在越南清涼的天氣與 Love Potion

在越南的某些部分在冬天溫度下降到10C，白色窩的燕子沒有移居。 它們適應了不同季節的環境。

我的讀者從越南今天早上打電話給我，他來柔佛经营一些生意活动並且想見我。 我告訴他，那是離這裡差不多有200 km的地方。 他以爲我居住在那裏附近。 他想要見我來表達他對我的感激。 他在越南有用了Love Potion有2年多的時間，也是其中一個最初的用戶。 他要感謝我推薦Love Potion給他。

我告訴他「來K.L吧，我請您吃一頓好的晚餐，並且教您勸告您任何您想要知道的東西」。

他越南北部的燕屋農場是意想不到地好做着。 他經常無誤的用Love Potion。 在越南，第一年的時間可以達到上百個窩是很普通的，並且加上Love Potion窩的成長是瘋狂地，也難以相信的。

他解釋給我聼，

「James，我不可以相信它。 它是，很容易和燕子进來並且停留和做窩。 您的Love Potion是非常好的」

最好的是，它們仍然继续漫遊天空和做窩就算溫度下降了。

我猜測它們是另外一個種類，直到今天有关于此的信息也是很有限的。 它們的窩倾向是更大，更加乾淨和更加潔白的。 我相信涼快的環境鼓勵燕子生產更多唾液。

因此，燕屋主們您從這里學會了什麽？ .......它显示溫度是非常重要的。 我親自體驗這一點。 除濕度以外，我參觀過那些燕屋農場，通常有不好的溫度控制的那些燕屋農場，生產出來的窩都是骯髒，不整齊形狀的窩， 爆裂的窩等等。

這顯然地表示，我們是不可以輕視溫度的重要性。 許多仍然争辩说，溫度不是最重要的和說在31c以上他們仍然可以收穫幾公斤的窩。 那是真實的，我同意，但是或許如果他們矯正溫度的問題，我猜測的他們可能將可以收穫十幾公斤而不是幾公斤。

因此，使您的燕屋農場涼快是很重要的，但是許多人還是無法達到這一點。

大家有好的燕屋農場。最好的东西是应该与大家分享的。

「許多生活失敗的人沒有意识到他們是多么的接近成功，當他們放弃的時候」。 -愛迪生

Cool Weather in Vietnam with Love Potion

In certain parts of Vietnam in winter the temperature drops to 10C yet the White Nests Swiftlet didn’t migrate. They had adapted to such environment of different seasons.

My readers from Vietnam called me this morning he was in Johor for some business activities and wanted to meet up with me. I told him that it’s over 200 km meter away. He thought that I live around there. He wants to meet up with me to show his appreciation. He was one of the first few who had used Love potion 2 years ago in Vietnam. He wants to thanks me for recommending Love potion to him.

I told him “come to K.L I will buy you a good dinner and teach you advise you whatever you want to know.”

His farms in the Northern of Vietnam are doing fantastically well. He uses Love Potion on a regular basis without fail. It’s common to have few hundred nests in the first year and coupled with Love potion the nests growth was crazily unbelievable.

He explained to me,

“James I can’t believe it. It is so easy and the birds just come in and stay and make nests. Your Love Potion is very good”

Best of all with dropping temperature they still continue to roam the sky and make nests.

I assumed they are of different sub-species till today there is still limited information on this. Their nests tend to be bigger, cleaner and whiter. I believe cool environment encourage the swiftlet to produce more saliva.

So farmers what do you learn from here? …….It shows temperature is very important. I have personally experienced this. Besides RH, farms that I had visited that have poor temperature control usually produce dirty, uneven shape, craking, etc nests.

This evidently showed that temperature can’t be taken likely. Yet many still argued that temperature is not that important and claiming even at 31c and above they still managed to harvest few kgs of nests. That is true I do agree perhaps if they would have rectify the temperature and reduce it I guess they would have harvested tens of kgs instead of few kgs.

So making your farm cool is dam important but many still strangling to achieve this.

Good Swiftlet farming All. The Best is To Share!

“Many of life’s failures are people who had not realized how close they were to success when they gave up.”
- Thomas A Edison

地点，找一个好的地点!

