Edible Birds Nests 可食的燕窝

This picture maybe useful for those who are new in Swiftlets Farming.

Good Swiftlet Farming All!

這張圖片可能对那些新的在燕屋农场的那些人是很有用的。大家有好的燕屋农场!

Is Smell Important? Obviously Yes! 气味是否很重要？ 当然是！

This Article may open up those Jokers’ Brain dead minds (so called SIFUS) who tried to spoil the Love Potion image in the market. This was done particularly to hijack out of jealousy and envy.

If my memory served me well, it was about 2 or 3 years back When Love Potion formulation was discovered by me. Some of them asked me for the formula of Love Potion but I refused to give it them. Here sparked the anger.

One particular Joker from K.T now supplying some self made hygrostat,( perhaps already out of business now) condemned Love Potion argued that smell doesn’t play important role in birds’ behavior. Many newbie called him SIfu I guess that was self claimed. He owned a failed farm but trying to teach others how to build successful farm and advise others what to use and what not to be used in farm.

Imagine if you are unlucky to have associated with such person then that is the end of your farm. There is so much yet to be known by many but we have been practicing it. Since Swiftlets like and enjoying playing in rain I bet they produce lots of oil in their feathers for water proofing compared with other birds and this oil significantly plays a part in social behavior.

Therefore when Love potion is applied in farm Swiftlets would swap in to the source of aroma. The below article may open up your mind regarding scent in birds.

這篇文章也許会启发那些小丑死掉的脑袋(所謂的师傅) 设法破坏Love Potion名誉在市場上。 這个特别的动机是出于嫉妒和妒嫉。

如果我还記的的话，大约是在2或3年前，當我發現了Love Potion的方程式。 有些问了我要Love Potion的方程式，但是我拒绝給他們。 就這样鼓舞了憤怒。

其中一个小丑從K.T現在供應一些自制的測濕計的， (或許現在已經关门大吉了)批评Love Potion并且争辩说，氣味在燕子的行為不扮演重要的角色。 許多新手称他为师傅，我猜測是他自已自奉的师傅。 他擁有一個失败的燕屋農場，但是却设法教其他如何修建成功的燕屋農場和勸告其他什么应该和不应该在燕屋農場使用。

想像如果您不幸的被這樣的人联合您的燕屋農場的结果会如何。 就是这样，有很多事大家是不知道的，但是大家就是得过且过。 自然燕子享受在雨中作乐，我肯定它們的羽毛生產的油水比其他鳥类多，並且這油極大起在社會行為的作用。

所以，當Love Potion被应用在燕屋農时，燕子將交換對芳香的來源。 以下的文章也許启发您的頭腦關於燕子的氣味。

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Could Smell Play a Role in the Origin of New Bird Species?

ScienceDaily (Mar. 24, 2010) — Two recently diverged populations of a southern California songbird produce unique odors, suggesting smell could contribute to the reproductive isolation that accompanies the origin of new bird species. The Indiana University Bloomington study of organic compounds present in the preen oils of Dark-eyed Juncos is described in this month's Behavioral Ecology.

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"There's so much we don't know about the role of smell in bird behavior," said biologist Danielle Whittaker, the study's lead author. "Differences in smell could be affecting sexual behavior, parental care and even contribute to speciation."

Whittaker is a postdoctoral researcher in IU Bloomington biologist Ellen Ketterson's research group.

Led by Whittaker, a team of IU Bloomington biologists and chemists examined the chemical composition of preen oil, which is a compound birds secrete and spread around their bodies to straighten, protect and waterproof their feathers.

To analyze the odor chemistry of preen oil, the scientists isolated 19 volatile molecules that can achieve a gaseous, more sniff-friendly state. The chemical isolation and analysis portion of the interdisciplinary project was led by IU Bloomington Department of Chemistry Distinguished Professor Milos Novotny and Senior Scientist Helena Soini.

