研發，發展燕窩下游工業，也讓燕窩平民化。

　她說，該合作社成立已4年，設立燕窩加工廠操作至今6個月，榮獲國際標準化組織證書、衛生部認證、農業部認證、清真食品認證、美國無塵空間認證等各項認證。

　她說，該加工廠符合國際水準，除了中國，燕窩可以出口至任何國家。