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Count hay bales from a photo
Photograph the visible face of the stack or pallet straight-on — the AI counts every one of the hay bales it can see; count each face and combine for full stacks. Built for farmers, ranchers and livestock markets — add each photo to the tally sheet and export the whole count as a CSV or PDF report.
- Counts hay bales even when they touch or overlap
- Mark 1–3 example hay bales to count exactly that item
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- Free counts carry a small “Counted with Pixoate” badge · watermark-free with Premium
Works with JPG, PNG, WEBP · Free up to 20 MB, Premium 50 MB
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Tips for an accurate count
• Use an even, well-lit photo with the hay bales fully in frame
• Mark 1–3 example hay bales when other items share the photo
• Dots and heatmap show what was counted — verify at a glance
About the Hay Bales Counter
The hay bales counter uses an AI similar-item engine built for dense scenes where hay bales touch or overlap — the case where counting by hand is slow and error-prone. Mark one to three example hay bales and it counts exactly that item, marking every counted one on the image so you can verify the total. Built for farmers, ranchers and livestock markets.
How It Works
1. Photograph your hay bales
2. AI counts them — optionally mark 1–3 example hay bales
3. Verify with the dots and heatmap on the image
4. Add to the tally sheet and export your count as CSV
Perfect For
• Daily checks that every one of your hay bales is accounted for
• Market lot and transport load verification
• Records for insurance, audits and subsidy claims
• Theft, loss and shrinkage spot checks
Frequently asked questions
- Can it count a full stack when some items are hidden?
- It counts what is visible in the photo. For regular stacks, photograph one face and multiply by the depth, or photograph each face and combine them in the tally sheet — the marked image gives you proof for every face you counted.
- What if the photo has more than just hay bales in it?
- Mark 1–3 example hay bales by dragging a box around them and the AI counts exactly that item, ignoring everything else in the frame. Every counted item gets a dot on the image so you can verify the total at a glance.
- Can I count several photos into one total?
- Yes — every count can be added to the tally sheet as a labelled row, or use Bulk audit to upload many photos at once. Export the result as a CSV, generate a PDF report, or save the stock-take to your account and share a read-only link with your team.
- Is it free and private?
- Yes — counting photos is free to preview; create a free account to download for everyday use. Free downloads of the marked-up image carry a small “Counted with Pixoate” badge; with Premium that same download is watermark-free. Photos are uploaded only to process and are deleted automatically afterwards; we never keep or share them.
What you can do with Livestock Counter
Everything this tool helps you accomplish — no learning curve, no setup.
- Count cattle, sheep, goats and poultry from a photo
- Run fast herd checks in the field
- Tally market lots and sale pens in seconds
- Mark a sample animal to guide the count
- See every animal marked with a numbered overlay
- Add multiple field photos into one running tally
- Filter out tiny detections for a reliable count
Settings information
12 settings
Every control in Livestock Counter, explained — what it does and when to use it.
Upload
- Single photo / Bulk auditPresets
- Switches between counting one photo at a time and Bulk audit (Premium), which counts a whole queue of photos and adds every result to the tally sheet with a grand total.Options: Single photoBulk audit
Count
- Add to tallyOne-click
- Adds the current photo's count as a new row on the tally sheet so counts from several shelves, crates or batches combine into one stock-take.
- Counting modePresets
- Chooses the counting engine: Auto picks the best one for the photo, Similar items handles piles and rows of animals, Distinct objects labels each separate item, and Max accuracy cross-checks every engine (slower).Options: AutoSimilar itemsDistinct objectsMax accuracy
- ConfidenceSliderRange: 0–1 · Default: 0.05
- Re-filters the marked detections after a count — slide toward Only confident to drop doubtful marks or toward Show more to include faint ones; the total updates instantly.
- Overlay stylePresets
- Sets how counted items appear on the live preview — dots on each item, a density heatmap, both, or a clean image — so you can verify the total visually.Options: BothDotsHeatNone
- What to countText input
- Names the item to count and comes pre-filled with animals; clear or change it to count a different item in the photo.
- Detection sensitivitySliderRange: 0–1 · Default: 0.5
- Controls how eagerly items are marked, from Larger items to Smaller items — raise it if small or faint items are missed, lower it if specks or shadows inflate the count.
Examples
- Mark example animalsDraw on image
- Drag a box around 1–3 example animals on the photo to teach the counter exactly which item to count in a busy or mixed scene.
Tally
- LabelText input
- Renames a tally row (e.g. Shelf 4 — 500ml) so each counted photo stays identifiable in the exported stock-take.
- CountNumber input
- Lets you hand-correct a row's counted number (minimum 0) if you spot a miscount; the running total and the CSV or PDF export update immediately.
Advanced
- Result overlayDropdown
- Chooses how the downloadable result image is annotated so the count can be verified on the saved file; not used in Distinct objects mode.Options: Dots + heatmapDots onlyHeatmap only
- Ignore small detectionsSliderRange: 0–1 · Default: 0
- Filters out detections smaller than the chosen size, from Off to Large only, so dust, specks and distant clutter stop inflating the total.
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