your goat chore list

[redtailgal]

I'm not sure if this is in the right place or not, mods feel free to move if needed.

I am an organization freak. Honestly, I am OCD (not joking). I like organization, lists and schedules.

Sooo,

I have this "chore program". I have all my household cleaning listed in it, along with how often it needs to be done. For instance, I pull furniture out and vacuum behind it every 3 months. I vacuum the dryer monthly, clean the toilet twice a week, wash my bedsheets weekly etc. With a click of a button, I pull up each days worklist, telling me what my house chores are for the day, my barn chores, which pasture needs what, when to feed my roses, when to vaccinate critters etc. This way, I dont forget.

I am working on setting up a schedule for my goats. This is what I have so far:

walk fence line weekly (I do that for cattle fences already)
spray fence line monthly during growing season (done for cattle fences already)
vaccinate 2x per year (I will work this to see that my does are vaccinated during the appropriate time during their pregnancy
check hooves monthly
copper bolus yearly in april
famancha check monthly
fecal monthly (i do them myself)
clean barn weekly (water is done daily)
Cocci prevention for 8 weeks starting in April.


What else should I add in?
Does any of the above need to be modified?
what about a pre-breeding checklist for my does?
a post breeding checklist?
a kid growth checklist?

 

[SmallFarmGirl]

WOW! Wonderful! Sounds great!

 

[terrilhb]

No but I would love to. I am just not very organized. Give me hints redtailgal. I have a friend that is OCD about spreadsheets. Everything is on a spreadsheet.

 

[redtailgal]

The program is called "Let's Clean Up"

http://www.lets-clean-up.com/index.html

LOVE it!

 

[terrilhb]

Thank you. I am going to use it. I need this more than you think. Finally HELP.

 

[Roll farms]

I have all that in my head. Drives my DH nuts.

"Oh, well, if it's Tuesday than we need to do this, this, and this. Then tomorrow we'll do this. And the next day this."

He's more of a 'fly by the seat of his pants' type of guy.

I only write down when I'm supposed to give shots and when I'm supposed to boost kids, on a calendar....sorry I'm not much help.

 

[SmallFarmGirl]

I have all that in my head. Drives my DH nuts.

"Oh, well, if it's Tuesday than we need to do this, this, and this. Then tomorrow we'll do this. And the next day this."



I only write down when I'm supposed to give shots and when I'm supposed to boost kids, on a calendar....sorry I'm not much help.

Same here. That's what I do.

 

[redtailgal]

I used to keep it all in my head, lol. But between house, my barn, FIL's barn, rescues, dogs, cats, lizard, goats, the other barn I work at, the horses across the road, photography........the list goes on and on and on.

I needed HELP! lol

 

[that's*satyrical]

Clean out feed troughs or buckets
Collect goat berries (they make great compost)

 

[redtailgal]

thanks thats satyrical........I include that in barn cleaning day.

what do you all do for a pre breeding regimen?