Chicken Tracker

A lightweight browser app for tracking:

• Egg production
• Feed usage
• Water usage
• Health/care notes
• Recurring chores
• Supplies/inventory levels
• Household member activity

Run

Open index.html in a browser (e.g. double-click or drag into a browser window).

Features

• Daily logging forms for eggs, feed, water, and care notes
• Dashboard cards for today's totals, due chores, and low supplies
• Charts for production, feed/water consumption, and member activity
• Imperial units for measurements (lb, gal)
• Recurring task scheduler with due indicators and "Mark Done"
• Inventory list with low-stock alerts and quick +/- controls
• Household member profiles with active logger switching
• Responsive mobile + laptop layout
• Collapsible Settings panel to keep the dashboard focused
• Local data persistence in browser storage (local-first)
• Optional sync via Firebase (Google sign-in, multi-device family sharing)
• JSON export/import backup tools

Units

• Feed is tracked in lb.
• Water is tracked in gal.
• Existing saved metric data is converted to imperial one time when loaded.

Multi-User Setup

1. Add each household member in Household Team.
2. Select the current person in Active Logger before entering records.
3. Records and task completions are tagged by member.
4. If someone was deleted/renamed, use Merge Member Records to merge old stats into another person.

Firebase Sync (optional)

1. In firebase.js, set FIREBASE_CONFIG with your Firebase project credentials.
2. In Firebase Console, create a Realtime Database (locked mode) and add the security rules described in IMPROVEMENTS.md.
3. Open the app and click Sign In with Google.
4. Create or select a flock, then use Push to Cloud / Pull from Cloud to sync.
5. Optionally enable Auto-sync after changes.
6. To share with family, add their Google account UIDs to the flock’s sharedWith in Firebase (see IMPROVEMENTS.md).

Data

All data is stored in your browser localStorage under key:

chicken_tracker_v2