The scientists found that each junco possesses a unique and recognizable odor profile that was stable over a two-week period and that could be used to distinguish it from other individuals. The odor profiles of male birds differed from those of female birds, and birds' odor profiles differed depending on which population they were from.

"This is the most comprehensive study of its kind," Whittaker said. "And as far as we know, it is the first time anyone has looked closely at these chemical compounds at the population level in any bird."

Last year, Whittaker, Ketterson, and others reported in the Journal of Avian Biology that juncos can use preen oils to distinguish members of their own species from other species, and between individuals of their own species. The present Behavioral Ecology study went a step further to see whether the chemical composition of preen oil varies among individuals, sexes and populations -- which might be meaningful in an evolutionary context.

The team collected juvenile juncos from two populations, one that resides in and around the University of California San Diego campus in La Jolla, Calif., and another that lives in the Laguna Mountains, about 42 miles east. After capture, the birds were transported to aviaries in Bloomington, Ind., and raised under identical environmental conditions. The scientists used gas chromatography-mass spectrometry to isolate 19 volatile compounds from the preen oils which are secreted from the birds' uropygial glands near the base of the tail.

The researchers confirmed that individual birds sampled over time produce levels of each of the volatile compounds that remain more or less constant. They also found gross differences between males and females, and between juncos from the UC San Diego population and birds from the mountains. These population differences were found even though the birds were raised in identical conditions, suggesting that the odors have a genetic, rather than an environmental or developmental basis.

The particular suite of 19 compounds is, as far as the scientists know, unique to juncos. However, this area of research is so new that odor chemistry profiles have been documented for only a few species. This field of research is growing rapidly as biologists realize the potential importance of scent in bird communication and evolution.

Until just a few years ago, most bird biologists believed that smell played little or no role in bird behavior. The olfactory bulb -- a portion of vertebrate brain known to interpret odors -- is small relative to birds' brain sizes. Birds also lack the vomeronasal organ that many mammals (and reptiles) use to sense pheromones specifically.

Then came the discovery that sea-faring petrels can smell so well that they can identify other birds through sense of smell alone. This discovery kicked off a re-examination of several bird species, and preliminary results suggest smell in birds is a behavioral cue that has been overlooked for far too long.

"We still don't know how common it is for birds to use smell," Whittaker said. "The evidence so far suggests there is much for us to learn."

Also contributing to the report were biology graduate student Jonathan Atwell, IU Bloomington chemistry graduate student Craig Hollars. Milos Novotny, Soini, and Hollars are members of the Institute for Pheromone Research, which Novotny directs. Ketterson, Novotny and Soini are also members of IU's Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior.

The project was funded by grants from the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and the IU Faculty Research Support Program, with additional support from the Indiana METACyt Initiative and funds from the Lilly Chemistry Alumni Chair.

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Home Coming of a Very Successful Farm 非常成功的燕屋農場回归时间

I always say don't count the birds count the number of nests which is more accurate.

But if you have a farm like the Video below it doesn't matter which one you count. By looking at how the birds going into the farm it already tells the number of nests in the farm.

15 or more birds entering the farm per each second. There are 60 seconds per minute. The birds entering the farm continuous for more than 20 minute. Imagine how many birds would there be? Take a calculator and count you would be surprised to know the number of birds in the farm.

Well that is very common to us but for some who are new in Swiftlet farming this could be shocking.

Enjoy the Video.

我总是說不要計算燕子，应该計算燕窝才是更加準確的。

但是，如果您的燕屋農場好像以下的錄影一样就不管您如何計算。 通过看到燕子如何进入燕屋農場它就已經告诉您有多少燕窝。

每秒钟有至少15隻或更多的燕子进入燕屋農場。每分鐘有60秒。 燕子不断的进入燕屋農場連續的超过20分鐘。 想像下有多少隻燕子在那裡？ 那出計算机来算一算在燕屋農場的燕子您將很惊奇知道燕子的数量。

對我們来说这是非常普通的但是那些新人在燕屋農場的将是一个惊奇的。

慢慢享受这个錄影。

( the Camcorder couldn't capture clearly as the speed of the birds entering the farm is too fast)

Good Swiftlet Farming All!

