Local Slangs & Their Meaning As Well As Feeding

[stanleyseah]

Hi guys, would need some advice on these.

1. Currently, I am using 3A commercial shama pellets for my birds, what are your opinions on these? If not recommended, I would switch over to 3 Coins. Anyone using 3A here?

2. I feed my shamas dry pellets from morning till 4pm, and supplement with live food thereafter. For normal sized crickets, how many are recommended for each bird per day? Also, I have read not to feed too many mealworms/superworms as they are considered 'heaty' food. How about 'cooling' food like froglets and guppies, will they lead to any adverse effects?

3. Till now, am still unsure about the local malay slangs people use in forums. As I know, 'taimong' refers to baby birds brought up by handfeeding. How about these, what are their definitions?
a. Buka
b. Tiong Aw
c. Tua Aw
d. Jadi

(I do understand the malay terms for it, but do not understand the definitions behind these, please do enlighten me!)

Thanks in advance guys, would be anticipating great answers here!

[dance4rain]

3. Till now, am still unsure about the local malay slangs people use in forums. As I know, 'taimong' refers to baby birds brought up by handfeeding. How about these, what are their definitions?
a. Buka
b. Tiong Aw
c. Tua Aw
d. Jadi

(I do understand the malay terms for it, but do not understand the definitions behind these, please do enlighten me!)

Thanks in advance guys, would be anticipating great answers here!

Firstly, welcome to the forum Stanley.
Not all the terms you mentioned are Malay words.

b. Tiong Aw
c. Tua Aw

are both Chinese (Hokkien dialect)......

As to what they mean, I think some generous soul out there will come to the rescue

[cyberboyz1010]

Hi Bro,

b. Tiong Aw = singing mid tone
c. Tua Aw = singing loudly

Although hokkien, but seldom use the language.

[stanleyseah]

guys,

i went through practically the whole board, and still couldn't find a definition that can pinpoint what constitutes 'buka' & 'jadi'. In what senses do you classify a bird as 'buka' or 'jadi'?

oh anyway, what are the opinions regarding 3A or AAA brand shama food as a staple dry food? (of course supplemented with live food like crickets, guppies and occasionally 1 or 2 superworms.)

at the same time, how about live food intake? etc how many crickets per day will suffice?

[jeffreylow]

Buka - Usually the term applies to mata-putehs. Meaning to sing in multiple loud notes.

Jadi : Describing a bird that has already fully acclimatised to captivity.

Examples:
1) "My jadi puteh can buka with at least 30 notes at home but when in chai, the buka is not so long."
2)"My lousy jadi shama can only chai for half an hour. At home he sings tiong aw most of the time. His tua aw
is very repetitive"

oh anyway, what are the opinions regarding 3A or AAA brand shama food as a staple dry food?

This will have to wait for others who have tried this brand to contribute from their experiences.

at the same time, how about live food intake? etc how many crickets per day will suffice?

Hobbyists differ in their approach to how much live insects is to be fed. Maybe you can read through the threads to see the different opinions.

jeffrey.

[meng_2005]

3. Till now, am still unsure about the local malay slangs people use in forums. As I know, 'taimong' refers to baby birds brought up by handfeeding. How about these, what are their definitions?
a. Buka
b. Tiong Aw
c. Tua Aw
d. Jadi

(I do understand the malay terms for it, but do not understand the definitions behind these, please do enlighten me!)

Thanks in advance guys, would be anticipating great answers here!

Firstly, welcome to the forum Stanley.
Not all the terms you mentioned are Malay words.

b. Tiong Aw
c. Tua Aw

are both Chinese (Hokkien dialect)......

As to what they mean, I think some generous soul out there will come to the rescue

Hey Yap

U really enlighten me about these 2 terms that i never reliased both are actually from hokkien dialect even though i am a hokkien...

Thanks for your explaination!!

Regards
Meng