# Mother Hen

> Egg and poultry flock management app for tracking harvests, finances, and individual birds. (iPhone/iPad app by Weston Bustraan.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mother-hen/id1039650803 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Weston Bustraan](https://appshunter.io/developer/1039650802)
- Category: Lifestyle
- Price: $2.99
- Rating: 4.10/5 from 55 App Store ratings · 52 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 9.0 · 22 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France)
- Released: 2015-09-21
- Data updated: 2026-08-28
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mother-hen/id1039650803/reviews.md

## What is Mother Hen?

One day, I did the unthinkable; I updated my wife's phone and her favorite egg tracking app stopped working. Worse, it looked like the developer wasn't planning on updating it. So, what else could I do but build her a replacement. 

Along the way, we added some features that we think that people raising chickens (and other poultry) might find useful. 

There are three parts to the app:

The "Harvest" tab is designed to be used on a daily basis when you go out and find the latest batch of eggs waiting for you to collect. Sometimes environmental factors such as light or stress can affect egg production. By tracking the egg counts, you can watch for these trends.

The "Flock" tab is for keeping tabs on the members of your flock. If you're like us, sometimes it's hard to keep track of who's who in the coop, so adding a picture and a name goes a long way. For the breeders out there, we added a family tree graph. We haven't done this ourselves yet, so any feedback is welcome.

The "Finances" tab gives you the ability to see (if you want to) just how much your feathered friends are costing you in feed and other expenses. Or, if you sell your eggs or meat, how much money they are making you.

## Key features

- Daily egg harvest tracking
- Individual flock member profiles
- Family tree graph for breeders
- Financial tracking for expenses and income
- Observe production trends

## Chart rankings

- #168 in Top Paid · Lifestyle (US App Store)

## Recent user reviews (10 of 52)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mother-hen/id1039650803/reviews.md

### 4/5 — Help or Question

*2026-02-22*

I’m loving the app so far. I’ve added my new babies and am finding everything pretty explanatory. I have one problem. I had a chick die and it did let me put that in the history but it not take her out of my flock. I wish I could keep her info in the app so remember my notes, but I wish it
Took her out of My Flock number. If I’m missing something, could someone fill me in please?

### 5/5 — Simple easy to use

*2026-02-17*

Have been using this app on and off for 7ish years. I love the simplicity of it. I can’t find another one that tracks eggs and feed costs as easily as this one. I like that I don’t have to name each chicken or create a flock. Just simple add your feed add your eggs or meat and it calculates it all up for you.

### 4/5 — Almost perfect!

*2024-12-23*

First off I really enjoy this app - it’s really cheap and works well for the price point.  A tutorial would be nice as some feature took me a second to figure out but overall easy to use. The only thing I have any issues with is my graph will only display roughly a week and a half or so and not the entire log of egg records. A small complaint but I’d love to be able to see the whole visualization of the graph from furthest back to current.

### 5/5 — The best app for chicken lovers 🤍

*2024-11-19*

Absolutely love this app! The best backyard chicken app I’ve ever used. The only thing I’d improve on is the family tree graph, (so you can see both parents on the graph and not just one at a time).
We love using this to keep track of all our chickens and hatches, and I love that you can add multiple photos to see all the different stages of your babies growing up!! 10/10!

### 2/5 — Review

*2024-06-06, version 1.1.1*

I loved this app up until my phone was destroyed and I lost all the data I had on my app over the past 3 years since there isn’t a log in for this app I’m guessing there is no way to save it

### 5/5 — Great tracking for my business!

*2024-03-03*

I love this app and have used it for years to track egg production. Lately Ive gotten more on top of adding finance day at here and it makes such a good analysis of egg production as an enterprise on my farm. If I had two wishes, they’d be:
1. To be able to have custom date ranges to view finances page so I can refer back to historical data. Ie a different year. 
2. That the graph from the harvest screen would show over all time so I can once again scroll and compare data from different years or seasons. 

