Lamb records
Sheep and Lamb Record Keeping
Ranch.Bot keeps dated lambing, treatment, and movement notes with your sheep or groups. Text what happened, review the draft before saving, and find the flock’s history when you need it.
Trial: card required; nothing charged until day 31.
Say it how it happened
After a short web setup, text from your registered phone or type what happened. Ranch.Bot prepares dated notes attached to an animal or group. Review each draft before saving. Births use a separate review to record the dam and offspring.
Examples only. They are not customer records.
Ram 15R went in with the fall group on April 20 and came out May 24.
Checked ewe 234’s feet on April 20. No limping.
Moved 42 ewes from the fall lambing group to the south field on April 20.
Weighed the wether lambs on April 20: group average 38 kg.
Your note
Ram 15R went in with the fall group on April 20.
Draft to review
Ram 15R: fall group exposure
- 15R
- Fall group
Ram turned in with the fall group.
What Ranch.Bot records today
Keep the event date and ewe or group with each note. Check details such as litter size, assistance, or treatment before saving, then find that history at the next job.
- Dated lambing notes attached to a ewe: litter size, assistance, outcomes, and mothering details
- Breeding notes for rams, ewes, and replacement ewe lambs, including ram-in and ram-out dates
- Birth dam, foster dam or bottle rearing, with change dates kept in the record description
- Treatment notes with the product, dose, and withdrawal detail you enter
- Weights for lambs and wethers, body condition, and parasite observations kept as dated records
- Movements between groups, paddocks, and fields
- EID and visual tag identifiers
- Feed records for lamb growers and finishers, attached to animals or groups
Check the fit for your flock
Ranch.Bot does not force records into one annual lambing season. Keep dated notes attached to an animal or group, each with its own event date. That stores events from different cycles, but it is not a dedicated accelerated-lambing workflow. Births use a separate review to record the dam and offspring; an exposure note does not confirm conception or parentage.
- Available today
- Dated notes attached to a ewe or group, with the name, type, date, and description reviewed before saving. Separate breeding and lambing notes can be kept whenever they happen, including out of season.
- Not available today
- Do not rely on automated breeding-cycle planning, foster or rearing management, lambs-per-ewe calculations, or sheep-specific reports.
Read more
Ranch.Bot is built and tested by Jerremy Lewis, a livestock producer and senior software developer. He currently focuses on lamb production, with previous beef production experience. He runs an approximately 200-ewe commercial sheep operation in Alberta (as of August 2026).
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Common questions
Can I keep records for wool sheep, hair sheep, and feeder lambs?
Yes. Wool sheep and hair sheep use the same dated animal and group records. Keep breeding notes for ewes and rams, or weights and feed notes for feeders, growers, and finishers. These dated notes can cover lamb finishing. Ranch.Bot does not provide dedicated feedlot management, closeouts, or ration balancing.
How can I keep lambing details?
You can keep dated lambing notes linked to a ewe or group and review the details before saving. Keep litter size, assistance, and outcomes in the note. Dedicated breeding-cycle planning, foster or rearing management, and sheep-specific reproduction reports are not available.
Can I use Ranch.Bot with accelerated lambing?
Ranch.Bot does not force records into one annual lambing season. You can keep separate dated notes on the same ewe or group whenever breeding or lambing events happen. See the fit section for planning, rearing, calculation, and report limits; schedule a demo around the birth workflow you need.
Can I record FAMACHA and deworming scores?
Yes, you can keep a FAMACHA score, deworming, and withdrawal detail as notes on the animal. Ranch.Bot records what you enter so you can find it later; it does not diagnose or recommend treatment.
Does it work with EID tags?
Ranch.Bot stores EID and visual tag IDs. A Bluetooth reader in keyboard or HID mode can type an identifier into the focused web field. That is keyboard input, not a certified hardware integration. Check tag support and test your own tags before a working day.
Run more than one species?
Ranch.Bot keeps mixed operations under one set of records. Each species is recorded in its own language: