Poultry farm record keeping: what to record
Updated · DoroSync / Kennaa Tech
Every day record, for each flock: birds dead or culled and why, eggs collected by grade, cracked eggs, feed given and water. Record every vaccination and treatment, every delivery of feed or medicine, every sale and payment, and every expense. From these the farm knows its laying rate, feed per bird, cost per egg and who owes it money.
Daily records
- Birds at the start of the day, deaths and culls with the cause
- Eggs collected, by grade; cracked and dirty eggs
- Feed given (kg) and water
- Temperature, and anything unusual
Health records
- Each vaccination: date, vaccine, how given, who gave it
- Each treatment: diagnosis, medicine, dose, withdrawal period
Money records
- Sales: buyer, eggs by grade, price, paid or owed
- Deliveries of feed and medicine with prices
- Expenses: wages, rent, power, transport
- Cash counted on hand
Notebook or phone?
A notebook works until someone has to add it up. On a phone with DoroSync, the worker records the day in a minute in Amharic, Afaan Oromoo or English, even without signal, and the laying rate, feed per bird, cost per egg and alerts are worked out for you.
These figures are a guide, not advice. Feed, prices and diseases differ from farm to farm: check with your veterinarian and use your own records.