diff --git a/internal/database/migrations/20260425145831_fix_recording_numeric_precision.down.sql b/internal/database/migrations/20260425145831_fix_recording_numeric_precision.down.sql
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+BEGIN;
+
+-- Revert fcr_value and cum_depletion_rate back to NUMERIC(7,3).
+-- WARNING: any value with an integer part > 9999 (e.g. high-FCR early-laying recordings)
+-- will fail the cast and must be cleared first, or this rollback will error.
+
+ALTER TABLE recordings
+    ALTER COLUMN fcr_value          TYPE NUMERIC(7,3) USING fcr_value::NUMERIC(7,3),
+    ALTER COLUMN cum_depletion_rate TYPE NUMERIC(7,3) USING cum_depletion_rate::NUMERIC(7,3);
+
+COMMIT;
diff --git a/internal/database/migrations/20260425145831_fix_recording_numeric_precision.up.sql b/internal/database/migrations/20260425145831_fix_recording_numeric_precision.up.sql
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+BEGIN;
+
+-- fcr_value and cum_depletion_rate were created as NUMERIC(7,3) (max integer part: 9999).
+-- Early-laying flocks produce very few eggs relative to total feed consumed, so
+-- FCR = usageInGrams / totalEggWeightGrams can legitimately exceed 9999 (e.g. ~31 740).
+-- Widening to NUMERIC(15,3) keeps the same 3-decimal-place scale and is
+-- fully backward-compatible: no existing value will be truncated or altered.
+
+ALTER TABLE recordings
+    ALTER COLUMN fcr_value          TYPE NUMERIC(15,3) USING fcr_value::NUMERIC(15,3),
+    ALTER COLUMN cum_depletion_rate TYPE NUMERIC(15,3) USING cum_depletion_rate::NUMERIC(15,3);
+
+COMMIT;