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Rev. 11/2014

Poultry Project

Record Book

Name: ________________________________________________________________ Address:_______________________________________________________________ 4-H Club:______________________________________________________________ 4-H Leader:____________________________________________________________ 4-H Age (as of 1/1):________________ Years in 4-H Poultry Project:______________

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Why Keep Records?

Members learn more about their project animals -

costs, feed, health and management skills.

Documents activities and progress in the project.

Improves management and production practices.

Helps plan future projects. Keep this record as part of your Personal 4-H Records. This information is helpful in applying for 4-H awards and scholarships. Remember - records are no better than what YOU put into them!

I understand that this is a completed Poultry Project Record Book as required.

4-H’ers Signature:

4-H Leader’s Signature:

Extra Credit for my Poultry Project? An outstanding 4-H project record is one that goes above and beyond what is expected. Be creative!

A completed record book should have a beginning and final photograph. You are encouraged to be in the photo with your project animal(s), include more photographs and include captions. You may use additional pages.

Write a report on a related topic of at least one page: Proper Care and Nutrition; Selection; Animal Science; Safe Management Practices or Diagram of Farm Set-up; Veterinary Science; Food Products such as sample “healthy” recipes or food safety.

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211 W. Main Street, P.O. Box 368 Stanton, Michigan 48888

http://msue.anr.msu.edu/county/info/montcalm Phone: (989) 831-7500

Fax: (989) 831-7515

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Poultry Project Summary

Name:___________________________________ 4-H Age (as of 1/1):__________ 4-H Club Name:________________________________________________________

Number of years in the Poultry Project, including this year?___________ Number of project meetings held:__________ Number I attended:__________

I gave __________ project talks or demonstrations.

Topics were:___________________________________________________________

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Have you participated in other poultry activities? Yes_____ No_____

If yes, list the activities, shows, workshops or related programs attended:

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What were the three most important things you learned this year about poultry?

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What are your goals for this year’s poultry project?

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Poultry Project Story

The project story should be a summary of what you have learned from your poultry experience. It might include interesting experiences, challenges or successes, learning or about project overall. Additional pages may be added, if desired.

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General Management

Briefly explain: 1. Brood area/building size and equipment used: 2. Light and heat sources: 3. Litter management: 4. Time needed for daily care: 5. Schedule for feeding and watering: 6. Types of feed used and reasons for your choice: 7. Medication, if any, used in project; reasons for its use and the results: 8. Mortality - characteristics, special care if given; cause of death, if known:

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Feed Tags

Attach examples of your feed tags here.

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Poultry Project Bird(s)

Add pages, as needed, to record all birds on exhibit

Name of bird:________________________ Identification:_________ Type of ID band: ____colored ____numbered Breed: ________________________ Variety: _______________________ Class: ________________________

Select one line: Date (month) of hatch ___________________ Current value $______________

Age, if purchased ___________________ Purchase price $______________

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Poultry Project Bird(s)

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Egg Record

1. Name of Layer:______________________ Breed:______________________ Identification:__________ Date or age when bird started laying:___________________ Egg color(s):_______________________ Date record began: ___________________________ Date record closed:_______________________ Number of days in record:____________ Total number of eggs laid:____________ Calculate the ratio of usable eggs to waste: a. __________ number of eggs usable b. __________ number of eggs that were soft or cracked Ratio of usable to waste: _____: _____ (a.) : (b) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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How many birds are in your flock?__________ Number of layers?__________ Average number of eggs gathered per day?__________ What observations did you make?____________________________________________________________

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What did you learn?_______________________________________________________________________

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What challenges did you have? _____________________________________________________________

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Show Record

Project Income

List birds, eggs or other products sold.

TOTAL INCOME $________________

Project Questions

1. What did you learn from your project this year? 2. What did you enjoy about your project? 3. What challenges did you encounter? 4. How might you improve or change your project next year?

Item/Unit Number Sold Price Per Unit Total

Date Show Placing Awards

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Poultry Project Photos

Be Creative. The more photographs, the better! You are encouraged to be in the photo with your Poultry Project animal(s). You should also include captions on your pictures that at least include the date of the photograph. You may use additional pages.

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Market Poultry

Complete this section, pages 12-14, ONLY if you are showing market poultry. You may add duplicate pages, as you wish, for single birds or pens.

My Market Project Birds

*Applies only if you purchased the birds. If you hatched the birds, leave blank. **If you purchased the eggs or birds, list the price. If you raised the eggs, list value. Number of birds started for project:__________ Number of birds finished out:__________

Weight Gain

Weigh all young birds together at start of project. Divide that total weight by the number of birds in the project to get the average weight of one. As the project progresses, weigh 5 or 6 average-sized birds together. Again, divide their total weight by the number of birds to determine the weight of one average bird. Do this at least 4 times during your project.

Day 1 ______ Week 5 ______ Week 9 ______ Week 13 ______

Week 2 ______ Week 6 ______ Week 10 ______ Week 14 ______



Analyze feed consumption and growth rate: Total weight of pen of 3 birds exhibited:_______________ Breed:_________________________ Weight of individual bird exhibited:_______________ Breed:_________________________

Breed Number of Eggs

Date of Hatch

Number of Birds

Date of Purchase*

Purchase price/value**

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Growth Patterns

Observations:

When was feathering complete? Were there dominant birds? Was growth the same and even for all birds? Other observations?

Feed Record

How much did you feed your project animals? (per day, per week or total project) Approximate TOTAL cost of project feed. $ _________________

Other Project Expenses

Veterinary/Medication $ _______________ Housing (heat, light) $ _______________ Bedding $ _______________ Supplies* $ _______________ Total Expenses $ _______________

*Do not include equipment that may be reused for future projects.

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Market Project Financial Summary

Fill in the following to determine the break-even price for your project (the price per pound at which expenses are covered and you start to make a profit). Project Expenses

Value of animal(s) at start of project (purchase price) $___________ Total feed costs $___________ Total other expenses (vet, bedding, supplies, etc.) $___________

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Total Expenses $___________ Per bird expense (total expenses divided by number of all birds $___________ Per pen expense (per bird multiplied by number of birds in pen $___________ Projected Income

Official weight of bird or pen for livestock sale ___________ # pounds Break-even price (per bird of pen expense divided by weight) $___________ per pound

Market Poultry Project Questions

1. What did you learn from your market poultry project this year?

2. What did you enjoy about your poultry project?

3. What challenges did you encounter?

4. How might you improve or change your project next year?

Comments:

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My 4-H Poultry Project Record Book Score Sheet 4-H Member: 4-H Club:

Page

Possible Points

Your Points

1 COVER SHEET 5

All information is neat and complete.

2 WHY KEEP RECORDS 5

Leader signed book.

3 POULTRY PROJECT SUMMARY 15


4 PROJECT STORY 10

Story written.

5 GENERAL MANAGEMENT 15

All questions answered.

6 FEED TAGS 10

Original tags are attached.

7-8 PROJECT BIRDS 15


9-10 PROJECT RECORDS 15

All questions answered.

11 PROJECT PHOTOS 10

Includes photographs of project animal(s).

Captions included with pictures.

TOTAL POINTS - Non-Market Only A: 100 - 80; B: 79 - 60; C: 59 - 30

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12-13-14 MARKET POULTRY

MUST complete if showing 1 or more market projects. All information is neat and complete.

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TOTAL POINTS - Market

A: 160 - 120; B: 119 - 90; C: 89 - 50 160

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