Goat records
Goat Records Built Around Kidding and the Herd
Goat producers get the worst of both worlds: software that treats goats like small cattle, and parasite pressure that demands real records. Ranch.Bot speaks a goat producer’s language (kidding, does, bucks, buck exposure, and the FAMACHA scores you keep) so the herd’s records are the way you already work it, not a form you fight.
What you can record
- Kidding records: doe, buck, kids, and birth notes
- Breeding and buck exposure dates
- Treatments and withdrawals, by product and dose
- Weights and body condition scores
- Movements between groups, pens, and pastures
- FAMACHA and parasite scores, recorded as notes
- EID and visual tag IDs
- Feed and ration records
Say it how it happened
After a short web setup, text from your registered phone or type what happened. Ranch.Bot prepares a generic record for you to review before it saves.
Synthetic examples. They are not customer records.
Doe 88 kidded twins, no help needed.
Buck 12 turned in with the does for breeding.
FAMACHA 3 on doe 41, treatment logged.
Moved the buck kids to the grow-out pen.
Read more
- Sheep & Goat Deworming: FAMACHA Records
Dewormer resistance is here. FAMACHA and selective deworming slow it down, but only if you keep records. What to track, and how the records pay off.
- Sheep & Goat Traceability in Canada
CFIA plans updated sheep, goat, and cervid traceability rules. The records worth keeping now, in a format that works on paper, spreadsheet, or app.
- Keep or Cull: What Your Records Tell You
How lambing, calving, and health records give you real context for keep/cull decisions, and which records to check before sale day.
- Pre-Breeding Records That Pay Off
What to record at the pre-breeding herd-health visit (male soundness, vaccinations, body condition) so calving and lambing questions have answers next spring.
Common questions
Is Ranch.Bot built for goat operations?
Yes. Ranch.Bot records kidding, does, bucks, buck exposure, and the parasite notes goat producers keep, in the vocabulary you use, not generic “animal records.”
Can I track kidding and buck exposure?
Yes. Record a kidding with the doe, buck, and kids, and note when a buck went in with a group. Say it in plain language and it lands as a structured record.
Can I record FAMACHA and parasite scores?
Yes, log a FAMACHA score, a deworming, and the withdrawal as notes on the animal. Ranch.Bot keeps what you record so you can find it later; it does not diagnose or recommend treatment.
I run goats and sheep together. Do I need two apps?
No. Ranch.Bot keeps mixed operations (cattle, sheep, goats, and bison) under one set of records, with each species recorded in its own vocabulary.
Run more than one species?
Ranch.Bot keeps mixed operations under one set of records. Each species is recorded in its own language:
See goat records by text
See the short web setup, Text-in reply, and review step during a walkthrough. The 30-day trial requires a card and charges nothing until day 31.