地點確定您燕屋農場的未來。 所以，選擇一個好的地點来建造燕屋農場是非常重要的。

不可否认好的燕屋農場全部都在乡区，有大量的綠色原野、河流和種植園。 這样的區域制造大量的昆蟲，这些昆蟲也是燕子的食物來源。 工業化地区和被開发的區域不适合作燕屋農場，雖然一些也許会争辩，因为有相當多的燕屋農場在這樣的區域。

燕屋農場在這樣的區域会面對食品短缺的问题，並且成長会受到影響。 停滯就是其中一個問題，那裡也許有燕窝在燕屋農場里，但是它的成長是慢的与位于乡区的比较。

吉隆坡曾经有許多C.Esculenta和A. Maxima (黑巢) 居住，當时它不是好像現在那么的開发。 实际上，我懷疑当时也有A.Fuchiphagus，但是，我猜測它只是對哺養的樣式研究感興趣，並且沒有集中关于燕窝。

是顯然的证据發展伤害了这个种类並且消除了燕子人口。 所以，成功的燕屋農場多数都是在較少開发的市鎮。

以下的研究信息是從網络上提取的。

大家有好的燕屋農場。 最好的东西是和大家分享的。

「對成功的秘密是從頭開始和继续进行」。

Location, Find a Good Location!

Location determines the future of your Swiftlet farm. Therefore choosing a good location to have a farm built is very important.

It can’t be denied that good farming areas are all in the rural areas that have plenty of green, river and plantation. Such areas produce plenty of insects which are the source of food for Swiftlets.

Industrialized and developed area is not suitable for farming though some may argue that there are quite many farms in such area.

Swiftlet farm in such area faces food shortage and the growth is affected. Stagnation is one of the problems, there might be nests in the farms but the growth is slow compared to those that are located in rural areas.

Kuala Lumpur was once inhabited by many birds the C.esculenta and A. maxima (black nests) when it was not as developed as now. In fact I suspected there are even A. fuchiphagus but I guess the research was only interested on the feeding pattern and didn’t focus on the nests.

It is evident that development kills the habitat and wipe out the Swiftlets population. Therefore all successful swiftlet farming towns are located in smaller town that are less develop.

The above research information was extracted from the Web.

Good Swiftlet Farming All . The Best is to Share.

“The secret to success is to start from scratch and keep on scratching.”

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我们是否建修一个燕屋農場或者一个成功的燕屋農場. 那个是更重要的?

(不是一個好入口......)

(全部都是鋅屋頂)

(非常假的)

(錯誤的板条鋪成和质量差的板条)

(相互孔刚好是為一臺喷雾器能经入)

(用果樹園的網来减少热度的。 在許多情况下它是没幫助的)

(雖然用厚實的防热材料，但是它不代表燕子將停留並且做窝)

(用工業風扇来冷却天花板。 但是它能用吗？)

(100%保證真菌或青苔，如果湿度是很高的话。 非常差质量的板条)

許多人認為修建燕屋農場是很容易的。 那是非常真實的，他們是没错的。 各種各樣的材料被用于修建燕屋農場，在没有完全瞭解它的效果。 鋅，金屬容器、塑料或者帆布等等都被使用来轉換成燕屋農場。

他們忘記了一个宗旨，不僅是修建一個燕屋農場，但是一个成功的燕屋農場。 任何人都可以修建燕屋農場，但是修建一個好的燕屋農場將吸引許多燕子停留和做窝，但是使用由鋅，金屬容器、塑料或者帆布等等的那些是完全不同的。

或許，許多年前那是不同的，因为那个时候只有少量的燕屋農場農場。 但是今天，燕屋農場是那么的競爭，没有適當地被建立的燕屋農場就慢慢的等待巢。

因此，不同的是，修建一个燕屋農場，或者一個成功的燕屋農場之間。 您是否認為架設一個最便宜簡單的結構，无需採取任何設計的考慮，屋内环境，材料等等會幫到吗？ 或者它只是單獨地为滿足您要擁有燕屋農場的敦促。 為此，燕子是否將停留和做窝变得次要的。 我想，多数是为自己滿足擁有燕屋農場的敦促而建的。

以上的燕屋農場是屬於沙撈越T先生的。 他用尽办法修建一個的燕屋農場，用鋅材料建架設，想尽办法用最便宜的材料，结果屋内环境变成有問題。 他就是那些其中的一些，目标只是建一个燕屋農場，但是，不是一个成功的燕屋農場。 整體的內部牆壁是用泡沫塑料制成来防熱，但是結果变成顛倒的屋内环境。 我觉得它是非常假象的，因为一個好的燕屋農場绝对不是这样修造的。 我不喜歡。。。。 燕子也是不会喜欢的.........