(录影機无法明顯地录下因为进入燕屋農場的燕子速度是太快的)

大家有好的燕屋農場! .

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燕窝成長的關鍵时期

等待了几個月或者一年的时间之後，最终您看見有超过50个窝在您的燕屋農場。 那些為位好區域和適當地做的燕屋農場或者可能超过100个窝。 您下一步應該做什麼呢？ 等待？

有很多方法您可以做来使窝有進一步的增長。 這就是50-100个窝的最關鍵的时期。 如果您知道因该做什麼和有好好的計劃，燕窝的数量可以在6-12個月内达到雙倍之外的。 這就是发生在許多我的讀者的燕屋農場。 它是那么的好用從Setiawan到Batu Pahat和從Termerloh到A.Setar。

他們使用了Love Potion和有效力的聲音組合。 當他們的屋内环境完全在控制之下，並且时常有維修，他們經常噴洒Love Potion並且改换他們的聲音当他們发现它不再吸引大量的燕子。

其次他們每2-3個月更换有故障的高音揚聲器，保證那些坏的被替换。 (維修是非常重要的)

他們在每一次離開燕屋農場之前，他們將噴洒Love Potion来掩盖他們人体留下来的氣味在燕屋農場，當他们做修理时。

他們也确信，所有的蟲比如蟑螂，螞蟻、蜥蜴等等被消滅掉。 我們不可能只坐着等待和期待兩位数位的增長。

很多却倒Love Potion入台陵喷雾器，它是非常有效的吸引燕子入燕屋農場的，特别是如果喷雾器是被放在环绕區。 他們在筑窝区的板條之下在域噴洒了交叉形線的Love Potion在牆壁上。 您應該嘗試和自己看看它的效果。 燕子是愛死Love Potion的氣味。 它吸引更多的燕子进入环绕區，並且，如果燕子有機會进入环绕區，要进入筑窝区只是几方尺而已。

要在一年的时间之內达到50-100个窝是不容易的(當然也有很多的燕屋農場可以在一年达到超过200个窝)当它到達50 – 100个窝的时间千万别丟失這個機會。

一旦它开始增長和燕窝可以到达200个窝，要去到400个窝就不会很难了。 所以許多專家总是說，一旦燕屋農場到達第3年燕窝的增長是很快速的。

大家有好的燕屋農場!

您的燕子聲音是否吸引了蝙蝠?

您是否知道播放在燕屋農場入口洞的的外聲(Ext)和裡面的内聲(Int)可以吸引蝙蝠停留？

我肯定您一定未曾想过这一点。 这完全是与頻率有关的。 如果一个人对頻率有很少瞭解的，並且在錄音期間錯誤的設置頻率，設置了对有利于蝙蝠的，这样將吸引大量的蝙蝠进入燕屋農場。

這就是发生在北部一间燕屋農場屬於我其中一位讀者的。

「James, 我有蝙蝠問題在我的燕屋農場。 自从我開始了我的燕屋農場1個月前，我的燕屋農場除了吸引蝙蝠之外，一只燕子都沒有？ 白天許多燕子來完，但是它們不停留。 您可以幫我吗？」

我并不惊奇的。 我问他播放了什麼聲音在他的燕屋農場，我知道他很喜歡自己混合聲音的。

我问他知不知道頻率的序列和頻率設置用于錄音和再混合的燕子聲音，他的回復是「那我就不知道」。

我告訴他我們不可以随便設置頻率根據我們想要的。 它必须在燕子喜歡的范围之內。 任何超出过那范围將吸引像蝙蝠等等的其他飛行动物。

如果一個聲音在燕屋農場播放而它的頻率是集合燕子的，那蝙蝠就不會进入燕屋農場。 蝙蝠不可能容忍这样的聲音，並且它们觉得非常難受它們將離開。

我有參觀过有蝙蝠問題的燕屋農場。 我勸告燕屋主改换它的聲音。改换了聲音几星期之後，他們發現所有的蝙蝠都离开了燕屋農場而且未曾返回。

如果您有蝙蝠在您的燕屋農場或許您的聲音是主要的问题。

大家有好的燕屋農場和最好的东西是应该与大家分享的!

