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11/10/10, 06:18 PM
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Any favorite breeding software for homesteaders?
Just wanting to look into breeding software that goes beyond pedigree, and keeps track of traits , and basic stuff like breeding dates, nesting reminder, gestation tracking, etc. I am sure that there are high tech programs that are used by larger outfits, and i dont need that, just something geared towards the homestead types, kwim?
Does anyone have a favorite software that they use? Would love to hear opinions.
thanks!
PS.. i did google, but thought i'd ask in a forum of people who might have similar needs rather than sort through what could be totally outside of what i'm looking for.
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11/10/10, 06:27 PM
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I dont know what species you are after, but for rabbits, go with evans software. pay extra for the deluxe version. you wont be dissapointed.
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11/10/10, 06:31 PM
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there's HOMESTEADER breeding software? Wow, I gotta get that... 
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11/10/10, 06:44 PM
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Ouch! Pinch you.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RideBarefoot
there's HOMESTEADER breeding software? Wow, I gotta get that... |
Well, there ARE software helps for tracking fertility via the various sympto-thermal methods  .
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11/10/10, 07:09 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RideBarefoot
there's HOMESTEADER breeding software? Wow, I gotta get that... |
I'm happy I'm not the only one that thought of that. I'm gonna breed me a homesteader. 
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11/10/10, 07:18 PM
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Ouch! Pinch you.
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But, back to the OP's question: I wonder about this, too. Some of the HT'ers are excellent farmers and I also wonder how they track the traits of their breeding livestock.
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11/10/10, 07:22 PM
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This is from a small family-operated farm in Central Florida. I have never used the software but it seems they are running a successful small operation, so you might want to look into it. They are very nice people to do business with; I've bought worms from them and am hoping some weekend when Mr. Huzzee and I do a road trip I will be able to go by there and purchase some vegs.
http://www.rabbitsetc.us/id19.html
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11/10/10, 07:53 PM
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I was tracking on an access database I created, worked real well until the computer crashed. After a year or so doing it manually, I finally broke down and bough Animaltrac. http://animaltrac.com/animaltracbasic.aspx
Not bad. I bought the generic version. I can assign breeds and species and print pre-made reports. With a little database knowledge I can create my own reports, or edit existing reports. It tracks pedigrees, inbreeding %ages, breeding records, milk & weight gains, and another calendar type function I havn't figured out yet. It has a place for stall locations & feed regimines, pictures, and common registry upload features(but not my registry & maybe not my version as I havn't used it). It calculates due dates & give me a due date report. I can print a report of who is due & dates, but not one of who I forgot to breed. I imagine I could create that one just havn't tried to fiddle with it.
It has Invoices, pre-made contracts, costing, vaccinations, buck rental, semen inventory. Not bad for the price, certainly beats manual or excel tracking. Upgrades of modules offer a few more features.
It is very easy to use except that one feature (for me anyways). I'm currently using it for my goats & dogs, but could easily add other species and/or breeds.
I've heard others state the company was very good at responding to questions, however I've had 2 technical questions & have not received a response from them. I've been using it for about 2 months & gave up contacting them. Figured 1 answer out the other is still in limbo.
It was around $125. What I like most is the inbreeding %age, we have a closed herd so that's important to me. Oh, and vaccinations are easy I can add multiple animals with 1 entry rather than individually.
HF
Last edited by HappyFarmer; 11/10/10 at 08:20 PM.
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11/10/10, 10:07 PM
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Once again, thank you for all the great replies
homesteader breeding-- lLOL
I was actually thinking of something into which you could plug any species and breed so that i could use it for all the animals, so i will check out the animaltrac. For as functional as it sounds, that doesnt seem to bad of a price.
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11/11/10, 02:49 PM
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I use kintracs, It was only $20 and works well enough.
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11/12/10, 06:38 PM
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Hey Squashnut,
I'd love to hear a review on the various function of this program.
HF
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11/12/10, 07:41 PM
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me too
It's kindof funny, what made me even think in terms of software was my iphone. I was logging the rabbits breeding and logging a nest reminder on the fly, and thought, man, they need an app for this. I looked but didnt find one, so then i thought well, i'll just find a regular program for the puter. I will still be on the lookout for an app for the iphone, and how handy if it could just sync with the computer files. Am i asking too much?? LOL
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11/13/10, 01:59 AM
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http://www.kintraks.com/
you can down load a free trial version.
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