How to set up a mixed (layers + broilers) farm in FlockPulse
A complete, step-by-step walkthrough for a farm that runs both layers and broilers — set up egg flocks and meat batches side by side and track everything in one place.
Step by step
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Create your account and farm
Start free with your name, email, country and mobile number — no card needed. We email you a link to confirm your address; open it and choose a password.
On first sign-in you'll set your Farm details. Give the farm a name, set its location, pick your country (this sets your currency for every money figure), and choose the farm type — for this guide, select Mixed.
Not ready to type in real data yet? You can load a sample farm with one click to explore how everything looks, then remove it later.
Enter: Farm name · Farm type: Mixed · Location · Country / currency
Tip: You can run several farms from one login and switch between them from the top-left farm switcher — handy if you add more houses or a second site later.
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Add your flocks and batches
On a mixed farm you keep layer flocks and broiler batches as separate batches, because they run on very different clocks: layers stay 12–18 months in lay, while broilers turn over every 35–45 days.
Add a batch for each layer house (breed, source, placement date, bird count) and a batch for each broiler shed (breed, hatchery, placement date, chicks placed). FlockPulse applies the right records to each — egg collection to the layer flocks, weight samples to the broiler batches.
Enter: Batch per house/shed · Breed · Source / hatchery · Placement date · Bird count · Shed / house
Tip: Name layer and broiler batches distinctly (e.g. "Layer House 1" vs "Broiler Oct") so the switcher and reports stay easy to read.
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Set up your feed
Add each feed you use as a feed item so FlockPulse can track stock, spending and feed conversion. For every item set the bag weight, cost per bag, your opening stock in bags, and a reorder level — the dashboard flags any item at or below that level so you never run out.
Then record feed purchases as you buy them. That keeps your feed cost — usually 65–75% of a poultry farm's cost — accurate to the day.
On a mixed farm, add both: your layer feed(s) and the broiler phase feeds (Starter, Grower, Finisher). Each batch draws from the right feed when you log usage.
Enter: Feed name · Bag weight (kg) · Cost per bag · Opening stock (bags) · Reorder level (bags)
Tip: Set a realistic reorder level (e.g. 3–5 days of feed) so the low-stock alert reaches you with time to re-order.
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Log mortality, feed use and health daily
This daily rhythm is what every chart and number is built on, so make it a habit — a couple of minutes each morning.
Record the day's mortality (how many birds died, and the cause), the feed given to each batch, and any treatments. Add your vaccination schedule once and FlockPulse reminds you before each shot is due — overdue vaccinations show up on the dashboard's "Needs attention" panel.
Enter: Deaths (count + cause) · Feed used per batch · Treatments / medication · Vaccination schedule
Tip: Field staff can be given a worker login that only enters daily data and never sees money figures — see step 8.
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Record production for both
Log daily egg collection for your layer flocks — total eggs, grading and damages — which drives lay %, eggs per day and cost per dozen.
Log weekly weight samples for your broiler batches — average weight and sample size — which drives the growth curve, FCR and EPEF. Each record attaches to its own batch, so the two never get mixed up.
Enter: Layers: total eggs, grade, damages · Broilers: average weight (g), sample size
Tip: The dashboard adapts to whichever batch you're viewing, and the farm switcher lets you see each side on its own.
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Record sales and buyers
Add your buyers once, then record each sale against a batch: the product, quantity, unit, price and how much was paid. FlockPulse tracks your revenue and shows who still owes you, so no payment slips through.
Record egg and spent-hen sales against your layer flocks, and live-bird sales against your broiler batches. Each shows up under the right farm figures.
Enter: Buyer · Product · Quantity + unit · Unit price · Amount paid · Status
Tip: Log the sale even if it isn't fully paid — mark the amount received and FlockPulse carries the balance as outstanding.
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Close the batch and settle
When the batch is cleared, close it and run Settlement. FlockPulse produces the full picture: final FCR and EPEF, mortality %, total feed and costs, revenue, and your profit per bird. Then start your next batch — your history carries forward so you can compare cycle on cycle.
Tip: Compare EPEF and cost-per-bird across batches to see whether a feed, breed or management change actually paid off.
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Invite your team (optional)
If others help run the farm, invite them so they can enter data for you. Managers get full access including money figures; field staff (workers) get a simpler view for daily entry with no financials. Assign each person to the specific farms they work on.
Enter: Email · Role (manager / field staff) · Farm access
What your dashboard shows
- Lay % + eggs —
- Productivity of your layer flocks, day by day.
- Average weight + FCR + EPEF —
- Grow-out performance of your broiler batches.
- Feed cost —
- Split across layer feed and broiler phase feeds, so each side's cost is clear.
- Net profit —
- Egg, hen and live-bird revenue minus feed and expenses across the whole farm.
- Mortality % —
- Tracked separately for each flock and batch, with spikes flagged.
Questions
Should layers and broilers be one farm or two?
If they're on the same site and you manage them together, one Mixed farm is simplest. If they're genuinely separate operations, create two farms (a Layer farm and a Broiler farm) under one account and switch between them.
Will the dashboard show both?
Yes. It adapts to the batch you're viewing — egg figures for layer flocks, weight/FCR for broiler batches — and the farm totals cover both.
Can different staff handle each side?
Yes. Invite team members and assign them to the relevant farms or give them worker access for daily entry only.
Ready to set up your mixed farm?
Free to start, no card — or load a sample farm first.