The Crucial Period of Nests Growth

After waited for couple of months perhaps a year finally you see the nests in your farm reaches more than 50 pcs. For Swiftlet farms that are located in good areas and are properly done it could exceed more than 100 nests. What should you do the next step? Just wait?

There are ways you could do to push up the nests grow further. This is the most crucial period of 50-100 nests. If you know what to do and had planned it well the number of nests could goes beyond double in 6-12 months time. This is what happens to many of my readers’ farms. It works very well from Setiawan to Batu Pahat and from Termerloh to A.Setar.

They use the combination of Love Potion and Powerful Sound. While their internal environment are perfectly under control and maintained they spray Love Potion on a regular basis and changed their sound once they find that it no longer attracts large number of birds.

Secondly they change tweeters every 2-3 months making sure the malfunction ones are taken down and replaced with new ones. (Maintenance is very important)

After every each time they visit their farms before leaving they would spray Love Potion to cover up human scent they left behind in the farms while repairing things.

They also make sure that all Pest like cockroaches, ants, lizards, etc are eliminated. We cannot just sit and wait and expect double digit growth.

Many of them pour Love potion into the Tay-ring humidifier it is very effective in attracting birds into the farm especially if the Humidifier is placed at the Roving area. They spray Love potion in a zigzag line on walls in the nesting areas below the planks. You should try this and see it yourself. Swiftlets just love the Love Potion smell. It attracts more birds into the Roving and if birds have the chance to enter the roving then going into the nesting is just meters away.

It is not easy to hit 50-100 nests within a year (of course there are many cases where farms could hit more than 200 nests in a year) once it reaches 50- 100 pcs don’t lose this opportunity.

Once it grows and the nests reach more than 200 pcs to hit 400 pcs is not hard. That is why many experts always say once a farm reaches the 3^rd year the nests grow would be fast.

Good Swiftlet Farming All!

Is Your Swiftlets Sound Attracting Bats?

Did you know that the Swiftlet sound that plays at the Entrance hole (Ext) and inside the farm (Int) could attract bats to stay in it?

I bet you never thought of that. It’s all has to do with frequency. If a person who has little understanding about sound frequency and sets the wrong frequency setting during recording that favorable to bats then it would attract large number of bats to enter the farm.

This is what happened to a farm belongs to a Reader of mind from the North.

“James I have Bats problem in my farm. Ever since I started my farm 1 month ago my farm attracted no birds except Bats why? Many birds came and played during the day but they don’t stay. Could you please help me?”

That is no surprise to me. I asked him what sound did he plays in his farm as I knew that he likes to remix his own Swiftlet sound.

I asked him does he knows the sequences of frequency and the frequency setting commonly used to for recording and remixing Swiftlet sound and his reply was “ Not that I know”.

I told him we cannot simply set the frequency according to what we want. It must be within the range liked by Swiftlets. Anything out of that range would attract other flying things like bats,etc.

If a sound played in a farm with the frequency set for Swftlets Bats won’t enter the farm. They cannot tolerate the sound and Bats find it very uncomfortable therefore they would leave.

I had visited farms with Bat’s problems. I advised the owner to change the sound. After changed the sound and couple of weeks later they found all the Bats in their farms were gone and never returned.

If you have Bats in your farm perhaps your sound is the main problem.

Good Swiftlet Farming All & The Best is To Share!

