diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ExperimentCalendar.jsx b/frontend/src/components/ExperimentCalendar.jsx
index 6797490..608acb7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/ExperimentCalendar.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ExperimentCalendar.jsx
@@ -48,32 +48,30 @@ function DayPanel({ date, animals, allStatuses, template, experimentId, selected
     return map;
   }, [allStatuses, dateStr]);
 
-  const barData = useMemo(() => {
-    if (!selectedField) return [];
-    const isBuiltin = BUILTIN_KEYS_SET.has(selectedField);
-    return animals
-      .map((animal) => {
-        const statuses = allStatuses.filter((s) => s.animal_id === animal.id);
-        const total = statuses.length;
-        const success = statuses.filter((s) => {
-          const val = isBuiltin ? s[selectedField] : s.custom_fields?.[selectedField];
-          return val !== null && val !== undefined && String(val).trim() !== '';
-        }).length;
-        return {
-          name: animal.animal_name || animal.animal_id_string || animal.id.slice(0, 8),
-          total,
-          success,
-          failure: total - success,
-          pct: total > 0 ? Math.round((success / total) * 100) : 0,
-        };
-      })
-      .filter((d) => d.total > 0);
-  }, [animals, allStatuses, selectedField]);
+  // Only show animals that have a status record for this day
+  const animalsWithData = animals.filter((a) => statusByAnimal[a.id]);
 
   const fieldLabel = fieldOptions.find((f) => f.value === selectedField)?.label;
 
-  // Only show animals that have a status record for this day
-  const animalsWithData = animals.filter((a) => statusByAnimal[a.id]);
+  // Bar chart: this day's field value per subject (numeric fields only)
+  const barData = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!selectedField) return [];
+    const isBuiltin = BUILTIN_KEYS_SET.has(selectedField);
+    return animalsWithData
+      .map((animal) => {
+        const status = statusByAnimal[animal.id];
+        if (!status) return null;
+        const raw = isBuiltin ? status[selectedField] : status.custom_fields?.[selectedField];
+        if (raw === null || raw === undefined || String(raw).trim() === '') return null;
+        const num = parseFloat(raw);
+        if (isNaN(num)) return null;
+        return {
+          name: animal.animal_name || animal.animal_id_string || animal.id.slice(0, 8),
+          value: num,
+        };
+      })
+      .filter(Boolean);
+  }, [animalsWithData, statusByAnimal, selectedField]);
 
   return (
     <div className="space-y-3 max-h-[80vh] overflow-y-auto pr-1">
@@ -123,28 +121,17 @@ function DayPanel({ date, animals, allStatuses, template, experimentId, selected
       {barData.length > 0 && (
         <div className="mt-4 pt-4 border-t border-gray-100">
           <h4 className="text-sm font-semibold text-gray-700 mb-3">
-            Overall completeness by subject
-            {fieldLabel && <span className="ml-2 font-normal text-gray-400">— {fieldLabel}</span>}
+            {fieldLabel ?? 'Field'} by subject
           </h4>
           <ResponsiveContainer width="100%" height={200}>
             <BarChart data={barData} margin={{ top: 4, right: 16, left: 0, bottom: 4 }}>
               <CartesianGrid strokeDasharray="3 3" stroke="#f0f0f0" />
               <XAxis dataKey="name" tick={{ fontSize: 11 }} />
-              <YAxis tick={{ fontSize: 11 }} allowDecimals={false} />
-              <Tooltip />
-              <Legend wrapperStyle={{ fontSize: 11 }} />
-              <Bar dataKey="total" name="Total" fill="#94a3b8" />
-              <Bar dataKey="success" name="Success" fill="#22c55e" />
-              <Bar dataKey="failure" name="Failure" fill="#f87171" minPointSize={2} />
+              <YAxis tick={{ fontSize: 11 }} />
+              <Tooltip formatter={(v) => [v, fieldLabel ?? 'Value']} />
+              <Bar dataKey="value" name={fieldLabel ?? 'Value'} fill="#6366f1" radius={[3, 3, 0, 0]} />
             </BarChart>
           </ResponsiveContainer>
-          <div className="mt-2 flex flex-wrap gap-4">
-            {barData.map((d) => (
-              <span key={d.name} className="text-xs text-gray-500">
-                <span className="font-medium text-gray-700">{d.name}</span>: {d.pct}% complete
-              </span>
-            ))}
-          </div>
         </div>
       )}
     </div>
diff --git a/frontend/tests/ExperimentCalendar.test.jsx b/frontend/tests/ExperimentCalendar.test.jsx
index e1cd366..b7c462f 100644
--- a/frontend/tests/ExperimentCalendar.test.jsx
+++ b/frontend/tests/ExperimentCalendar.test.jsx
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ describe('day click modal', () => {
 // ── Bar chart (inside day modal) ──────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 describe('bar chart inside day modal', () => {
-  it('renders bar chart inside modal when animals have statuses', async () => {
+  it('renders bar chart for numeric field values on that day', async () => {
     const dateStr = todayStr();
     const statuses = [
       makeStatus('a1000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001', dateStr, { 'ww000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000099': '325' }),
@@ -263,21 +263,16 @@ describe('bar chart inside day modal', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  it('does not render bar chart in modal when no animals have overall statuses', async () => {
+  it('does not render bar chart when selected field is non-numeric', async () => {
     const dateStr = todayStr();
-    // Give Rat A a status today so the day is clickable, but use a different animal not in barData
-    const statuses = [
-      makeStatus('a1000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001', dateStr, { 'ww000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000099': '325' }),
-    ];
-    // Use animals list with no matching statuses for barData by filtering to empty
+    // vitals is a text field — not numeric, so no bar chart
+    const statuses = [makeStatus('a1000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001', dateStr, {}, 'HR 72')];
     render(
-      <ExperimentCalendar experimentId={EXP_ID} template={TEMPLATE} allStatuses={statuses} animals={[]} />,
-    );
-    // No days enabled since animals=[] means no bar chart, but day is also not enabled
-    // Just verify no bar chart on empty statuses/animals
-    render(
-      <ExperimentCalendar experimentId={EXP_ID} template={TEMPLATE} allStatuses={[]} animals={ANIMALS} />,
+      <ExperimentCalendar experimentId={EXP_ID} template={TEMPLATE} allStatuses={statuses} animals={ANIMALS} />,
     );
+    fireEvent.change(screen.getByTestId('field-select'), { target: { value: 'vitals' } });
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByTestId(`day-${dateStr}`));
+    await waitFor(() => screen.getByRole('dialog'));
     expect(screen.queryByTestId('bar-chart')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 });