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FREE RANGE EGG FARM, PLUS CATTLE & AVOCADOS, BIGGENDEN, SOUTH EAST QUEENSLAND

Location / Area

Biggenden, near Gayndah and Maryborough, South East Queensland

Property Type / Size

A productive, 150 acre farm; producing free range eggs plus beef cattle and avocados.

It has a large 4 bedroom family home, chook sheds, 3 bores, silos and ample farm equipment.

The egg marketing operation is very profitable.

Price Range

Price on Application – To be sold walk-in/walk-out

Property Information

This property, “Delamere”, has been in the one family for over 100 years and 5 generations.

It has a very viable free range egg operation with potential to expand the sale to around double the present level.

This business is well established and

• Gives weekly income
• Employs owners plus 4 or 5 casuals
• Has extensive infrastructure (sheds, silos, fencing etc)
• Is profitable and easy to operate

The farm has:

• 4 bedroom Queenslander home in excellent condition
• Approximately 80 acres fenced and used for egg production (including avocado orchard)
• Approximately 70 acres used for beef cattle production
• 3 developed water bores
• 2 dams for stock water
• Extensive plant and equipment to run the business and farm
• Rich, red volcanic soils
• North-east sloping frost free land
• Good annual rainfall
• Handy location to towns/coast etc
• Close to the Isis Highway
• Bitumen road frontage

Nesting Boxes	Chickens	Feed Lines/Water

Free Range Egg Operation

This has been established for approximately 8 years and sells a unique product under the brand Kimbers Freerange (Gluten Free).

The operation uses gluten free grains (ie sorghum and corn) and sells mainly via one major wholesaler.  Other outlets in local towns and markets also sell the eggs.

The operation consists of:

• 80 acres of 6ft high chain wire perimeter fencing (approximately 3 kilometres)
• 20,000 chooks; these are approximately 12,000 layers, 4,000 growers and 4,000 chickens
• 4 large grower sheds (each is approximately 365 square metres); these are positioned east-west for ventilation, coolness and comfort of the hens.
• 1 brooder shed of 216 square metres
• The grower and layer sheds feature:
• Automatic feed lines
• 2½ tonne feed bins
• Water nipple drinker lines with 1,000 litre header tanks on each shed
• Processing and grading shed (365 square metres)
• This has full washing and packing facilities with room for more production.
• Feed mixing shed with bins, augers, elevators etc
• 3 large silos (1 x 120 tonne, 1 x 80 tonne and 1 x 60 tonne steep cone); these are used for grain storage
• Workshop/machinery shed
• Spare pad prepared for a grower/layer shed; with power and water ready to connect
• 2 cold rooms (1 x 6 pallet; 1 x 2 pallet)

Accreditation

The operation has accreditation for free range/gluten free and also from the Heart Foundation (allows use of the Heart Foundation tick of approval).  These are great benefits to the egg marketing and sales.

Machinery Shed/Workshop	Sheds	Shed

Farm Machinery

• Ford New Holland 4WD 90 HP tractor
• 2.5 tonne Napier Grain mixer
• Honda 4x4, 4-wheel motorbike
• 2 Landcruiser utes used for egg collection
• Scattrack 85HP bobcat
• Hino Pantech truck
• Forklift with 3 stage hoist
• 2 egg graders (1 x 12,000 per hour, 1 x 7,000 per hour)
• 1 egg washer (3,600 per hour)
• Diesel generator
• Spare motors for feed lines
• Spare parts for water system
• Plus packaging equipment and much, much more

House

This is an ideal family home.  It is a large Queenslander with:

• 4 bedrooms
• Kitchen; including Miele dishwasher and 6 burner Chef gas stove
• Dining room
• Living room/lounge room with wood fire
• Enclosed verandah
• External verandah on 3 sides (with views)
• Fully equipped office
• Bathroom with bath, shower and vanity unit
• Separate toilet
• Laundry
• Lawn and garden areas
• Great views over Biggenden Bluff, Mt Woowoonga and Mt Perry

House	House	Bedroom

Farm Features

Avocados

There are approximately 180 to 200 mature avocado trees (Hass variety) that the chooks graze under.

These return approximately $150 per tree each year.  The product is organically grown but not certified.

These are graded and sold commercially; with certification they would return more income.

Note: Room exists to plant more avocados and increase production in future years.

Grower Area	Grower Area	Layer Sheds

Beef Cattle

The area (approximately 70 acres) can carry between 50 to 80 head.  This are currently 30 breeders and their calves on this area.

Lucerne etc

This farm has potential for cropping of lucerne and other crops such as soya bean.

Water

There are 3 bores; one has a submersible pump and produces 5,700 litres per hour.  The other two produce 150 gallons per hour each and are ideal for stock water.

Location

This property is close to several towns:

• Biggenden; 25 kilometres
• Gayndah; 45 kilometres
• Maryborough; 100 kilometres
• Bundaberg; 125 kilometres
• Hervey Bay/Fraser Island; 150 kilometres

Plus it is only 20 kilometres to Paradise Dam (recreational watersports, fishing etc)

Free Range Area	Free Range Area	Free Range Area

Best Features

• Viable and profitable free range egg farm
• Potential to double current egg production
• Lovely 4 bedroom Queenslander family home
• Extra income from avocados and beef cattle
• Weekly income from egg sales
• Quality shedding, silos and equipment
• Excellent frost-free climate
• Rich red volcanic soils
• Ideal for cropping, cattle or more avocados
• High elevation and magnificent views
• Potential for more avocado plantings
• Easy drive to nearby towns and coastal areas

Additional Information

This farm and business package is a superb opportunity to own a thriving rural enterprise with potential to grow.

It has ample infrastructure, a lovely house and a practical location.

This property is very viable and has everything in excellent working order and condition.

Potential buyers should inspect as soon as possible.

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