A couple working six months per year for 50 hours per week on 20 acres can net $25 000-$30 000 per year with an investment equivalent to the price of one new medium-sized tractor. Seldom has agriculture held out such a plum. In a day when main-line farm experts predict the continued demise of the family farm the pastured poultry opportunity shines like a beacon in the night guiding the way to a brighter future.