他不明白为什么用這樣厚實的泡沫塑料，他还是仍然无法控制屋内环境。 我說多很多次了，燕屋農場是關於一切都要平衡的。 它不代表越多就是越好。 不代表您用厚實的防熱材料，您就可以控制屋内环境，它需要的比这些更多的。

有時候，理論上或在書本上有它的道理，但是，在现实上，它不可以在燕屋農場里使用。 這是所有燕屋主應該瞭解的其中一個因素。

它有噴水隆頭在屋頂来冷却整个燕屋農場、果樹園的網和工業風扇，但是所有都沒有幫助到。

對我来说，無論如何便宜地修建這樣的燕屋農場，如果燕子不停留是無用的。 因此，費用是否在這个情況下很重要呢？ 完全浪費掉了。

經濟上，T先生是達到修建了一个燕屋農場，但是对于成功的燕屋農場，它仍然还有一段很远的路要走。

T先生的燕屋農場不是我唯一看到的那個。 我參觀了許多相似的燕屋農場，特别是在沙撈越。 我就是不明白，可能犀鳥土地的人就喜欢嘗試和累计经验，因为这就是成功的基本，而且從教訓里学会的东西可以一世记得。

大家有好的燕屋農場。 最好的东西是和大家分享的。

「我們看不到事实的真相。 我們只是看到我們要看的东西」

Are We building a Swiftlet Farm or a Succesful Swiftlet Farm. Which is More Important?

( not a good entrance......)

( all zinc roof)

( very artificial )

( wrong planking formation and poor quality wood)

( Inter-hole just good for one humidifier to go thru)

(Orchard netting to reduce heat. In most cases it won't help)

( though with thick insulation material but it doesn't mean birds would stay and make nests)

(industrial fan to cool down the ceiling. Does it works?)

( 100% guarantee fungus or mould if RH is high. Very poor quality wood)

Lots of people think that building a Swiftlet farm is easy. That is very true they are absolutely right. All sorts of material are being used to build farm without understand the after effects. Zinc, Metal containers, Plastic or canvas canopy and so on being used or converted into farm.

They have forgotten the objective is to build a successful Swiftlet farm not just a Swiftlet farm. Anybody could build a swiftlet farm but to build a good swiftlet farm that would attract lots of swiftlets to stay and make nests is totally different from those that are made from Zinc, Metal containers, Plastic or canvas canopy and so on.

Perhaps many years ago that would be different where there were just few swiftlet farms around. Today with sheer competition farms that are not built properly left idle without nests.

So there is a different between building a swiftlet farm and a successful swiftlet farm. Do you think erecting a simple cheapest structure without taking consideration of the design, micro, materials and so on would help? Or it is solely to satisfy your urge of owning a swiftlet farm. For this, whether birds would stay and make nests has become secondary. I guess without realizing it is more of satisfying own urge of owning a farm.

The above Swiftlet farm belongs to Mr.T of Sarawak. He has tried his best to build a Swiftlet farm with the objective of erecting a building with zinc material with cheapest cost in mind ended up having micro problems. He is one of those with the objective of building swiftlet farm but not successful farm. The whole internal wall are made of Styrofoam to prevent heat but ended up having upside-down micro. I find it very artificial definitely a good farm is not built this way. I don’t like it emm.. So does bird………

He couldn’t understand why with such thick Styrofoam yet he still can’t control the micro. Well I had said many times Swiftlet farming is all about balance of everything. It doesn’t mean the more the better. It doesn’t mean you have thick insulation material you could control the micro it takes more than that.

Sometimes theoretically or in books it makes sense but in practical it cannot be applied in Swiftlet farm. This is one of the factors that all Swiftlet farmers should understand.

It has water sprinkler at the roof to cool down the farm, Orchard netting and even industrial fans but all didn’t help.

To me no matter how cheap it cost to build such farm if birds don’t stay it is useless. So does cost matter in such circumstances? Totally wasted.

