Meat goat software that tracks every pound to market
Birth weights, weigh-ins, average daily gain, and carcass yields — with dressing percentage calculated automatically and leaderboards that show which genetics actually pay.
Free for small herds · Works offline · No download needed
The numbers a meat operation runs on
Gut feel doesn't cash checks. Weights and yields do.
Weights from day one
Birth weight from the kidding pen, weigh-ins through weaning and finishing, adjusted 90- and 120-day weights, and pre-weaning ADG — calculated, not eyeballed.
Carcass & dressing %
Record live weight at slaughter and carcass weight; dressing percentage is computed automatically, with herd averages and per-animal history.
Yield leaderboards
Rank animals by dressing percentage and growth so keep-or-cull decisions come from the scale, not sentiment.
Sold, retained, and returned
Sale prices, buyers, and dates per kid — so you know your return on every animal that leaves the farm.
Breed the ones that gain
The fastest way to a better kid crop is knowing which pairings produced the last one.
Sire & dam performance
Compare kids by sire and dam — birth weights, growth, and survival — and let the data pick next season's pairings.
Plan the season
Planned breedings with printable lists and a by-buck summary: exactly which does go in which pen, on paper, for the barn wall.
Pasture & parasites
FAMACHA scores, fecal egg counts, and rotation tracking — the low-input toolkit Kiko and Spanish breeders actually use.
Withdrawal tracking
Every treatment carries its meat withdrawal period, tracked per animal — so nothing ships to the processor early.
From the goat care knowledge base
Raising for the rail is its own discipline — these guides cover it. Written by goat farmers, for goat farmers — free, no signup.
Frequently asked questions
Straight answers about meat goat management.
Does it calculate dressing percentage?
Yes. Record the live weight at slaughter and the carcass weight, and dressing percentage is calculated automatically — typically 45–55% for goats. You get per-animal records, herd averages, and a leaderboard to compare genetics.
How does average daily gain work?
Every weight you log feeds ADG calculations — including pre-weaning ADG and adjusted 90- and 120-day weights, the industry-standard checkpoints for comparing kids fairly regardless of exact weigh dates.
Can I compare kids by sire?
Yes. Kids are tied to their sire and dam through breeding and kidding records, so you can compare growth and outcomes across sire groups and make data-driven decisions about which bucks to keep using.
Does it work offline in the pasture?
Yes — Herd Manager is built to work offline. Log weights at the scale or in the pasture with no signal, and everything syncs when you're back in range.
Run the herd like the business it is
Start with this season's kid crop — birth weights in, ADG out, and the picture of your genetics gets sharper every weigh day.
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