hi juztiny, nope u dont need a license to keep a cockatiel.. no, its depends on what bird..so meaning..1 bird for each species..or each bird..

I see. Btw, do our council limit a household can only keep how many birds as pet or not? I do not want my neighbour to file a complain to the council that I own a lot of birds (e.g. 6) in future.

I like singing birds and talking birds, so sure would be noisy to neighbours then.

Ah, birds got nothing. People would only complain and report if you are keeping many chickens, ducks and geese coz those are noisy and can carry diseases if not cared for properly. With singing birds and pet birds, there is no limit.

hi all,
my friend recently cought some of these birds in pahang, really don;t know what they call, for sure is a kind of dove family. i can't really see any bird shop selling it too.
and he wanted to sell for rm100 each, is it worth that much? tq


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Can sing or not? Cannot sing then not worth RM100 lor. Even Merbok Kampung or Merbok Siam also can get at RM50 each. Some more Merbok can sing.

they can but very weird sound, the rythm like the red indian rythm.

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Added on April 8, 2008, 11:31 pmi'm keeping 18 birds in my apartment.

This post has been edited by mann_kl: Apr 8 2008, 11:31 PM

LOL like red indian rythm?? Funny.... Well..if the sound not really soothing then nego with him for RM30-50 lor.

Walau, you keep 18 birds in apartment, not noisy meh?? What kind of birds collection you have?

This post has been edited by Juztiny: Apr 8 2008, 11:58 PM

1 murai kampung
1 murai batu
1 punai daun
1 punai tanah
1 tekukur kampung
1 tekukur putih
4 diamond dove (yello, white, grey and bluesh grey)
2 merbah jambul
2 merbah putih
2 mata putih
and now 2 merbuk merah (new)

Wau..that's a lot of expensive collection you have.

In your avatar picture is Murai Batu or Murai Kampung? Btw, how is Merbuk Merah looks like? Are they look the same as Tekukur?

the avatar pic is murai batu(sharma), murai kampung is the blak n white.
actually i'm really not sure about the kind, i just call merbuk merah, thoese pic i shown last time.

I'm thinking of keeping Shama too. But nearby my house (Cheras area) I can't find any bird shop near my area, last time got 1 shop in Taman Len Sen Cheras, but closed down already. I know Shama and Magpie needs fresh insects (cricket or mealworms), so can you tell me where else can I get bird shops beside Petaling Street Zoologic?

how much is your budget?

Hehe..as cheap as possible. I know someone wanted to sell around RM150 - RM300. But the main problem is, if I can't find constant fresh food supplies and pellets for Shama, then no point keeping it, right? I definitely cannot find much insects within my own house, so have to get from bird shops.

well, for the wild cought definately they only eat fresh insect but u need to train them by mixed a bit of dry pallet with fresh cutted mealworm for cricket, but for first week u need to feed them with live cricket day and evening, after for a while then u can see the pallet finished in the container that's mean they use to it.
one more thing, by hand feeding them will made them more tame.
i know one friend selling the sharma arround rm130 each wild cought and young.

Wah, that price is good man. But is it Murai Batu or Murai Kampung? Murai Batu very colourful,

RM130 good price, I want ! PM me his contact.


Last few days, I bought a pair of young male Merbok Kampung. Can sing.... but attract 4 other wild Merbok to my house daily. Pening kepala...

This post has been edited by Juztiny: Apr 10 2008, 04:44 PM

it is murai batu(sharma) black n red chest. you get the cage? coz MB need huge cage due to the tail, it will grow untill 12" long.
well i've spoken to my friend but he wouldn't want to be known becoz he got no license to sell the MB, but he'll sell if i willing to help him as a middle man.

I have a normal plastic cage right now, can use for temporarily. I am looking for 2 quality bamboo/wood bird cages. In 2 weeks time, I'm going up North to Kedah & Penang, so sure can find cheaper price on those cages because near Thailand.

So, for Shama the ideal cage size should be what size?

it's true, from thai is cheaper then here and unique. i bought merbuk cage from KB kelantan my home town, macam-macam ada.
i think the best is 20" x 20".

Oh...20" x 20" is enough?? I thought need to have at least 36" in length.

Where do you buy your Shama food supplies?

any bird shop but for first u have to mixed with mealworms(choped), and hand feed some crickets.