ANIMAL PROJECT RECORD- Name:______

ANIMAL PROJECT RECORD- Name:______

BEEF / DAIRY / DOG / GOAT / HORSE / PETS / POULTRY / RABBIT / SHEEP / SWINE / WORKING STEERS / Other

(CHECK ONE. You must do a separate sheet for each species of animal)

Place pictures

of you and your

animals here.

1. My Animal Science Experience

Write a description of what you did and your project goals for this past year? Ex.: I raised 2 cross bred swine for show and market at my house. My goal was for to show my own animal at the Fair.
Explain how you are financing your animal project(s) this year?
If you've been in the animal program more than one year, are you doing anything different with your animal(s) this year? Explain your answer.
Give a brief description of the housing for your animal(s) and how you determined how much space was needed.
Explain the rations fed to your animal(s) and how you decided what diet was required?
Tell how you trained and prepared your animal(s) for show?
What was your biggest project management problem this year? How did you deal with it?
What do your records tell you about improving future animal projects, what will you try next year to improve?
What did you learn from this animal project? Ex.: record keeping, responsibility, animal health...

2.Time Management

(How much time did you spend? Estimate to the best of your ability knowing that some /months you work more with your animals than others.)

Time per month Care & Feeding / X ______(# of months you had animal) =
Time per month Training & Showing / X ______(# of months you had animal) =
Total # of Hours you spent on animal(s) =

3. Animal Inventory

Animal 1. / Animal 2. / Animal 3. / Animal 4.
Name of Animal
Date of Birth
ID (reg./tag/tattoo)
Breed
Sex
Owned/Managed/Borrowed
Date of Purchase
Amount $
Estimated Weight
Breeder
Sold/ Traded/Died

4. Feeds & Bedding

(Please list the kind or % of protein in grains, kind of hay, kind of bedding, Mineral: salt, etc…

If you are managing an animal for free get the quantity information from the owner but you do not have to put a cost.)

Name the kinds you use / Grains, Other, Supplements... / Hay and Pasture / Bedding / Totals Costs
MONTH / Lbs, bales, blocks... / Cost / Lbs, bales, blocks... / Cost / Lbs, bales, blocks... / Cost
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Total Cost of Feeds and Bedding

5. Expenses

Details
You can group like things together- for instance show supplies on one line. / Cost
Price of Purchasing Animals / Total all the animals together, it will be $0 if you are borrowing or owned before the beginning of the 4-H year. / $
Animal Health (illnesses, breeding, prevention, vaccinations...) / $
$
$
Equipment & Miscellaneous
( Ex: cage, bridles, clippers, cane, insecticides, trucking, insurance, etc… Also, equipment that had to be replaced or repaired. ) / $
$
$
Feeds / Total from Feed & Bedding Chart
Total Expenses / $

6. Income

Details / Cost
Births
Selling animals that you hatched or were born from your animals.
Production/ Services
(Items that you sold from your project.- meat, wool, equipment, riding lessons, pony rides...)
Total Income / $

Total Project Accounting

Total Income (Chart 6) / minus / Total Expense (Chart 5) / equals / Profit or loss
$ / ____ / $ / = / $

This animal record should be attached to your 4-H Record Book,

with management or lease paper if you have them.

Optional Additional Show Record

Date / Animal Name / Show / Class / Placing