Batch Feedings

batch feedings are ad‑hoc feedings created outside of your dairy’s main feeding schedule they are used when feed is needed outside normal planning, such as unexpected feedings or one‑off situations batch feedings still use existing recipes and equipment constraints to ensure consistency with your normal feeding operation these feedings are created and completed from the feedcomp mobile app, allowing feeders to respond quickly while keeping feed data accurate required setup this feature is only available when you’re using this device for feeding if you change your mind about using a device for feeding, log out of the app docid\ w3euqoydx8rmzbhvfakfn and select yes or no when asked if the device will be used for feeding before you can begin using to feed at your dairy, you must complete the required setup see start here better feeding made simple docid\ v9lrp06gjnhphyg6tehxy to learn more about the required setup order devices used for feeding must be connected to a scale see configure and connect the scale docid\ yczp8hfysnbkiowltwqoq to learn more about connecting to your scale a mixer must be selected before starting a batch feeding as feedcomp needs to know the capacity of the mixer being used for help, see change the mixer assigned to a device docid\ xpxwbun3lneeul22xqvpw tap feed at the bottom of the screen, and then tap batch feeding to record an unscheduled feed drop to one or more pens expand the sections below to learn more batch feedings tap the to mix tap + add under pens select one or more pens, and then tap next at the bottom of the screen if the feeding was assigned to more than one pen, you can use the handle on the left side of an item to drag and drop it to a new position in the list, and then tap next at the bottom of the screen select dm/hd or af , enter the ingredient amount scheduled for each pen, and then tap add at the bottom of the screen tap next at the bottom of the screen tap start mix at the bottom of the screen load the ingredients for the mix important if you want to use both a feeding device and a loading device to monitor and manage loads, enable loader view on a loading device docid\ jz7z evo1pfxe8f3dba5w loader view allows you to connect your loading device to your feeding device, so any operations on your feeding device are mirrored on your loading device when loader view is enabled on a loading device, you can advance or pause feedings and view real time feeding details while loading is in progress follow the steps below to load a mix if a timer was set for the ingredient, wait for the timer to complete or, tap advance this ingredient to move to the next step in the recipe you can skip or ignore ingredients if needed note if the weight of an ingredient detected by the scale drops below the threshold set for the while mixing a recipe, displays an alert that requires attention before adding the next ingredient to the mixer to set the threshold, see create new equipment docid\ xpxwbun3lneeul22xqvpw or edit equipment docid\ xpxwbun3lneeul22xqvpw tap acknowledge to confirm and record the ingredient's actual amount and continue mixing acknowledged ingredients are identified with an ack icon on the feeding history report docid\ snfxayqxwiarjjjnqgd8w proceed to drop the mix at the pens docid\ qv65v87zt03mz1djoy ps drop the mix at the pens important if you have enabled loader view docid\ jz7z evo1pfxe8f3dba5w on a loading device, the loading device is automatically disconnected from your device once all of the ingredients are loaded follow the steps below to complete the batch feeding once all of the ingredients are added and the progress bar reaches 100%, automatically advances you to drop at the pen or, you can tap start dropping at the bottom of the screen drop the mix at the first pen you can skip or ignore pens if needed once the progress bar reaches 100%, automatically advances to the next pen or, you can tap advance this drop to manually move to the next pen as you drop the mix, the scale weighs the load and calculates the percentage complete once all of the drops are complete and the progress bar reaches 100%, automatically advances or, you can tap continue at the bottom of the screen to advance manually tap view report card at the bottom of the screen to view additional details for the ingredients dropped and pens fed for the batch feeding the batch feeding is now complete, and compiles and presents your batch feeding summary sk ip or igno re during batch feedings allows you to skip or ignore ingredients when loading them into a mixer, and you can also skip or ignore pens when dropping the mix when feeding when you're loading ingredients for a mix and dropping the mix at a pen, the following options are available tap ignore to ignore the ingredient or pen when you tap ignore , the ingredient or pen is skipped and removed from the order entirely tap the arrow to advance to the next ingredient or pen tap skip to skip the ingredient or pen when you tap skip , the ingredient or pen is temporarily skipped and moved to the end of the order so you can return to it later abort a batch feeding in progress once the loading or dropping process is started for a batch feeding, you can tap abort at the top middle of the screen to abort the batch feeding