騙子用假的Love Potion欺骗新手

今天早上我接到了一個电话，一個非常惊讶的電話從沙撈越打来的，很哀傷的知道許多新手被玩弄和被欺詐。

「您是James吗？ 您好，我是從Sarikei沙撈越的T先生。 我刚刚看到您的部落格。 因此我打电话给您问个清楚」。

「是的，我是James，怎样可以帮到您呢？」

「James，我刚在Sarikei買了2瓶的Love Potion付了Rm800.00的。 (Rm 400.00一瓶)。 在我買了Love Potion之後，當上网时我發現了您的網站也有卖Love Potion。 我想知道如何使用它」

"我的天啊! T先生，您是跟誰買的？ 我的Love Potion不是賣Rm 400.00一瓶。 那是太过分的價格。您被欺詐了。 您付了比雙倍價格更多来买到假的Love Potion。 真正的Love Potion比假的还便宜」。

「James，我以为它是您的產品。 他們說它是從著名的部落客James。 就是这样我买了，然后在網络上找到您的網站」。

「我很抱歉T先生，您被欺詐了。在市場上有太多假的Love Potion，因為許多不道德的人想要從著名的Love Potion赚取一笔。 如果您想要真正的Love Potion，请直接跟我买」。

「James，那这假的Love Potion我應該做什么？」

「T先生，别使用它。 当作一个教訓。假的Love Potion也許会危害您的燕屋農場。 您不知道他們放了什麼在裡面。 如果他們可以这样来欺詐您，想像他們放了什麼在裡面」。

這就是发生在沙撈越T先生身上。 可哀的…真正的可哀…越來越多不道德的人(騙子)進入這个燕屋農場行业来骗知道關於燕屋農場很少的那些人。

他們进來作為顧問、承包商、燕屋農場产品供應商、燕窝供應商、洗燕窝商等等。 多數的他们对燕屋農場什么都不知道。 他們修建丑陋的燕屋農場，更本沒有燕屋農場設計的知識，他們賣模仿產品。 您讲的出他們就做的到，完全出于貪婪。

出于我意料之外，假的Love Potion比真正的还要贵.....无言…无言。.无话可说。

那还不是全部，我看見过燕屋農場花費比我修造那些3倍的价钱昂貴，和內部的牆壁沒有塗灰泥的，沒有防热材料，使用的木板是最便宜的等级作為板條，等等。 他們还是被雇佣。 有时我还是真的不知道是顧問盲的还是燕屋主。

所以就是那么多的失败的燕屋農場。

因此當心假的Love Potion! 到處都是騙子!

大家有好的燕屋農場和最好的东西是应该与大家分享的!

內部聲音曾加燕窝的品質

(白色和完美的燕窝。內部聲音的重要性)

(不骯髒。 非常纯白的)

(它就只黏附了1根羽毛那么多。.哈… 哈。)

您是否知道的燕屋農場的内部环境影響燕窝的品質？ 通常大家都知道溫度和濕氣有對燕窝的品質有了不起的作用。 這些包括了燕窝的大小、形狀、潔淨等等。

但是一個好的内部环境是不只依靠好的温度和濕氣控制。 还有其他因素例如氣味，聲音，黑暗，顺畅的飛行道路等等。 如果這些全部都在完美的情况下，它將諧調整個燕屋農場因而幫助创造生产优良品質燕窝的条件。

但是許多人还是不知道芳香和聲音一样是有巨大影响对于燕窝的品質。 优良品质或適當的內部聲音將幫助增加燕窝的品質用大小、形狀和潔淨，它也加速燕子造窝的时间。

您是否有想过為什麼有些燕窝是骯髒的有許多羽毛，奇怪的形狀，很小的，等等，當您的濕氣和温度是在可接受的水平上时，而您朋友的燕屋農場的濕氣和温度却不是像你的一般好，但是他的燕屋農場造的窝却是品质优良的？ 這和內部聲音有关。

