Boy Wonder
About a month ago, I published a video of Boy Wonder on this blog. His form was rising and he was starting to chai causing me to think that he had completed his 2nd molt. One of his primary tails was...
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On 2nd November 2014, I uploaded a video on Youtube of Falcon's son, DDS274. He was then only slightly over 5 months of age and he had just completed his moult. The length of the video was...
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Nighthawk (DDS267)
The end of this year's shama breeding season is approaching but I still have a few breeding pairs. Most of the birds that were hatched this year are in the midst of their first molt and this is the...
View ArticlePretty Boy ii (DDS276)
This is Pretty Boy's son, Pretty Boy ii. He is about 6 months old and he is owned by Jeffrey. The video below was recorded this morning a few minutes after his transfer from molting aviary to cage....
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This is Skyhawk's son, DDS296. He is 36 days old. His taimong tails are 3.6" at this age and they have the potential to grow beyond 6". This is a guess made on the basis that the white and black...
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This is Longfellow (DDS294), Pretty Boy's youngest son. He was hatched on 2 October, 2014. His head has started to molt but his primary tails are still growing.
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Skyhawk
One of my favourite shamas is Skyhawk. He has all the attributes that I look for in my shamas. Not only does he have the structure, song and feather quality that I seek to breed in my shamas but he...
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Mint and other shamas
I spent some of the past weekend assessing my shamas and making plans regarding their breeding and care in the coming year. I also tried to take some videos and photos.On Saturday, I hung Shogun's cage...
View ArticleChilli's son
This is Chilli's son, from a mating with an unrelated female. It completed its first molt recently. It was bred by Darren Yeo who also owns it. The grandfather (Chilli's father) is Pretty Boy.
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Shama Foundation Stock
This is Michael Leong's 7th months old shama, Golden Hawk. It is the youngest son of Alpha and Killer from last year's breeding season and it has only just completed its molt. Michael transferred him...
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DDS272
This is Ooi Thean Tatt's shama female, DDS272. It is just over 7 months of age and about to complete its tail growth. The sire is Flame.
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Curve
My shama breeding last year was the best ever. Many chicks were bred from the few pairs that I had carefully selected. The results have been gratifying as the overall quality of their chicks has been...
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Skyhawk's son
This is DDS405 at 36 days of age. He is a son of Skyhawk from a nest of 3 males and 1 female. All the 3 males look alike attesting to Skyhawk's prepotency as a breeder.[click on photo once for...
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