Good captive-bred shamas must come from stocks with great singing abilities

I only breed from birds with good overall structure, display and most important of all, great singing abilities. It is in my opinion that no amount of tutoring can make up for the lack of an inborn vocal ability.

Here is a video of my eight month old first molt. He is bred by DDS and he came to me when still a taimong. His height of tail flick and his great singing ability will compliment my existing breeding stock well.

This is Mr PK.



Even though Mr Pk is bred from long-tailed parents, his tail length is barely 9 inches. He is an outcross and a good example to show that tail lengths can be quite unpredictable when an established long-tailed line is being outcrossed.

It is my firm belief that the initial foundation stock for breeding good long-tailed shamas must be made up from specimens that also possess good overall structure, display and excellent vocal quality. Mr PK is to be bred back into the DDS line and hopefully, this could in some ways, further enhance the vocal quality of long-tailed birds bred from this line in the future.