Day entries are the supervisor’s main job . Find them under Daily Activity → Day Entries.
Creating a day entry
Select New day entry.
Pick the Farmer (batch)
Choose the batch. Use the View details button beside it to see a quick stock/bird summary without leaving the form. On a new entry, GrowTak sets the date to the day after the batch’s last entry and pre-selects the likely feed type.
Confirm the Date
Defaults sensibly; it can’t be in the future, and you can’t have two entries for the same batch on the same date.
Enter Feed Consumption
Type the amount of feed eaten and pick its unit (e.g. Bag). If you enter feed, the Feed Type becomes required.
Check the Feed Type
Pre-selected from the batch program for the flock’s age. Change it only if a different feed was actually used that day.
Enter Mortality & reason
The count of birds that died/were removed (required), plus a reason (Sick, Disease, Fat Death, Killed, Removed, Other, Unknown).
Enter Body Weight (on weighing days)
Record the average weight and unit. See Body weight & sampling — on a weighing day this is required.
Record Feeder Leftover (recommended on weighing days)
Feed left in the feeders, so consumption — and therefore FCR — reconciles to what was actually eaten.
Field reference
| Field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Farmer (batch) | Yes | Active batches only; assigned batches only for supervisors. |
| Date | Yes | Today or earlier; unique per batch + date. |
| Feed Consumption + unit | No | If entered, Feed Type becomes required. |
| Feed Type | Conditional | Auto-detected from the batch program. |
| Mortality | Yes | A number (0 is fine). |
| Mortality Reason | — | Defaults to Sick. |
| Body Weight + unit | Conditional | Required on weighing days for batches that have been placed. |
| Feeder Leftover + unit | No | Recommended on weighing days to reconcile FCR. |
| Status | Yes | Active (counts) or Inactive (excluded from calculations). |
| GPS location | Conditional | Shown when GPS capture is enabled. |
| Observation | No | Notes about the farm visit. |
| Instruction | No | Guidance left for the farmer. |
| Attachment | Optional | Farm-visit photo (when enabled for your company). |
| Remark | No | Anything else. |
Why feeder leftover matters
Feed is usually issued in whole bags, but birds rarely finish exactly a bag a day. Recording feeder leftover lets GrowTak subtract uneaten feed so the Running FCR reflects real consumption rather than what was issued.Editing & importing
- The Day Entries list shows farmer, date, mortality (with reason), feed, feed type, body weight, weight source, observation/instruction, status, and — when GPS is on — a geo status badge.
- On mobile the list becomes tap-friendly cards.
- Admins can bulk-import day entries from a spreadsheet (farmer name, date, mortality, feed in bags, body weight in kg, remark).
