Guide
Keeping your farm log digitally
A farm log is the daily record from the barn. Kept digitally it becomes an analysis that saves you work.
What belongs in the farm log?
- Eggs per group and day
- Losses
- Outdoor run for free-range and organic
- Temperature
- Actions such as vaccinations
- Sales
Medicine use is still documented separately according to legal requirements.
Benefits over paper and spreadsheets
- Nothing gets lost and everything is searchable.
- Several people can record at the same time.
- Totals, rates and trends appear automatically.
- For inspections and advisors you export the data.
Switching in three steps
- Create your groups with the number of hens.
- Record for one week alongside your paper notes.
- Then drop the paper and use the analysis.
Backups
Export your data regularly as CSV and keep it with you.
How Chicks App helps
The app is built as a farm log: record on your phone, analyse on your computer, export when you need records.
Give it a try
30 days free, no payment details, no subscription.