Identifying goals and how you are going to reach those goals is important to help you become more skilled and knowledgeable about your project and other parts of your life. Goals may be personal or specific to your project. Ask Yourself, what do I want to accomplish this year?
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Record one SMART goal (Specific, Measureable, Attainable, Realistic and Timely) with two “TO DO’s” that will help you complete your goal. See Record Book guide for help on writing SMART goals
Goal
To Do Plan
If your unsure what to do, who can you go to for help about your projects?
4-H Poultry Record Book Pet Eggs Meat Others Name________________________ 4-H Club:_____________________ Age:_____ Years in This Area:_____ Recorded From 20____ to 20____
Poultry Project
Feeding:
What do you feed your animal(s)? How much do you feed your animal(s) at each feeding? (oz./day) What time(s) of day do you feed your animal(s)? Do you use any additional feed or supplements? If so, what is the purpose?
Give a brief description of your housing set up and how you feed and water your animals throughout the season: (Do you practice different care techniques with the changing seasons?)
Poultry Project Inventory Did you need to purchase any equipment this year for your project? If so, what was your expense total?
Poultry Income Records If you sell eggs, animals or by-products please complete Number of eggs sold Month September October November December January February March April May June July August Total
Total $ for Number of Total $ for Other by Total $ for eggs sold birds sold birds sold -products by-products sold sold
Poultry Expense Records Month
Feed Costs/Month
New Equipment Purchases Cost
Other Costs (vet bills, medicine, etc.)
September October November December January February March April May June July August
Total
Fill out the Total Income and the Total Expense charts to complete the formula
Total Income
Total Expense
Total Eggs Sold
$
Total Cost of Feed
$
Total Animals Sold
$
Total Cost of New Equipment
$
Total Cost of Others
$
Total Expense
$
Total From Other Income $ (Bi-products)
Total Income
$
Total Expense - Total Income Total cost of project
$___________ - $___________ $___________
Poultry Project Please share how you think you have excelled with this project from the beginning to the end of this year and from your first year in this project to this year. (If more than 1 year) Did you have any difficulties? How did you work through them? _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ (Additional pages may be added if needed)
Picture(s) of your project - encouraged but not mandatory Place pictures on back of page Revised 2007
Poultry Project Inventory How many chickens, turkeys, geese or ducks did you own?
Beginning of the 4-H Year
End of the 4-H Year
# of Adult Chickens # of Chicks (up to 5 months of age) # of Adult Turkey # of Poult (up to 5 months of age) # of Adult Geese # of Goslings (up to 5 months of age) # of Adult Ducks # of Ducklings (up to 5 months of age)
Did you need to purchase any equipment this year for your project? If yes, fill in the chart below. Item purchased
Cost
Total $
Goal Reflection
Goals help you to achieve more when you review them each year. At the END of the year, answer the following: Did you meet your goal this year? Why or why not? Which “to Do” did you complete?
What helped you be successful?
Project Completion
I declare that the information in this book is correct and all 4-H requirements, including Meat Quality Assurance training, have been completed to the best of my knowledge.
Last Meat Quality Assurance training attended:_____________________________________________ (if applicable) Date Location ________________________________________________________________________________________ Member Signature Date
________________________________________________________________________________________ Leader Signature Date
________________________________________________________________________________________ Parent/ Guardian Signature Date
NOTE: Include this as the very last page of your record book, after your story, pictures and any supplement pages