I have a friend who is into poultry, he said that the work is very tasking but in terms of profit that it is the whole sellers that buys it from them and supplies to the retailers and restaurants that gains the most, they don't put as much work as the farmers but they gain so much more. I also know somebody who is into Cocoa farming, he said that after putting in all the hard labor labor that is is the government approved distributors that buys it from them that makes bulk profit.
It is not the work that makes you money but the leverage you have over others that makes you the most income in every business and agriculture is just one of those business that you can see this play out very well. There are people making money that don't own any farm or livestock meanwhile the real farmers are not being paid fairly, like you said the poultry farmer invests so much into catering for his hen to lay eggs but the people that make the most profit are those supplying this egg to supermarket and restaurants and that is why you have to be involved in all aspect of your business so that you can make the most profit from it.
A businessman that owns the farm should also own the distribution company and also be in charge of distributing the eggs from other farmers that are not interested in joining the distribution business and that way they get to make more money and get the opportunity to open more branches for their farm so to still generate more income from their poultry and they have no middleman to pay.
