Voice Commands

Works offline: Yes (with speech model downloaded)

Kilnside understands natural speech. You don't need to memorise specific phrases — just describe what's happening in your own words.

How to Use Voice

1. Tap the microphone button in the Chat tab
2. Speak clearly — you'll see your words appear as they're recognised
3. Release the button (or tap again) when you're done
4. Kilnside will show you a confirmation card
5. Check the details and tap Confirm

Example Commands

Weighing

• "Weigh Ewe 42, sixty-eight kilos"
• "Ewe 15 weighs 72 kilos"
• "Lamb 03 four point two kg"

Moving Animals

• "Move the hoggets to North Field"
• "Ewes are in Top Paddock now"
• "Moved Ewe 12 and Ewe 15 to the barn"

Treatments

• "Drench the ewes in Top Paddock with Dectomax"
• "Gave Ewe 42 Alamycin, 10ml"
• "Footbath all the hoggets"
• "Treated Lamb 06 for fly strike with Clik"

Lambing

• "Ewe 12 had twin ewe lambs, both alive"
• "Ewe 42 lambed a single ram lamb, assisted, 4.2kg"
• "Ewe 15 had triplets, two ewes and a ram"

Observations

• "Ewe 42 is lame on the front right"
• "Lamb 03 has scour"
• "The hoggets in North Field look good, body score 3"

Questions

• "How many ewes do I have?"
• "What's the average weight of this year's lambs?"
• "When was Ewe 42 last treated?"
• "How many lambs has Ewe 12 had?"
• "Show me all the animals in North Field"

Tips

• Be specific about animals — use their name or tag number so Kilnside can match them
• Include units — say "kilos" or "kg" for weights, "ml" for doses
• One action at a time works best, but you can batch similar actions: "Weigh Ewe 12 sixty-five, Ewe 15 seventy-two"
• Corrections are easy — if something's wrong, just say "no, I meant..." or "change the weight to 70"
• Offline is fine — your voice is processed on your phone. Events queue up and sync when you're back in range

If Kilnside Gets It Wrong

• It will ask you to clarify if it's unsure which animal you mean
• You can always type instead of speaking — the text input works the same way
• Say "undo" or "cancel" to remove the last event before confirming

Common Phrases Kilnside Understands

What you mean	Ways to say it
Record a weight	"weigh", "weight is", "came in at"
Move animals	"move", "moved", "put them in", "they're in"
Give treatment	"drench", "dose", "treat", "gave", "applied"
Record a birth	"lambed", "had", "born", "gave birth"
Note a problem	"lame", "scour", "fly strike", "off colour", "not right"
Ask a question	"how many", "when was", "show me", "what's the"