DDS263
This is DDS263 - a female shama that I bred in April this year from Flame. It was acquired by Somchai's friend from Jeffrey Low when it was a taimong (juvenile).After Somchai's friend had kept it for...
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This is Ballet Dancer's daughter that I bred earlier this year. It is presently less than 4 months old and still a "baby" as can be seen from the sides of its beak. It is fed on Jeffrey's shama food....
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I recorded the videos below of my Samyong yesterday. It has recently completed its molt and is presently in top form. It takes the same food and receives the same care as my shamas.
View ArticleShama juvenile - DDS292
This is Falcon's and Funkie's daughter's youngest son, DDS292, at 60 days of age. The first video was recorded by Jeffrey on his handphone and it shows the general condition and movement of the bird....
View ArticleBoy Wonder, 121014
This is Boy Wonder at the end of his 2nd molt. The video was recorded on my handphone yesterday. He shows great promise. Some birds sing but don't display. Others display but don't sing much. He...
View ArticleUpdate report on DDS265
On 29 September, I posted a video of Ballet Dancer's son (DDS265) that Jeffrey Low is looking after for his friend during its molt. The bird is presently only 5 1/2 months old. It has been named...
View ArticleLetter from France
Below is a new blog on shamas by Loutfi (Huli Papu). It is in French but a transalation into English is available on the site:http://shamaclubfrance.wordpress.com/ I also set out below an email that I...
View ArticleMy Samyong
The song of my Samyongs continue to improve. Below is the video of Samyong No. 1 that was recorded over the weekend.
View ArticleDry food for shamas
As an update to my 17 October post titled "Letter from France" visit Jeffrey's blog http://jeffctlow.blogspot.com and see how wonderful Jeff's dry food is. The video shows a shama mother feeding her...
View ArticleUpdate on DDS265, "Samsom"
There are 4 posts that I have in mind to do and for which I already have the videos, photographs and materials. These are:1. My impressions of the Samyong after keeping 2 males for 16 months with...
View ArticleDDS274M
This is Skyhawk's grandson (Falcon's son), DDS274M. He is just over 5 months old having hatched on 27th May 2014.He was transferred from the molting aviary to the cage the day before the video was...
View ArticleGolden Boy
William Kwa's 1st molt shama Golden Boy which was bred by Michael from Alpha and Killer. It is about due for its 2nd molt but it still has quite good form.
View ArticleSamsom (DDS265)
This is Samsom at the age of 6 months and with the first molt almost completed. The video shows him challenging a shama that has been many times champion, immediately after a road trip of many...
View ArticleLeucistic China Thrushes
This morning, Darren Yeo, released his pair of male and female leucistic china thrushes into his breeding aviary. They took to each other immediately. As can be seen in the video, they started...
View ArticleMy Samyong
About a week ago, I transferred both my samyongs to outdoor aviaries.Their songs have continued to improve. Here is a recording of a song this morning. The rough sounds that used to accompany a...
View ArticleApache
The video is of Apache who is just completing his molt. Some shamas display a great deal but do not sing. Others sing but do not display. To perform at its best, a shama needs to be able to combine...
View ArticlePassing off
Following my video post on Apache, I received this comment on my post which I have extracted and published below as it is important that such matters be brought to the attention of people who may be...
View Article2014 Season
This is Falcon's son, Shogun. He is 6 months old.This female is the result of an outcross from one of my favourite males with a female that I had acquired at a high price. I have high hopes that she...
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