A profile for every hen?
FreeBackyard farm animals app: chickens, goats, sheep and pigs
Chickens, ducks and geese in the coop, two pygmy goats, three sheep and a pot-bellied pig: each has its own age, treatments and due dates. PawsPet is a backyard farm animals app: one profile per animal, a flag for those intended for food production, recurring therapies and parasite treatments you tick off dose by dose. It is not an official register and does not replace your vet: it helps you keep track.
- The app is free, with no subscription.
- You invite whoever you want, area by area.
- The AI prepares, you confirm.
Farm animals: what changes in the app
Hens, goats, sheep and pigs have their own profile. Here is what changes, with the labels you find in the app.
DPA (Intended for Food Production)
A switch in the profile details of every species except dogs and cats: you mark which animals are for production.
ChickenSheepGoatPigCow
The farmyard species in the grid; with «Show all species» also turkey, duck and goose.
RecurrentCreate to-dos in activities
Repeated treatments and antiparasitics: every administration becomes an activity to tick off.
Pets
The same activity on several animals: you create the coop cleaning once for all the hens.
In its profile, every day
Every species of the yard and the smallholding
In the «Species» step you find Chicken, Sheep, Goat, Pig and Cow right in the grid; under «Show all species» you also get Turkey, Duck and Goose. You can add one or more breeds from the catalogue and, for a species that is missing, pick «Other» and type it in.
A food-production flag on every profile
For every species other than dog and cat, the «Registry» step has the switch «DPA (Intended for Food Production)». Turn it on for laying hens or a pig you are fattening and leave it off for the pet goat: you see at a glance which animals are kept for food.
Recurring treatments with reminders
A parasite treatment every 3 months or a therapy twice a day: under «Diet, therapies and treatments» turn on «Recurrent», set frequency and time, then «Create to-dos in activities». Each dose is an activity to tick off; «Set alert» adds a push notification.
Find any animal in seconds
In the «Position» field write where the animal lives, for example coop or north paddock. Then in the «Search animals» bar filter by name, species, breed, colour or position, switch to the photo grid and jump to a letter with the alphabetical index.
How you start with your farmyard in the app
Add every animal in the yard
«Animals» tab » + button » photo (optional), name and date of birth » species, for example «Chicken» or «Goat» » sex, neutering and the DPA switch » position, booklet and microchip if you have them » «Add document» or «Not now». It works offline too: the app saves on the phone and syncs later.
Set up a recurring treatment
Open the animal » «Health» tab » «Diet, therapies and treatments» » «Add» » choose «Therapy», name and quantity » turn on «Recurrent» and under «How often is it given?» set frequency and time » «Start date» and «End date» » «Create to-dos in activities» and, if you want, «Set alert».
Tick off each dose from the calendar
In the «Activities» tab every scheduled dose appears as a to-do with a checkbox: complete it or skip it straight from the calendar. For routines that involve the whole flock, such as cleaning the coop, create an activity, select all the animals in the «Pets» row and set the frequency under «Repeat».
Questions about the app for farm animals
- Yes, if they have a PawsPet account: you invite them as a collaborator on each animal they look after and give them «Edit» on Health and Activities. They find the animals under «Shared with me» and tick off the doses from the calendar. Deleting an animal stays with you only.
- DPA is the Italian label for animals intended for food production. It is a yes/no switch in the «Registry» step, shown for every species except dog and cat. Use it to mark which animals are kept for food, for example laying hens or a pig you are fattening. It is your own note: any legal obligations stay with the official channels in your country.
- Open the hen » «Health» » «Diet, therapies and treatments» » «Add» » «Therapy» » turn on «Recurrent» » set frequency and times » «Start date» and «End date» » turn on «Create to-dos in activities». The entry is per animal: to treat the whole flock at once, create an activity instead, select all the hens and set the frequency under «Repeat».
- «Recurrent» describes the dosing schedule and, with «Create to-dos in activities», creates an activity to tick off for each dose. «Set alert» adds a push notification before a due date or a dose, with presets such as «1 day before» or a custom interval. You can use both together.
- No. PawsPet is a tool for your day-to-day organisation: profiles, reminders, documents. Official treatment registers, livestock identification and reporting to the authorities or your vet stay with the channels required in your country. You can, however, upload photos or PDFs of your documents to the profile, so you always have them with you.
Every animal gets its own profile
Dogs, cats, horses, rabbits, birds, reptiles and more: each with its own profile, in the same account.
Dogs
The dog care app: profile, health, walks and everyone who helps.
Cats
Weight, allergies and a profile to hand to your cat sitter.
Puppies and kittens
Multi-dose vaccines, deworming and the weight curve of the first months.
Horses and ponies
Passport, Coggins, farrier visits and training in one record.
Donkeys
Passport, hoof trimming and daily care, at home or in a small sanctuary.
Rabbits
Vaccines with expiry, weight on a chart and a link for the sitter.
Tortoises and turtles
Certificates, weight and hibernation notes for every animal.
Reptiles
Snakes and lizards: feedings, sheds and terrarium checks on a calendar.
Parrots and birds
Daily weight, lab tests with alerts and certificates in order.
Hamsters and rodents
Weight in grams, cage cleaning reminders and a record the whole family shares.
Backyard and farm animals
Chickens, goats, sheep and pigs: food-production flag and recurring treatments.
Fish
Water changes on repeat, water test values and a link for the holidays.
Start with your yard today
Download PawsPet for free, add your chickens, goats or sheep in five steps and set up the first recurring treatment: the next doses show up in the calendar on their own.
Available on iOS, Android and the web