Sunshine Coast chicken farmer calls it quits as sales dry up during COVID

 An exhausted Queensland egg producer is calling it quits, blaming the crippling impact of COVID-19 on the hospitality industry.

Paul Heaton, from Phat Belli Farm on the Sunshine Coast, needs to rehome 1,400 Hyline Brown laying chickens and has put the birds and all of the associated equipment up for sale.

Since 2016 Mr Heaton has been building his business up at Belli Park, but he said orders from cafes and restaurants had dramatically reduced because of the pandemic.

The stress of working 100 hours seven days a week has left him with little time to spend with his family.

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