The 85,000 chooks at Tamarix Egg Farm in Bangholme lay about 70,000 eggs each day. “Here we have six different flocks at the moment,” owner Andrew Postregna said. “That’s just to keep a consistent flow of eggs. You have different age groups…

The 85,000 chooks at Tamarix Egg Farm in Bangholme lay around 70,000 eggs each day.

Where is your farm located?
South Eastern suburbs of Melbourne on Frankston Dandenong Road in Dandenong South. Look for the big golden egg.

Family farms have been the foundation of Australian agriculture for a long time and the Postregna family’s Tamarix egg production enterprise on Melbourne’s sprawling south east fringe reflects a typical history.

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