I've got these unique pictures from someone which I have forgotten who actually sent it to me. I guess these pictures are not new. This is something that is worth looking into and it is a good lesson to learn for those who know very little about the basic of Swiftlet farming.
If you search all my previous articles, yes there are thousand of them, and you have to be hard working to look for what you want.
There are many articles about the minimum maneuvering distance a bird needs before it turns and hangs to the planks. With the understanding of this, it influences the size of the entire Swiftlet farm eg: Roving, Nesting, Inter hole, etc. That is why we have a minimum roving size of 12x12ft.
Secondly, the roving works as a room to reduce the wind, light from entering the nesting area. Swiftlets hate direct glaring light. This is being proven as they built nests on the darker sides of the plank often facing the nesting area.(facing darker side)
I am not going to explain in details, as all the information can be found in all my previous articles. I guess the person whole built these SMALL UNIQUe swiftlet farms hasn't stumble onto my blog yet. Otherwise, he would regret building them.
Besides that, I was wondering about the insulation. Through my years of experience, heat could even penetrate a 6" concrete wall after 3 hours of direct sun. I wonder how the wall is being built. From the pictures, I reckoned they that are using cement board. But how thick could it be? I am sure they are not using anything beyond 5mm. Look at the way they built the farms. It is a cost-cutting project. I don't think that the farm could last 5 years. Even if it has a 2" styrofoam as insulation in between the plywood it still would not work. It's too artificial.
The builder must have mistaken Swiftlet farming is similar to chicken, goat, quail, etc farming.
I would say Swiftlet farming is many times tougher and harder than all those farming.
You need to be smart and beyond. Sealing 4 sides of a barn, putting up some tweeters and planks are not the major criterion. Everybody could make a Swiftlet farm of any type and any design. But to make one that would have few thousand nests inside within few years you need skill and knowledge.
Perhaps, the builder purpose is no so much on the success of Swiftlet farming. It is more on attracting investment and investors, to do a project to use up expenditure....who knows.
Good Swiftlet farming All.
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