I am working on the buderigar program now, it use to give a hard time but now I am use to it ah well some of it anyway.

Your system seems okay GB.

call me simple but for the life of me i could not get that budgie program to work

id put birds in family the lot but i couldnt work out how to do anything ellse way to complex for my brain

You are Not alone GB! For some reason I had a *** of a time with ring codes - same number but different year and it wouldn't accept the entry .... so like you I made my own system

well i had majority of my birds on it then it did something to my com and then i lost it all im to afraid to put it back

i tryed the free wicca sight bird program that was harder than the budgie one so....

 

i tryed a diffrent book for every cock and then just listed its partner the pairing date eggs filled eggs layed hatched ectra

chicks keeped sold all that but i have 95 books all up as i tryed to keep one for each hen also

but was just doubling up on stuff so... i will work something out that fits my brain patten

for now im just using visual memories more than anything for some reason i can remember my birds breeding background but nothing else but i do have to work someting out soon before i go full in to swing of things

I came across that problem last night, the same ring number but it did have different codes stupid program anyway to out smart it I just click an extra space between code and number works everytime

or you can do it like this

JM4 098/09

JM4 098/07

etc that fools the stupid computer

Edited February 1, 201015 yr by splat

Yep I initially did not record the year and each year got continuing numbers. I very quickly realized that as soon as I got to 999 and had to start again, that the budgerigar program would not be able to distinguish the ring codes. That's why you'll now see my records as 120/09 or 085/07 - I always now put the year in as part of the ring code and you'll see that I actually write that down on my nest cards too.

 

Now I find the budgerigar program invaluable. Places to record whatever you like and the ability to print out a full report (such as the one I keep on file).

 

And no my system is not complicated at all - nest cards, chicks onto file, file onto computer, print out a report. If it were more complicated I would lose track and get bored and frustrated! I don't like lots of admin!!!!

It has to be vary easy for me too, like now putting all these records back on the computer is driving me nuts and my hard copy (books) are as easy as.

call me simple but for the life of me i could not get that budgie program to work id put birds in family the lot but i couldnt work out how to do anything ellse way to complex for my brain

You are Not alone GB! For some reason I had a *** of a time with ring codes - same number but different year and it wouldn't accept the entry .... so like you I made my own system

Entering the ringcode would you put for instance R & T 269 07 and R & T 269 08 ?It works like that

I came across that problem last night, the same ring number but it did have different codes stupid program anyway to out smart it I just click an extra space between code and number works everytime :)or you can do it like this JM4 098/09JM4 098/07etc that fools the stupid computer

Thats how I do it too

call me simple but for the life of me i could not get that budgie program to work id put birds in family the lot but i couldnt work out how to do anything ellse way to complex for my brain

You are Not alone GB! For some reason I had a *** of a time with ring codes - same number but different year and it wouldn't accept the entry .... so like you I made my own system

Entering the ringcode would you put for instance R & T 269 07 and R & T 269 08 ?It works like that

I came across that problem last night, the same ring number but it did have different codes stupid program anyway to out smart it I just click an extra space between code and number works everytime :)or you can do it like this JM4 098/09JM4 098/07etc that fools the stupid computer

Thats how I do it too

Well you guys are way smarter than me, I just followed what I was supposed to do and then decided it had to be my fault and gave up and created a system that worked for me!

Edited February 1, 201015 yr by renee

well i got all that right i got all birds and related birds everything to work mind you took me forever but then i could not record pairs and chicks it wouldnt let me why i dont know

so i did give up after it stuffed my com i figured something was up

Do you record all pet types or only show? I have a small photo album of each pair I bred last year, pets only. Then added a picture of chicks, after they flew the nest. It's easier for me to check out their colours, what the parent's were and what they might be split to etc. I have a nest box card slipped in with each pairs pictures. I have coloured rings for each nest as well to keep track. Keep other info. on comp. worming, medications,any problems etc.

That sounds good Robyn

Do you record all pet types or only show? I have a small photo album of each pair I bred last year, pets only. Then added a picture of chicks, after they flew the nest. It's easier for me to check out their colours, what the parent's were and what they might be split to etc. I have a nest box card slipped in with each pairs pictures. I have coloured rings for each nest as well to keep track. Keep other info. on comp. worming, medications,any problems etc.

 

yep i have my own documents set up on come and each has picture and family history wether it is still here or sold price i got and ivomectom dates worming dates extra

its my show birds im having troubles with i need something more professional looking

It works for me, so far Splat when I'm not up on genetics, it helps me identify what I have bred. l.o.l.

Edited February 10, 201015 yr by KAZ