Herd Manager

Herd Manager App LLC

About this app

Herd Manager is the most complete goat farm management app for dairy, meat, and fiber producers. Track every part of your operation in one offline-capable app that works on any device.

Built by a goat farmer, for goat farmers. No spreadsheets, no paper, no clutter.

▼ HERD MANAGEMENT
- Detailed profiles: photos, pedigree, registration, breed, color, markings
- Multi-generation pedigree trees with global community lookup
- Custom tags, groups, and pens
- Disposal/sale tracking with full history
- Bulk imports from spreadsheets, PDFs, and screenshots via H.E.R.D. AI Import

▼ BREEDING & KIDDING
- Automatic due date calculation
- Advanced pasture breeding with kidding window predictions
- Per-cycle conception clusters based on 21-day estrous math
- Record observations during exposure: heats, witnessed breedings, "muck butt", pregnancy checks
- Pending pregnancies flow — confirm or mark open as you observe
- Multi-doe pasture exposure tracking
- Kidding records with birth weights, presentation, and outcomes
- Stud service tracking for outside bucks
- Semen inventory for AI breeders
- Pair analysis using community pedigrees

▼ MILK PRODUCTION (DAIRY)
- AM/PM tracking with automatic daily totals
- Lactation curves and 305-day projections
- DHIA test imports and DIM tracking
- Compare does, lactations, and seasons
- Dry-off and freshening management

▼ MEAT PRODUCTION
- Weight tracking with growth charts
- Average Daily Gain (ADG) per goat and herd-wide
- Market readiness predictions by breed benchmark
- Top gainers leaderboard
- Market lot management for processing or sale
- Carcass weight and yield records
- Bulk weigh-in for groups

▼ FIBER PRODUCTION
- Shearing records with weight, fleece quality, notes
- Fleece type tracking (A through C, Cashmere, Mohair blends)
- Per-goat shearing intervals
- Fiber yield over time
- Compare animals across shearings and seasons

▼ HEALTH & PROTOCOLS
- Vaccination, dewormer, hoof trim, vet visit, injury, medication records
- Custom health event types
- Reusable health protocols (CDT, BoSe, etc.)
- FAMACHA and 5-point check tracking
- Medication withdrawal calendar
- Bottle baby feeding tracker

▼ FINANCES
- Income and expense tracking by category
- Per-goat profitability analysis
- Receipt photo storage
- Year-end reports for taxes
- Marketplace sale tracking

▼ MARKETPLACE & COMMUNITY
- List goats, semen, and farm products for sale
- Browse local and shipping-available animals
- Public farm profile to attract buyers
- Stud service directory
- Community pedigree registry — search across farms

▼ TASKS & CALENDAR
- Daily/weekly task tracking with history
- Event calendar with reminders
- Push notifications for kidding, vaccinations, hoof trims, FAMACHA checks, and tasks

▼ RESOURCES
- Save reference links and articles
- Organize with folders and tags
- Add personal notes to any saved resource

▼ REPORTS & EXPORTS
- Export to CSV or Excel
- Custom reports for shows, registrations, sales
- Sharable kidding summaries
- Production reports for buyers

▼ TEAM & MULTI-USER
- Invite family or farm hands
- Role-based permissions
- Shared data, separate sign-ins

▼ WORKS OFFLINE
- Full offline functionality
- Automatic sync when reconnected
- Cloud backup

▼ AFFORDABLE PRICING
- Generous free tier for small herds
- Unlimited plan priced for working farms
- No ads, no data selling, ever

Whether you're running 5 Nigerian Dwarfs, a Boer meat herd, or Angoras for fiber, Herd Manager scales with you. Built specifically for goats — not adapted from a cow or sheep app.

Feedback or feature requests? We read everything: [e-mail]

What’s new

Bug fixes and stability improvements.