Comedian Lee Kyung-kyu's chicken business failed; birds became food for zoo lions and tigers

South Korean comedian Lee Kyung-kyu revealed the unfortunate outcome of his chicken farming venture, describing how the business ultimately failed. Appearing on the KBS 2TV entertainment program '사장님 귀는 당나귀 귀' (The Boss's Ears Donkey Ears), Lee visited Yang Joon-hyuk's fish farm and discussed his past business endeavors.

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Business is not an easy thing. Especially businesses that involve nature are truly difficult. This is given by heaven.

Lee explained the challenges of businesses connected to nature, stating, "Business is not an easy thing. Especially businesses that involve nature are truly difficult. This is given by heaven." He detailed his plan to raise chickens, explaining, "I raised chickens. If you entrust chicks to a farm, they raise them into adults. I had a business of reselling these farmed chickens."

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I raised chickens. If you entrust chicks to a farm, they raise them into adults. I had a business of reselling these farmed chickens.

His strategy involved feeding the chickens crickets, inspired by a news report suggesting this diet would lead to plump breast meat and non-bursting yolks. "I saw the news that if chickens eat crickets, their breast meat becomes plump and the yolks don't burst. I thought, 'This is it,' and bought crickets," Lee recounted. He noted that the chickens enjoyed the crickets, and the resulting eggs, which he named 'Gwitdullan' (Cricket Eggs), had a distinct richness.

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I saw the news that if chickens eat crickets, their breast meat becomes plump and the yolks don't burst. I thought, 'This is it,' and bought crickets.

However, the business did not succeed. Lee shared, "I failed with the egg name 'Gwitdullan'." He attempted to sell the remaining chickens for consumption, but their higher cost due to the specialized feed made them uncompetitive in the market. "I tried to sell the remaining chickens for food, but because the price of these chickens was high, it didn't match market prices. In the end, I sold them as food for zoo animals. Lions and tigers ate them all," he concluded, much to the surprise of his co-panelist Kim Sook.

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I failed with the egg name 'Gwitdullan'.