Genetics
Subscribing to genetic storage
Choose a storage provider, start a monthly account by card or offline billing, request releases, and close the account when you are done.Few readersListing genetics on the marketplace
List straws, embryos or other material at a fixed price or as a whole-lot auction, and set delivery, fees and buyer approval.Few readersManaging your genetic inventory
Add straws, embryos and other material, link the animals they came from, and keep counts and storage places accurate.Few readersGenetics overview
See how Genetics keeps your straws, embryos and eggs counted and tied to their animals, and find the right guide for each job.Few readersBuying genetics on the marketplace
Find straws or embryos, apply when a seller asks first, pay for a purchase or auction win, and confirm receipt when it arrives.Few readersShipping and tracking genetic items
Sellers record shipping or handoff, and buyers follow tracking, then confirm receipt or report a problem before the seller is paid.Few readersGenetics reference: material types, statuses, and shipping
Look up the material, preservation, status, delivery, storage location and container labels you see on genetics items and orders.Few readersRecording genetic sales and use
Update counts when you sell material outside Creatures or use it for breeding, or send the buyer an invoice with Sell privately.Few readersRecording your animal's morphs and genes
Add the morphs and genes you know for a ball python, leopard gecko, corn snake, rabbit, cow, goat or donkey, and see any health warnings.Few readersCollect eggs from your flock
Log the eggs you gather from a hen or flock. They build an egg lot you can set or sell by the pack.Few readersRecord EPDs and other genetic evaluations
Save an animal's published EPDs, EBVs or appraisals, check NSIP and Sheep Genetics reports, and compare your animals side by side.Few readersBuy hatching eggs and record their arrival
Order hatching eggs by the pack, then count them when they arrive to unlock Set eggs, release the seller's payment or make a claim.Few readersSell hatching eggs by the pack
List an egg lot in packs with optional extras and pack discounts, set shipping terms and guarantees, and check the buyer preview before you publish.Few readersOffer genetic storage as a provider
Set up a storage service for your tank or facility, approve customers, bring in their inventory, and handle intake and release requests.Few readersManage egg orders: extras, shipping and claims
After someone buys your hatching eggs, add extra eggs, record the shipment, answer guarantee claims and know when you get paid.Few readersKeep purchased genetics in storage
Choose storage at checkout, confirm the storage plan within 14 days, and see when the facility takes custody in your name.Few readers
Breeding
Recording a breeding
Record a mating, insemination or embryo transfer so Creatures tracks her due date, reminders and the birth from the start.PopularThe breeding dashboard
See every pregnancy across your herd, who is due soon or overdue, and the next step for each one, from one page.Some readersRecording a birth and adding the babies
Record a calving, kidding or other birth, connect it to her pregnancy, enter the counts and create the babies' profiles in one step.Some readersTracking pregnancy and progress
Use her Breeding tab to read the due date, change dates after a vet check, add progress photos and act on each milestone.Some readersBreeding reminders: what Creatures schedules for you
See the pregnancy checks, due-date and progress-photo reminders a tracked breeding creates, where they appear, and how to finish or clear them.Few readersUsing the gestation calculator
Estimate a due date and birth window from a breeding date or exposure window, then save it to her breeding record.Few readersSharing pregnancy updates with reserved buyers
Send a private progress photo and note to buyers who paid a reservation for this pregnancy, without making anything public.Few readersSet a clutch of eggs and follow incubation
Record the eggs you put in the incubator or under a hen, then follow the day count, candling checks, lockdown and expected hatch window.Few readersWhen a breeding doesn't take: end it, rebreed, or fix a duplicate
End a breeding that didn't take, record her new breeding, or sort out two open breedings so her dates and reminders stay right.Few readersRecord a hatch and add your chicks
Save hatch counts as chicks arrive, finish the hatch once every egg has an outcome, then add chick profiles or move them to a flock.Few readersShare offspring updates on a public page
Publish photos and news about an expected calf or litter on a public page you control, and see when Creatures starts a page for you.Few readersRecord breedings for several animals at once
Record one bull, ram, buck or straw for a group of cows, ewes or does in one save, with due dates and reminders for each.Few readersTest a mating before you breed: pedigree and COI
Pick a sire and dam to see the offspring's projected pedigree, inbreeding (COI) and the shared ancestors behind it before you breed.Few readersShare a clutch: public page, interest list and hatch card
Publish only the clutch facts you choose, open an interest list for future chicks, and share a hatch card. Everything stays private until you publish.Few readersAdd or connect the babies after a birth
Create profiles for calves or kids you skipped at birth, connect ones already on Creatures, and fix the birth record later.Few readersAdd past births to your herd's history
Fill in older calvings, kiddings or lambings in one sheet so each mother's history and her babies' families are complete.Few readersDownload a birth schedule for your herd
Download a calving or kidding schedule with every pairing, due date and recorded birth, as a spreadsheet or a PDF for the barn.Few readers
