Check different birds than last time. How to keel check: Run your thumb and forefinger down the keel — the breastbone ridge running down the center of the breast. Feel the muscle on either side.
Bird 1
Bird 2
Who's eating
Adult birdspoint-of-lay & up
The foragers — kept a little hungry.
Over Half Grown≈14 wk → mature
Light restriction OK.
Quarter to Half Grown≈6–14 wk
Full share added to the scatter — not guaranteed to them. Watch growth.
Chicks Less than a Quarter Grown0–6 wk
Hen-raised on range. Partial share added — the hen covers much of it.
Total birds0
Details & by group
All done for today ✓ — nothing else needed.
Cleanup check (Target 15-60 min after feeding & vary it daily)
Is ALL the feed gone?
Answer when you next pass the feed circle — the time is recorded automatically.
Conditions & flock setup
Season / forage
Bugs and greens carry part of the load spring–fall. In a hard freeze they get more, not less.
Foraging pressure
Start middle; the cleanup check guides you. Hungrier = more ground worked for ticks & flies.
Adult body size
Bigger birds eat more. Pick the typical grown size for this flock — sets the feed scale.
Feed protein %
From the feed tag (crude protein). Lower protein = birds eat a bit more. 20% = Kalmbach Flock Maker.
20%
History & trend
No entries yet. Tap “Log today's feeding” after you feed and it'll show up here for everyone.
How this number is figured
Built for gamefowl & crosses on open range. A starting point —
your eyes on the birds are the real calibration.