I find it hard to resist the temptation to enter each and every produce store I come upon. Years of living on acreage stocked with sheep, horses and chooks during times of drought has left me with an ingrained urge to explore these intriguing businesses. Although now living again in a remote and rural like location, the acres may be gone but not the chooks. I can always be certain, therefore, to walk out of a produce store brandishing something for my ever expanding clutch of poultry.

It was with much delight, therefore, that I last week discovered this new 7 month old business in Beerburrum. Previously the large premises had housed a second hand and antique store, however now it's piled high with produce. I was immediately drawn to the poultry section and was knocked over to find a poultry feeder for $7.00. I've presently got 15 chicks and it's becoming increasingly difficult for them all to fit around the solitary feeder in their pen. I'd been looking around for an additional feeder but was shocked by the prices of ones I'd looked at in the Redlands area produce stores. One place was asking $35.00 for the very same feeder! It goes without saying that I immediately picked one up, and only wish now that I'd also bought another poultry waterer which was available at a similar price. When I told the proprietor how cheap his prices were he concurred and indicated that the produce businesses outside of Caboolture were selling the same product for three times as much. On my next visit to the Sunshine Coast Hinterland I'll be paying Beerburrum Produce another visit without doubt.

Approximate cost: $7.00