Eight pounds of chicken goes into the dehydrator and two and a half pounds of jerky comes out — a yield problem your pricing has to survive. Add bags, labels, best-by dates, and the bandana size runs on the sewing side, and pet goods is two businesses in one booth. MadeKeeper runs both sets of numbers.
The app is live. Free during the pilot. Founding rate $19/mo, locked for life.
No card to start. Use it free through the pilot, and lock the $19/mo founding rate for as long as you stay.
Say you run 8 lb of chicken into 10 bags of jerky:
At $12 a bag you keep $9.48 before fees — and when chicken jumps to $3.29 a pound, the next batch reprices itself and you'll know before the market whether $12 still works.
Pet treats usually fall under state feed programs rather than cottage food — a different set of paperwork. MadeKeeper keeps the batch, ingredient, and label records that registration asks about, in the app instead of a folder.
Materials and true cost per piece, products (in bulk or one-of-a-kind), sales that drain stock, the was-this-fair-worth-it event math, mileage, expenses, and the year-end tax packet — all in the app today. Etsy and Square sync, your own storefront, a booth card reader, and shipping labels are building, shaped with founding makers. Nothing above describes a feature that doesn't exist without saying so. See the full live-vs-building list →
The batch recipe is input-to-output: pounds in, bags out. Cost per bag reflects the real shrink, so high-yield and low-yield proteins price themselves correctly.
Yes — every batch carries its dates, and your sellable stock sorts fresh-first. Close-dated bags can move to a discount tier before they expire on the table.
MadeKeeper keeps your batch and ingredient records organized — the raw material for whatever your state's feed program asks of your labels. The program's requirements themselves stay yours to check.
The app is live and free during the pilot. Lock the $19/mo founding rate for as long as you stay.