Sheep records
Sheep Records for the Way Your Flock Runs
Sheep records need to follow the flock’s actual dates, not a software season. Ranch.Bot was built and tested on a working family sheep operation. After a short web setup, text what happened and review the proposed record in the dashboard before it saves. Today those are dated generic records, not a dedicated sheep breeding or lambing system.
What Ranch.Bot records today
Ranch.Bot structures the record type, event date, and ewe or group link. Litter size, assistance, rearing, and other sheep-specific details stay in the description today.
- Dated lambing notes attached to a ewe: litter size, assistance, outcomes, and mothering details
- Ram-in and ram-out notes attached to a breeding group
- Bottle, foster, and rearing details kept in the record description
- Treatment notes with the product, dose, and withdrawal detail you enter
- Weights, body condition, and parasite observations kept as dated records
- Movements between groups, paddocks, and fields
- EID and visual tag identifiers
- Feed records attached to animals or groups
Accelerated lambing: the current boundary
Ranch.Bot does not force records into one annual lambing season. The same ewe or group can have multiple generic records, each with its own event date. That stores events from different cycles, but it is not a dedicated accelerated-lambing workflow.
- Available today
- Dated generic records linked 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
- Ranch.Bot does not model breeding cycles, lambing rounds, parentage or foster relationships, or calculate lambs per ewe over time. It does not produce sheep-specific reports today.
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.
Ewe 234 lambed twins on January 18, 2025. Both up and nursing.
Ewe 234 lambed triplets on September 2, 2025. Pulled the first.
Ram 15R went in with the fall group on April 20 and came out May 24.
Moved 42 ewes from the fall lambing group to the south field.
Read more
- 200-ewe record-keeping field protocol
Pre-registered units, denominators, failures, and privacy rules for a real on-farm observation.
- Lambing Record Template: Track Every Birth
A practical lambing record template for sheep producers. The fields worth tracking at every birth, on paper, in a spreadsheet, or in an app.
- Sheep flock productivity: know your own numbers
The averages describe nobody's flock. Here are the sheep flock productivity numbers worth knowing, and the per-animal records behind each one.
- 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.
- 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
Does Ranch.Bot have sheep-specific lambing fields?
Not today. Ranch.Bot prepares a generic record with a type, date, description, and link to a ewe or group. Litter size, assistance, lamb outcomes, and rearing details stay in the description. You review the proposal before it saves.
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. It does not model accelerated cycles, plan lambing rounds, link parentage or foster relationships, calculate lambs per ewe over time, or produce sheep-specific reports.
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:
See sheep 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.