Chicken Compass is a practical tool to measure the hen’s welfare. A flock is visited 4 times per year, during which time six categories will be scored (housing system, enrichment, skin and feathers, individual examination, behavior and red mites) and its results are presented in a hexagram. In this way, one can see straight the flock’s strengths and weaknesses. For (further) optimizing the welfare practical management advise is given.