Selling chicken online is in for 64-year-old

LUMUT: Beh Lek Kia may be retired and in his 60s but he is not averse to non-traditional ways of selling chicken. Standing in a market or by the roadside, hoping for customers to buy his poultry is history. Nor are his birds the ordinary kampung chicken. The 64-year-old retired headmaster has taken to the Internet like a duck to water, selling ornamental birds and chicken online.

Among his products are the 'cemani', 'selasih', 'bantam', 'cochin' and 'mutiara' chickens which are imported from several countries including Indonesia, China and the Netherlands.

Beh, who manages the online business with his sons Boon Cong, 30, and Boon You, 26, also sells various types of bird like the peacock, the Black-crowned Night-Heron, the Mexican quail, ducks and geese.

"It started in 2005 when my sons brought birds, chickens and ducks to the house to be reared, and I built a coop for them.

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"The number of birds grew, so we began selling to people nearby, before we started doing it online," he told Bernama at his home in Kampung Sungai Rumput here.

The species of chicken he sold are rare in Malaysia and Beh's hobby soon became a thriving business, earning him RM3,000 in sales each week.

"People like buying the two-month-old cemani chickens, which sell for RM300 a pair, for medicinal purposes," he said.

Beh said he began selling his products online in 2008 through mudah.my before setting up the Facebook account 'Beh Sitiawan'.

"My sons would put up the photographs on Facebook and attend to the buyers, while I deliver the products to the people in Selangor, Penang and Perak, free of charge.

"Buyers from other states pay a delivery fee as the animals are sent by bus," he said.

Beh said he would always keep the coops clean so as to ensure that his animals were healthy and free of disease.

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"We do not use any chemicals, only normal feed and water," he said, adding that he spent about RM4,000 every month on chicken feed. Beh said he once sold an Indian Blue peacock for RM2,500 as the rare bird fetched a high price due to its feathers. – Bernama

"The price is high but it is worth it as the peacock is known for its beauty, but it is easy to care for it, just like the chickens, and you do not need a licence," he said. – Bernama.

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