An animal's status (active, for sale, sold, and more)

Every animal has one status that tells you where it is in its life with your farm. A new animal starts as Active, and its status changes as you take actions on it.

The status values#

How status changes#

You do not set status from a dropdown on the Add animal form. It starts as Active on its own, then changes when you use the matching action from the animal's lifecycle menu on its profile:

• List for sale moves it to For sale.
• Mark reserved moves it to Reserved.
• Mark sold moves it to Sold (and records a sale in Finance).
• Mark deceased moves it to Deceased (and keeps a death record).
• Record a move or loan moves it to Transferred or On loan.

Good to know. Doing it through these actions means the right side effects happen for you, like clearing the paddock when an animal is sold or hiding a deceased animal from public view. Most of these can be undone if you make a mistake.

Related#

• Record an animal's death
• Origin: bred here or acquired?
• Inside an animal's profile: the six tabs