Man Selling 1 Egg for R60 in TikTok Video Cracks Up South Africans

Man Selling 1 Egg for R60 in TikTok Video Cracks Up South Africans

  • A man posted a video on TikTok showing his unique chicken business that is focused on breeding
  • The video by the man detailing how much it costs to get one of his chickens and their eggs went viral
  • Online users shared their reactions to the man's price point for his special chicken products

A man posted a TikTok video advertising his chicken venture. The man got people's attention after online users noticed his high price range for chicken.

Man's price for one egg goes viral
A man shared the price of his one egg in a TikTok video that went viral. Image: @paulmalat
Source: TikTok

The video of the man talking about his chicken business received more than 20,000 likes. People commented on the video with their thoughts on how much it costs to support him.

Man sells special chicken

In a video on TikTok, chicken breeder @paulmalat told people that he was selling an exotic breed of chicken called Light Colombian Brahmas. One egg of the special breed is priced at R60 while a day-old chick is R150. Watch the video of the exotic chicken below:

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The Light Colombian Brahma is usually favoured in colder climates. The special breed is renowned for producing most of its eggs during winter. They are lauded for their great size and are often dubbed "King of All Poultry, according to Livestock Conservancy.

Light Brahma chicken
Brahma chickens are prized for their egg production and size. Image: Douglas Sacha
Source: Getty Images

Man sells perfume dupes

In another story, Briefly News reported that a man showed people that selling Dubai perfumes is a profitable venture for him. The entrepreneur traded perfumes from Dubai for one month, and it became a fruitful operation. In a TikTok video, the young man explains how he made more than 80,000 within 30 days in exactly five steps.

A different man celebrated a journey of triumph after entering the food industry. The entrepreneur was in culinary school but stopped because of financial challenges. He shared a TikTok video highlighting the success he found with a bakery and coffee shop

SA jokes about man's chicken prices

Even though the man was advertising to other farmers, many online users commented on the video with jokes. People were especially in disbelief over the price points of a single egg and one chick. Others realised the man selling the chicken for breeding and felt his prices were justified.

Masi was floored:

"R60? That's a full breakfast with juice."

Oscar said:

"When you crack the egg, ku phuma iOmelette ephelele😭"

Wayne Kay commented:

"That egg has to come into my mouth on its own😂"

vinylcut wrote:

"R60 1 egg??? lol when our people go into businesses they wanna be millionaires in a day."

Mbulase Mashonane said:

"He must sell to Somizi or Mamkhize, we're staying in RDPs, we can't buy eggs for R60 each."

mthokozisibrights was amused:

"đŸ€ŁđŸ˜… Hehe, took me a minute to realise that the eggs are not for frying. Okay, price justified."

Erwin Römmel gushed:

"Omg they are sooo beautiful đŸ”„â€ïž. My heart is filled with so much joy! I'd love to have them!!"

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Rutendo Masasi (Weekend Entertainment and Human Interest editor) Rue Masasi is a Human Interest and Entertainment writer at Briefly News who graduated with a BA (Hons) in English from Rhodes University in 2018. Rue also has 3 years of experience in journalism and over four years of experience as an online ESL teacher. She has also passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. You can reach her via email: rutendo.masasi@briefly.co.za