breeding records

just looked at a link on this forum on jack barkel website for the hawkeye data entry, i've downloaded the trial and from what i can see its seems alright, is anyone using a computer based record and if so what do you think or recomend

chris

I have the loft management system, but also write everything down first, the loft management system is good system
Ken

friendsloft wrote:

I have the loft management system, but also write everything down first, the loft management system is good system
Ken

are you using the harke eye or is there any others that are good value for money, as a newbie i want to start as i mean to go on, obtained two pairs of stock birds to start with and want to keep a record of youngsters so as i dont want to in-breed to close
chris

The one i have i got from les parkinson, it is for sale on his web site elmar, it does everything you require of it, well worth the money, from what i have seen of the others they are all much the same, i think which ever one you decide on will please you
Ken

friendsloft wrote:

The one i have i got from les parkinson, it is for sale on his web site elmar, it does everything you require of it, well worth the money, from what i have seen of the others they are all much the same, i think which ever one you decide on will please you
Ken

just downloaded the demo, cheers for that looks good, all the info you need on there, worth the 50.00 quid. i think

Chris i think it is worth the money, like you say it as everything you require
Ken

Chis wen you start using it ecery so often back it up to a memory stick mine is the west coast but as Ken all pritywell the same only my pc broke down and I nearly lost all if I would have lost the numbers I would have been f****t as some of my numbers go back 1967 and I would have lost the lot I managed to get them back off the hardrive

Good advice about backing up to memory stick Ginger like you say too much info lost if ur system dies
Ken

yes Ken I was saying dam compuiters I have lost all my numbers never mind I will have to start all over again thats one of those things or words to that I think

Hope you have it all written down Ginger, if ur memory is like mine i would have forgotten 50% of it
Ken

My memory is good the only thing is my brain dont keep up with it

Ginger169 wrote:

My memory is good the only thing is my brain dont keep up with it

ken, take a tip off me and keep maticulas records, everything they do make a note of it............i do. PMSL

Always put all pairing in a book which i would write down doing this showed me the youngsters which i had bred and from which pairs

All stock and racing pairs

i did mean to keep correct/up to date records don but it didnt work out this way this season, if i see a certain bird i know its parents but by ring no i dont have a clue..........think i need to update my book before the next breeding season.

Yes mate i know but it is esy when you pair up write all the pairings down, then when you have to start ringing just take the book in the loft and put the ring number to suit the pairings mate

It's that easy not trying to tell you the suck eggs mate

DAVID wrote:

ken, take a tip off me and keep maticulas records, everything they do make a note of it............i do. PMSL

Ill try harder this year david
Ken

make sure you do ken, and you wont go far wrong..............

OK Boss
Ken

Do what I do I have the east coast management system haveter I put the birds in it, when I ring the youngsters I take a bit of paper in the loft with me with the ring numbers on, then I write the numbers of the pearents a long side the ring once that done I go onto the compuiter and just put the sire & dam to that ring number

friendsloft wrote:

OK Boss
Ken

i somehow think your records are a lot better than mine ken......

I have faith in you David

Keep all my records in a book, easy to just go in the loft and write them down Will have to look at the computer ones now.

You whizz kids give me a book any day i am safer

Don Webb wrote:

I have faith in you David

must try harder this season don, its no good not keeping up to date records..........ken brought me a management disc lastyear which i never used think ill have to find it out.