At least, I can export and make my own charts but I’d love if it was right there! Thank you for this app💖💖

### 4/5 — Update?

*2024-01-14, version 1.1.1*

Hello! I absolutely love the Mother Hen app. I’ve been using it for about 4 years now. There are a couple things I wish were a little different, would you ever entertain suggestions for an update? 

The first thought I had was to add a color wheel so you could pick your own color for eggs. 
The other thought off the top of my head was to have a crop option when uploading photos, because unless it’s the exact shape there are borders. Not a deal breaker, but for aesthetic reasons it would look better. 

Thank you for reading!
Caryn 
@fivemilecreekfarm

### 4/5 — Backup data

*2023-11-23, version 1.1.1*

Hi can I backup my data or sign in on other devices?

### 4/5 — Simple and efficient

*2023-09-03*

Love the simplicity of this app. Although I just got it and am still investigation it fully, my only “feedback” is that it would be awesome when you add multiple chicks to the flock if a pop up or something came up so I could fill in lineage and hatch dates for all at once, instead of individually. I recently added 12 chicks from the same lineage and with a one or two day difference on hatch - I could easily change the individual dates that weren’t in the main median date but having to go thru 12 individual records to add the same lineage is time consuming. Yes, first world problem. So far, I’m finding the app to be great tho!

### 3/5 — Need more breeds

*2023-09-02, version 1.1.1*

Wish I could have seen the breed list before spending money… none of mine are on it!

## Frequently asked questions about Mother Hen

### What does the Mother Hen app do?

The Mother Hen app is designed for poultry owners to manage their flocks. It allows you to track daily egg harvests, monitor individual birds with profiles and family trees, and keep a record of your flock's expenses and income.

### What are the main features of Mother Hen?

Key features include a 'Harvest' tab for daily egg collection tracking to observe production trends, a 'Flock' tab for managing individual bird profiles with names and pictures, and a 'Finances' tab to track expenses like feed and income from selling eggs or meat.

### Is Mother Hen free to use?

Yes, based on the provided information, the Mother Hen app is available for free and does not appear to have in-app purchases or advertisements.

### Who would benefit from using this app?

This app is ideal for anyone raising chickens or other poultry, whether for personal use or for selling eggs and meat. It's particularly useful for those who want to keep detailed records of their flock's productivity and financial performance.

### Can I track more than just eggs?

Yes, the app allows you to track expenses related to your flock, such as feed costs, and income generated from selling eggs or meat. This provides a comprehensive financial overview of your poultry operation.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.1.1 — 2019-01-19

- Swipe left/right to switch between bulk and per bird collection modes
- Added band color for birds
- Added egg count for birds
- Flock can now be sorted by: name, breed, egg count, or hatch date
- Harvest date will now only reset to current when you've been away for more than 10 minutes
- Added additional date ranges to finance statistics
- Harvest graph can now be grouped by bird type and egg color
- Purchased and Sold events now appear in both the Journal and the bird's history
- Added custom life events
- A long press on a bird picture will let it be set as the primary picture and thumbnail

### 1.1.0 — 2017-11-03

- It is now possible to harvest eggs by type of bird, i.e. chicken, duck, quail, etc
- You can now assign an egg color to hens, rather than just color options for the breed
- Added Guineafowl by request
- Also heard from someone who likes to track eggs on a hen by hen basis. There is now an option to turn this feature on in Settings -> Mother Hen
- Planning on incorporating the different bird types into the graph, but in a future release, once I sort out the details. So, for now, just know that it is coming

### 1.0.3 — 2017-10-21

Fixed a missing photo button on iOS 11 and a few text layout issues.

### 1.0.2 — 2017-09-19

Fixed issue #49 - Fix mixed up previous flock members

### 1.0.1 — 2015-10-14

Bug fixes:
- Fixed issue #45 - Crash when adding pictures on the iPad
- Fixed keypad covering input on harvest meat screen
- Fixed capitalization in French translation. I learned that titles are not capitalizes the same as English

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