Dashboard

What this screen shows

• All breeding animals — Sows (females used for farrowing) and Boars (males for breeding).
• For Sale tick — enables the animal to appear on the public storefront visible to buyers.
• Tap the pencil icon on any row to edit an animal's details or update its pen.

Logging herd feed

• Use Log Herd Feed above to record daily rations for breeding stock.
• Choose All Animals on Pen to log one entry for a whole pen, or pick a specific animal.
• Enter the feed type, quantity (kg), and session (Morning or Afternoon).

Adding animals (trained staff only)

• Use + Add Animal to register a new sow or boar entering the breeding herd.

What is a batch?

• A batch tracks one litter of piglets from birth through to sale — a 90-day cycle.
• Each card shows the stage (Nursery · Weaners · Growers · Finishers), age in days, and task status.

Task colours

• Red — task is overdue. Complete it and notify the manager.
• Amber — task is due within 3 days. Prepare now.
• Green — all tasks on schedule.

Inside a batch

• Tap any batch card to open it and see the task list, feed log, and weight log.
• Log feed and weight directly from the batch detail page.
• Use 💀 Report Death or ⚕ Health Issue to log incidents.

Registering a birth (trained staff only)

• Tap + Register Birth, select the sow and boar, enter live-born count and birth weights.
• A 72-hour verification deadline is set — complete Day 1 tasks and verify within that window.

Farm layout

• Pens are organised as Building → Floor → Pen.
• Each pen card shows whether it holds an active batch, breeding animals, or is empty.

Using pen cards

• Occupied pen — tap Open → to go directly to that batch or herd animal.
• Empty pen — tap the card and choose 🐣 Register Birth to start a new litter, or 🔄 Move Animals Here to assign breeding stock.

Unassigned pens

• Pens not yet linked to a floor appear in the Unassigned Pens section at the bottom.
• Use Assign to floor ▼ to place them in the correct location.

Managing structure (manager only)

• Add buildings and floors here with + Building, or go to Settings → Farm Areas & Pens.

Recording transactions

• Use Add Record to log any income or expense.
• Income — pig sales, grants, or other farm income.
• Expense — feed, medicine, labour, utilities, equipment.
• Link a transaction to a batch to track per-batch profitability.

What each role sees

• Owner — full P&L summary strip and complete transaction ledger.
• Manager — per-batch performance view (revenue vs cost per batch).

Payment methods

• Choose Cash or M-Pesa. Enter the M-Pesa confirmation code in the Ref field for easy reconciliation.

Vaccine & Treatment Schedule

• Shows vaccines and treatments due in the next 30 days based on active batch ages.
• Complete each item on the day it falls due and mark the batch task as done.

Medicine Inventory

• Track medicine stock on hand. Update quantities after each use to keep records accurate.
• A warning appears when stock reaches zero — reorder before it runs out.
• Use + Medicine to add new products to the inventory (trained staff only).

Vet Contacts

• Keep your vet's phone number here for quick access during health emergencies.
• Use + Vet Contact to add a contact (trained staff only).

Feed Inventory

• Track all feed types in storage — bags, kg, or tonnes.
• A warning appears when stock reaches the reorder level.
• Use + Stock when a delivery arrives; use − Use when feed is drawn from store.
• Every restock with a cost automatically creates a Finance expense record under category "Feed".

My Account

• Change your login password here. You must enter your current password to confirm the change.

Appearance

• Cream — light theme, useful in bright outdoor conditions.
• Dark — dark theme for evening use or low-light environments.
• Auto — follows the phone/device system setting.

Farm Areas & Pens

• Add or remove buildings, floors, and pens. Changes appear immediately in Housing and all pen dropdowns.
• Pens not assigned to a floor appear as Unassigned in the Housing screen.

Team (admin/manager only)

• Add new staff accounts and set their role: Farmhand or Manager.
• Tick ✓ Verify Training once a farmhand has completed on-farm training — this unlocks full access for that user.
• Untrained farmhands can only log feed, weight, deaths, and health events.