Economically Mr.T had achieved in building a building but as for successful Swiftlet farm it is still a long way to go.

Mr.T’s farm is not the only one I have seen so far. I have visited many similar ones especially in Sarawak. I don’t know why perhaps the people from the Land of Hornbill enjoying trial and error which is the basis of success and a lesson that would be remember for life time.

Good Swiftlet Farming All. The Best is to Share

“We don’t see the things the way they are. We see things the way WE are”

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已經進入燕屋農場了！

(新的燕屋農場： 打屋頂式-錄影記錄5分鐘，在聲音被接通之後)

通常朋友會問「有燕子进入了您的燕屋農場嗎？」 這是他們通常问的問題如果他們知道您剛開始了您新燕屋農場的聲音。

這是燕屋農場必須经历的第一阶段或水平，但是許多燕屋農場卻無法達到這個第一個阶段。 對於有些人來说，要燕子进入他們新的燕屋農場是一個很难的問题，何況要它們逗留和做窩。

讀者經常问，為什麼燕子只是在六角形的高音揚聲器上或入口孔附近飛行，但是卻沒有任何意識要进入燕屋農場？ 明顯地這是有問題的，如果燕屋農場開始了它的聲音，但是燕子卻不进入燕屋農場。

我未曾遇到這樣的問題，谢谢上帝。 我很確信地說所有我開始的新燕屋農場，一旦聲音被開始了，在幾分鈡的時間已經有燕子在流動區域好奇地检查新的燕屋農場。

雖然這是沒什麼可銘記或感到驕傲的，但是許多卻無法達到這一點。 對那些不可能達到和不通過這第一阶段的人的問題是： 您做足够了嗎？ 所有您應該觀察和再一次檢查的項目是：

1) 高音揚聲器的种类和安置在入口孔。 (某些高音揚聲器制造的聲音是燕子不喜歡的)

2) 您是否使用正確和优良品质的聲音的？ (使用好頻率的聲音來吸引燕子)

3) 您是否应用了芳香在入口孔？ (這是新燕屋農場的當务之急，能減少震怕。 如果您使用了Love Potion，您就會注意到它的區別。)

4) 您也許使用了太多的聲音，是燕子混亂。

5) 您也許使用了太多的高音揚聲器在入口孔。

6) 您应用了芳香在環繞區嗎？ (這是為了使燕子感到舒適在環繞區。 一旦它們是覺得舒適在環繞區，它們將停留的較長，而且飛行入作窩区)

7) 還有許多許多的。

燕屋農場裏每一個問題都有解決的地方，您是否會辨認了和解決了它們。

大多數的問題是人造的。 這归结于缺乏理解如何做一個好的燕屋農場。

因此，如果您遇到上述的問題，去檢查它。

大家有好的燕屋農場。最好的东西是应该与大家分享的。

有一個慷慨和大方之心。

貓頭鷹的屋子

(站在電線上的一頭貓頭鷹)

(特地為貓頭鷹做的箱子)

獨立燕屋農場其中一個最大的問題是貓頭鷹。 它是一個連續的威脅。

如果獨立燕屋農場位于貓頭鷹出現的油棕園，問題將繼續不斷的。 而措施例如釘子、电击導線、小的入口孔等等可以阻止它們进入燕屋農場，但是卻不防止它們在燕屋農場之外漫遊。 貓頭鷹是(黑暗)的夜掠食性動物，特別是尋找在黃昏返回的燕子。 多數是從靠近燕屋農場的樹、電杆等等，等待並且伏擊。 所以它是不鼓勵有樹或任何高杆在獨立農場的區域。 如果獨立燕屋農場位于油棕園，至少50米之外沒有任何結構、樹等等圍攏燕屋農場的空旷地区是當务之急。 這是為了創造任何的空间讓燕子能觀察和操縱在貓頭鷹攻擊情況下。

如果上述的措施被采取了，但是它仍然是個威脅，然後最後的一招是將它們射擊。 我本身不鼓勵這個行爲，並且貓頭鷹是一個被保護的種類。 我坚决不殺害。

因此許多獨立燕屋農場是更难增長的與商店相比需要比較長的时间。 也許有許多其他的因素除了貓頭鷹的問題以外。

所有的油棕園主鼓勵貓頭鷹的生長。 它帮助消除吃油棕種子的嚙齒目動物。 它是一個控制害虫的經濟方式。 实际上，油棕園主非常的愛它們，而且他們修建貓頭鷹的房子給它們居住。

因此，您怎麼可能完全消滅它們呢？ 在油棕成熟树，貓頭鷹真正地很好用，援助由箱子由莊園主策劃被安置在每10公頃，並且，很自然的控制老鼠和其他嚙齒目動物在取食油棕果子。

因此，這是其中一個獨立燕屋農場的挫折在油棕園的區域。

大家有好的燕屋農場。最好的东西是应该与大家分享的。

如果我們分享，大家將有足够的!