外在聲音邀請和吸引燕子到您的燕屋農場，當內部聲音安抚它們停留和做窝。 有多快和有多品质优良，有多少窝燕子想要做是全靠內部聲音的品质。

內部的聲音必須是柔和的，我想我有在過去提及过很多次了。 它不可能只包括小燕子的聲音，一個成功的燕屋農場有上万的燕窝不可能只包含小燕子的聲音。

如果您在晚上进入一家成功的燕屋農場，听听裡面的聲音您將明白我的意思，但是确定您參觀的燕屋農場有超过2000个窝的而不是那些只有20個窝的燕屋農場。

如果您的內部聲音是那些普通從市場上可以买到的，您可以忘掉品质优良的燕窝。要得到好的燕窝是需要更多的。因為好的內部聲音，特别是在晚上使燕子在燕屋農場裡感受到安全和舒適更因而燕子会很安灵。 當這樣的情況下出现，燕子將做品质优良的燕窝。 他們將修造更大的窝，更加乾淨的窝，並且做窝的时间也更加快速的。

不適當的內部聲音將影響燕窝的品質，因為它將創造震動和它損傷燕子。 一些在市場上的內部聲音是由一些对聲調之間有很少瞭解的人完成的。

如果內部聲音與不调和的聲音混合了，燕子坐在它的窝將感覺難受和它傾向不安和移動在窝(或垂懸) 因而增加羽毛黏附更加容易。

燕子在燕屋農場度过整個夜晚垂懸着或坐在它們的窝上，它們越感到舒適它們就可以修造越好的窝。 任何恶劣的內部聲音将使燕子分心而影響燕窝的品質。

因此，如果您想要好的燕窝品質和更多的燕窝您必需使用正确的內部聲音。

但是还有許多所謂的师傅仍然声称外在聲音比內部聲音重要。 我是不同意的。 對我来说兩个都是同樣重要，如果您想要做到一個好的内部环境。

如果您想要好的柔和新內部聲音，您可以联系我012-3173811或swifjames@yahoo.com

大家有的好燕屋農場和最好的东西是应该与大家分享的!

Crooks Cheating Newbies with Imitation Love Potion

I received a call, a very surprise call this morning from Sarawak and Sad to know many Newbies have being taken for a ride and being cheated.

“Is it James? Hi, I am Mr.T from Sarikei Sarawak. I just saw you blog few minutes ago. So I call you to rectify something.

“Yes I am James, how could I assist you?”

“James, I had bought 2 bottles of Love Potion from someone here in Sarikei for Rm 800.00. (Rm 400.00 per bottle). After I have bought the Love Potion and while surfing the net coincidental I found your web site which also has Love Potion. I want to know how to use it”

"Oh my god! Mr.T, who did you buy it from? I don’t sell Love Potion for Rm 400.00 per bottle. That is ridiculous price .You have been cheated. You have paid more than double the price for an Imitation Love Potion. The original Love potion cost less than that.”

“James, I thought it was your product. They said it is from the famous blogger James. That is why after buying it I surf the web and found your site”.

“I am sorry Mr.T you have been cheated. There are lots of imitation Love Potion in the market now because many unethical people just want to make quite bucks out of the famous Love Potion. If you want the original Love Potion please buy direct from me.”

“James, what should I do with the imitation Love Potion?”

“Mr.T, don’t use it. Take it as a lesson. The imitation Love Potion may harm your farm. You don’t know what they put inside. If they could cheat you like this then imagine what they would put inside.”

This is what happened to Mr.T of Sarawak. Sad...Real sad… more and more unethical people (crooks) are coming into this Swiftlet farming industry to take advantage of those who know very little about swiftlet farming.

They are coming in as consultants, contractors, swiftlet farming products suppliers, nests suppliers, nests cleaner, etc. Most know nothing about swiftlet farming. They build shabby farms with no knowledge in Swiftlets farm design, they sell imitations products. You name it they do it out of greed.

To my surprise the imitation are even more expensive than the original …..Mute…Mute..speechless..

That is not all I have seen farms that cost 3 times more expensive than those that I built and the internal wall are not plastered , no insulation, using cheapest grade of wood as planks, and so on . Yet they could secure the job. Sometimes I wonder whether the consultant is blind or the owner himself.

That is why so many failed farm nowadays.

So beware Imitation Love Potion! Crook is every where now!

Good Swiftlet Farming All & the Best is to Share!

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