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A Bird Purchase records the day-old chicks placed on a farm. It’s the transaction that actually starts a flock: it sets the batch’s opening bird count and first-day weight, which every later calculation (mortality %, FCR, GC) builds on.
Create the batch first (Creating a batch), then record the placement here. One bird purchase per batch is normal — GrowthTak CBF warns you if a batch already has one.

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Recording a placement

Go to the Bird Purchase screen and select New.

Recording a chick placement.

Line item: Select Create. The batch now has its opening stock of birds.

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What this sets up

  • Opening bird count — the baseline for mortality and “remaining birds”.
  • First-day weight & flock code — recorded against the batch.
  • Chick cost — feeds the cost breakdown used at GC time.
Double-check the No. of Birds and First Day Chick Weight — these two numbers underpin every performance figure for the batch.

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Browsing placements

The list shows each placement with farmer, date, reference, flock code, first-day weight, hatchery, products, bird count, total quantity, amount, and status. Filter by hatchery, batch, or date range.

The Bird Purchase list.