Already In the Farm!

( New Swiftlet farm : Open Roof -Video recorded 5 min after the sound switched on )

Often friends would ask “have the Swiftlets entered your farm?” This is what they would normally ask if they knew that you have just started the sound of your new farm.

This is the first stage a Swiflet farm has to go thru and many farms failed to achieve this first stage or level. To some, making swiftlets to enter their new farms is a difficult task what more to make them stay and make nests.

Readers often ask why birds are playing at the hex tweeters or flying around the entrance-hole or high above but make no effort to enter the farms? Obviously there are problems if a farm started its sounds and no birds come and play and enter the farms.

I had never encountered such problem, Thank you God. I could confidently say all the new farms that I had started, the moment the sound is switched on within minute Swiftlets already in the roving area curiously checking out the new farm.

Though this is nothing to be impressed or proud of but for many to achieve this is hard. My questions to those who can’t achieve or pass this first stage are: Have you done enough? And the things you should observe and re-check are:

1) The Type of Tweeters and their placement at the entrance –hole. (certain tweeters produced sound that disliked by birds)

2) Are you using the correct and good quality sound? (Use sound with good frequency of attracting birds)

3) Have you applied Aroma at the entrance-Hole? (This is a must for new farm to reduce shock. You would notice the differences if you use Love Potion.)

4) You may have used too many sounds that confused the birds.

5) You may have used too many tweeters at the entrance hole.

6) Have you applied aroma at the roving? (This is to make birds feel comfortable at the roving. Once they are comfortable at the roving they would stay longer thus flying into the nesting area)

7) And many more

There are solutions for every problem in a farm. It is a matter of whether you know how to identify them and solve them.

Most of the problems are man-made. This is due to the lack of understanding of how a good swiftlet farm should be made.

So if you encountered the above problems go and check it out.

Good Swiftlet farming All! Best is to Share. Be Generous and Kind Hearted.

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House for Owl

(an Owl on electric wire)

( box house specially make for owl)

One of the biggest problems of Standalone is Owl. It is a continuous threat.

If the Stanalone is located in the Oil Palm plantation the Owl problems continues. Whereas measure such as having nails, electric shock wire, small entrance-hole, etc to deter them from entering the Swiftlet farms but this doesn’t prevent them from roaming areas outside the farm.

Owl is a night (dark) predator specially hunts at dusk where swiftlets returning home. Most would wait and ambush from trees, electric poles, etc that are close to the Swiftlet farm. Therefore it’s not encouraged to have trees or whatever high poles at the area surrounding the Standalone farms. A 50 meter at least of clear area without any structures, trees, etc surrounding the farm is a must if the Standalone is located in the Palm Oil estate. This is to create rooms for swiftlets to observe and maneuver in the case of Owl attacks.

If the above measures have been taken and it’s still a threat then the last resort is to take them down by shooting. I personally don’t encourage this and Owl is a protected species. I strongly condemn killing.

Therefore standalones are harder to grow compared to shop lot unit perhaps taken a longer time. Of cause there are lots of other factors besides just Owl problems.

All Oil Palm Plantation estates encourage the growth of Owl in their areas. It helps them to control rodent that eat the Palm oil seeds. It is an economical way of pest control. In fact they love them so much that they build houses for the Owl to live.

So how could you totally destroy them? In the mature oil palm, Owls do really well, aided by the nest boxes scheme run by the estates - one is placed every 10 hectares - and the result is natural control of rats and other rodents that feed on oil palm fruit.

So this is one of the setbacks for Standalone in areas of Oil Palm Plantations.

Good Swiftlet Farming All. The Best is to Share! Everyone would have enough if we share!

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