Excel spreadsheet for tracking expenses and income from chickens

[CarolMinnesota]

Thank you, Steve!!

 

[KanakaNui]

Thanx! Got the update, too. I appreciate your (wife's) work.It's a big help.

 

[cluckychick]

Thank you, the update xls. version works great.

 

[Bil]

Thanks! It is great!

I've added a cell for "Total Loss/Gain" on each month, and then added this on the summary report so I don't have to do any math in my head.

Will be very helpful, thank you!!!

Bil

 

[raizin]

so far for improvements I have gotten these suggestions:
1. at total column so you know whether you are making money or losing it. 2. a column to type in names of the people from who you buys eggs or chickens.
3. a separation of the expense column to include a)food b)bedding c)supplies d)medicine/vaccines/lab work/vet then these would all be added back in to the final expense column.

Does anyone have any more suggestions or issues?

STeve

 

[Reinbeau]

This is just a little thing (but a big change, I'll bet), but the other spreadsheet someone had made kept track of brown egg layers vs. blue/green egg layers. It's just a fun thing to track, not essential, but I did like keeping track.

 

[raizin]

I forgot to add that. I remembered talking about it, but forgot to add it.
So three new columns for eggs: 1) Brown 2) Green/Blue/Pink/Spotted 3) White. Then those would just be added together for the total eggs calculations at the bottom of the screen.

Any thing else?

I am going to wait about one month to get as much input as possible then I will beg/plead/do favors to get my wife to make the changes.

I am still sending out the file to anyone who emails me a request. I am down to 1-2 requests a day now.

Please let me know, Steve

 

[Opa]

I think that if I were to start actually fiquring out what these fresh eggs have cost me I go into cardiac arrest.

 

[CarolMinnesota]

Opa, you are so right!

My husband put up a heated shop last fall and OFFERED (!!!I swear I never said a thing) to include a room for the chickens. When we moved them in, String the Alpha Rooster made up a song (sung to the tune of Stuball the Race Horse):

Well, I'm String the Rooster.
And you're lucky I'm yours.
I never drink water.
I only drink Coors.

My beer mug is silver.
And my feeder is gold.
And the price of my chicken coop
Has never been told.

There's more, but it doesn't get any better.

Carol in Minnesota

 

[Chicken Boo]

Thank you for sharing, Steve. Points for you!