Creating a batch

A batch represents one flock at one farm for one growing cycle. Creating it is the moment a flock begins in GrowthTak CBF — everything else (placements, daily entries, lifting, GC) attaches to it.

Before you start

Make sure these masters exist (they usually do, from your initial setup):

A bird profile for the breed.
A batch program for the feeding/vaccine plan.
A GC scheme for how the farmer will be paid.
The farmer, with no other active batch.

Creating the batch

Go to Batches → New batch (or press New batch on a farmer’s row to pre-fill the farmer).

Field	Notes
Farmer	The farmer who will grow the flock. Only farmers without an active batch appear.
Supervisors	One or more field staff assigned to this batch. They’ll see it and record entries for it.
Placement date	The day chicks are placed — day 0 of the batch.
Bird profile	The breed standard to measure against.
Batch program	The feed/vaccine schedule to follow.
GC scheme	The contract that decides the farmer’s payment.
Feed lead time	Days from ordering feed to its delivery for this farm. Defaults to 1.
Feed safety stock	Extra buffer days of feed to keep on hand against delays/over-consumption. Defaults to 2.
Status	Active for a running flock.
Remark	Optional notes.

Select Create. GrowthTak CBF generates a unique batch code and opens the batch.

Creating the batch doesn’t place chicks by itself. Record the actual placement with a Bird Purchase transaction — that sets the opening bird count and first-day weight.

Feed lead time and feed safety stock are per batch, not company-wide — set a longer lead time for remote farms. Together they decide when the batch is flagged Order Now or Order Soon. See Feed projection.

Finding batches later

The Batches screen lists all batches, searchable by batch code or farmer and filterable by farmer, placement date, and closed date.

Supervisors see only their assigned batches here. Open any batch to reach its dashboard.

Introduction

Login & setup

Farmers & batches

Transactions

Daily entry

Lifting, GC & closing

Reports

Before you start

Creating the batch

Finding batches later

​Before you start

​Creating the batch

​Finding batches later

Before you start

Creating the batch

Finding batches later