Chenango County 4-H
Poultry/Rabbit Project Record
My project is:
You must complete 1 project record for rabbits and 1 project record for poultry.
Rabbit
Kits
Doe
Buck
Poultry
Chicken Flock
Game Birds
Water Fowl Flock: ____________________
Turkey Flock
Name ___________________________________ Age __________
Project Year _________
Address ______________________________________________________________________
Club _________________________________________________________________________
Club Leader ___________________________________________________________________
Member Signature ______________________________________________________________
Leader or Parent Signature _______________________________________________________
Project Picture
Attach 1 or 2 pictures of your project(s). You may attach another sheet of pictures if necessary.
Project Record Directions
1.
One project record is needed for each species or project area that a 4-H'er is involved in.
2.
Try to finish project records as completely as possible. Include as much information as possible
about all of the animals you own that are part of your project area. This includes all show, breeding,
and market animals.
3.
Continuous records should be kept on project animals from one year to the next. These should start
Oct. 1 and end Sept. 30 of the current 4-H year. Records for purchased animals should begin when
that animal enters your herd.
4.
The project ends the day the animal is sold, butchered, or dies. If you lose a project animal, write
down the date and an estimated value of the animal.
5.
Project records are intended to be a learning tool for 4-H'ers. Learning to keep records and
monitoring the financial costs of a project are lifetime skills that 4-H teaches. Recording important
dates and activities associated with the project on a yearly calendar can aid the completion of these
records.
6.
A completed project record must be submitted to the 4-H Office no later than September 15th of
the current 4-H year for County Medal Consideration in each animal area a 4-H member has
participated in.
Project Plan
Complete this section to prepare for the upcoming project year.
The animals you plan to have in your project this year are:
Number
Kind*
Where will you get them?
___________
____________________
_____________________________
___________
____________________
_____________________________
___________
____________________
_____________________________
*Kind denotes: hens, roosters, chicks, does, kits, bucks, ducklings, goslings, etc.
When do you plan to start this project? _____________________________________________
How much do you expect to spend for feed and animals for this project? (Include all costs, even if mom and
dad helped out!)
Cost of Animals ___________ + Cost of Feed ___________ = Total ___________
Where will you get the money from to cover the costs of this project?
_____________________________________________________________________________________
What 3 goals do you have for yourself and this project for the current year?
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Animal Inventory
Include in this section all animals in your rabbitry or flock for the project year. This will include purchased
animals, animals born into the rabbitry/flock, animals that leave the project before the end of the project
year, etc. For poultry – list number of birds per breed under name or number category.
Name or #
Description
Example:
Molly
Breeding Doe
Start Value End Value
$25.00
$50.00
Reason for Change
Champion Doe at 3 shows this
summer.
Totals
Number of Animals ________
Beginning Value _________
End Value __________
Income
Include in this section all income for your project. This will include selling animals, fair premiums, egg
sales, money earned from work related to project (tattooing, etc.).
Date
Activity
Animal
Earned
Example:
May 2010
Egg Sales
Whole Flock
$100.00 for whole month
Total $____________
Feed Usage
Record how much total feed you estimate your animals ate for the project year.
Dry Hay
Grain
Mineral
Pasture
Other:
Other:
Expenses
Include in this section all expenses for your project. This will include purchased animals, feed, veterinary
work, fair entries, equipment, hauling, etc.
Date
Item
Use
Cost
Example:
September 1, 2009
Breeding Buck Purchase
Breeding
$75.00
Total $____________
Profit or Loss?
Income __________ - Expenses = ________________
How could you have more positively changed this number? ____________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Project Activities
List all activities that you participated in that helped you learn more about this project. Include clinics,
shows, auctions, breed shows/clubs etc.
Date
Activity
Leadership Role?
What you learned
Other Activities
List other 4-H and/or community activities that you are involved with. These may include 4-H club
leadership, community service projects, a job, etc.
Date
Activity
Leadership Role?
What you learned