Record Keeping

[AlaskanShepherdess]

I'm looking for free record keeping documents I can print out, and a free computer program if there is one. What do you use?

 

[Emmetts Dairy]

Ive never found any record keeping software for farms...for free anyway? So Ive made my own in Microsoft office...and printed out a bunch to keep in a binder for the farm.

Each of my animals have there own sheets..so if I worm em...I write date, time, drug used, weather conditions.

I also have a separate sheet for the kidding records for the does.

Weather helps if you see a trend..like cold damp..and someones behavior changes etc...get what Im saying????

Good luck...if you find one please share, that would be great..!!! I know alot of 4H groups are required to keep farm records...?? Maybe look there??

 

[chandasue]

I made my own as well.

 

[jodief100]

Software is just like everything else, you get what you pay for. Any free software will probably be more trouble than it is worth.

I made my own using Excel.

 

[poorboys]

I MADE MYSELF RECORDS, DID'NT THINK TO KEEP THE WEATHER DOWN ON TO WHAT WAS GOING ON, GOOD IDEA.

 

[elevan]

Made my own too and keep in a binder.

 

[peachick]

Do any of you that made their own want to share???
I'd sure like to see what others do to keep track of everything.

You could upload the file onto yousendit.com and we can download your file from a link.

Its a great (and free) program for sharing files.....
its quick to register an account.
upload your file
then email it to yourself
it will send you the link to share with anybody you choose....
The link is only active for about a week

 

[Livinwright Farm]

Do any of you that made their own want to share???
I'd sure like to see what others do to keep track of everything.

You could upload the file onto yousendit.com and we can download your file from a link.

Its a great (and free) program for sharing files.....
its quick to register an account.
upload your file
then email it to yourself
it will send you the link to share with anybody you choose....
The link is only active for about a week

X2!! Please & Thank You!

 

[cmjust0]

I been thinking of writing one for Windows using .NET (either VB or C#) and a SQLite backend database.. Just never get around to it.. Plus, nobody would wanna pay me cos, yanno, ya just don't pay for software. Software is supposed to be FREE, like music and hotel towels.

So, I don't.

And if I did, I wouldn't share.

 

[elevan]

Here's the form that I use.

I took a basic animal record form and modified it to what I wanted. It's a word file so feel free to make changes for yourself.

I keep in a binder with numbered tabs and each goat is assigned a tab number. It's nice to be able to add pages as you need to continue that goat's records too.

http://honakerfarm.webs.com/apps/documents/