The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Goats => Topic started by: fiestyredhead331 on July 16, 2015, 12:05:29 pm
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we are thinking about getting a camera into the kidding shed and kids shed but the sheds are 50m from the house.
what does anyone recommend? preferably mains powered
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A few years ago we bought a cheap set of cameras from ebay and installed them in our lambing shed. The system doesn't have a hard disc as we don't need to record, only watch live. We ran an ethernet cable from the BT router to the shed and can view the pens from our laptops or phones in the house. It has revolutionised lambing for us. We no longer have to go out in the freezing cold in the middle of the night but can check from the comfort of our bed!
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can you get ethernet cables 50m long ???
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You can get them up to 100m I would have thought.
I've just installed 3 Foscam IP cams. They are POE (power over ethernet) so no mains electric required.
You can view them on your PC or remotely with a tablet/smart phone.
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Yes, you can but be careful where you put it. The first one we installed got chopped to bits when we forgot it was there and strimmed the bushes!
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Also the goats love to chew cables! They have chewed through mine and even worse the dopey carpenter fitted the cupboard over BT box so I can't access it to change the cable. Grrr
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Yes yes yes. We have a swann HD system 9 camera capacity hd recorder and internet streaming if we want.
we have infrared cameras and can keep an eye on the kidding pens from the comfort of the settee all cabled .
We tried wi fi and ethernet connections originally but after a couple of years we went for the swann system.
We use a spare 32" lcd tv as a monitor, presently cameras on the girls , the kids , one of the swallows nests ( still picture posted on here ) one on the drive way and two watching the chicken coops from the out side , have recorded the fox taking chickens , the badgers stealing the food and the magpies stealing the eggs and best all is the mini camera inside the main coop, I can see when they have all gone to bed and their nocturnal antics Apart from the convenience it affords the entertainment value is immense .
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wow Rupert they look great, wouldn;t need as many as 9 but the smaller kits look ideal, I don;t want to know what some of them are up to when I;m not there :innocent:
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Why not investigate a wireless system? The camera in the goat house could be powered by battery/solar panel or combination thereof, no ethernet cable or wires down the land. :) .
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Re: Wireless CCTV - a couple of examples:-
B/W recordable wireless system:-
http://www.tesco.com/direct/wireless-black-and-white-cctv/207-6994.prd?pageLevel=&skuId=207-6994 (http://www.tesco.com/direct/wireless-black-and-white-cctv/207-6994.prd?pageLevel=&skuId=207-6994)
System using Iphone etc., as receiver:-
http://www.tesco.com/direct/d-link-day-night-hd-wireless-security-camera-h264-ir-led/382-2508.prd?pageLevel=&skuId=382-2508 (http://www.tesco.com/direct/d-link-day-night-hd-wireless-security-camera-h264-ir-led/382-2508.prd?pageLevel=&skuId=382-2508)
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wireless range isn't big enough I'm afraid
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We have a wireless system from alarms for farms. It cost a lot of money and doesn't always work. After sales service is poor - unless you are buying an extra camera!
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exactly, thats why i don't want to spend a fortune and as long as I can use it during kidding I'm a happy camper
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You can get them up to 100m I would have thought.
I've just installed 3 Foscam IP cams. They are POE (power over ethernet) so no mains electric required.
You can view them on your PC or remotely with a tablet/smart phone.
That's what we have. Works well, but needs electricity in goathouse (which we have). Also used to use it for lambing when lambing indoors.
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Use cable its far more reliable my shed is well over 100m away and i have no problems.
If you do not have power in the shed there are cables that have built in power supply for camera.
If you go the network cable route (each cable has 4 pairs or cables)
Which means you can run 4 cameras off one cable length.
Price of cameras has come down loads you can get 1200tvl cameras for @£23 each
Saves you hours running up and down to shed and added security money well spent imo
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Camera arrived today, went for the Swann one and seems fine, just need to work out cables to shed now, thanks for all the input ????
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Take your time setting it up, don't make anything permanent until your sure its right.
Happy viewing !
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I set up my x3 camera system and yes take your time setting it up. I left about an extra 30 ft of cable per camera as I move them around the barn depending on the season. Cable is cheap and so for the extra footage you can be pretty versatile. I found you need to position the camera reasonably close. Keep the cables as high as possible as we found that our kids are great climbers and I am sure would tug on the cables. The other issue just to be aware of is when you are using red heat lamps as this does impact on the picture quality. In effect its bright in a localised area.
I view my cameras on an Ipad - there is a great app called TapCMSHD.
I watch the goats from my bed at 3am in the morning - it is amazing to see them feeding at the hay racks in the pitch dark.
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camera set up, almost in the rafters pointing down on the kidding pen :thumbsup:
we've ordered extra cable and I suspect we'll be adding another camera :innocent:
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We have the Swann wireless and it's great. Not so expensive although had to get booster so the wifi extended outside. I have App for iPhone and can see what's going on while I'm not at home. Really good system and easy to install.
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can you get ethernet cables 50m long ???
We regularly use temporary Ethernet cables over 500m long on festival sites to support cardreaders etc...
We do cheat though and buy 1000m drums of cable and fit our own connectors as required :-D
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camera all set up and watching live pics from my bed :thumbsup:
typically though, 3 of the girls kidded yesterday before we had gotten the connectors for the extension cables so now watching the kids and mums. Mums trying to rest and the kids leaping around like eejits :excited:
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camera all set up and watching live pics from my bed :thumbsup:
typically though, 3 of the girls kidded yesterday before we had gotten the connectors for the extension cables so now watching the kids and mums. Mums trying to rest and the kids leaping around like eejits :excited:
You can cancel the tv subscription now that you have reality tv of your own !
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If you use network cable you can split the wire into 4 pairs of wires and run 4 cameras from one length
you just need to put one of these connectors on each end of each pair of cables
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CCTV-UTP-Cat5-Passive-Video-Balun-Transceiver-Connectors-For-Security-Cam-D013-/111056293575?hash=item19db788ec7 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CCTV-UTP-Cat5-Passive-Video-Balun-Transceiver-Connectors-For-Security-Cam-D013-/111056293575?hash=item19db788ec7)