MARE DUE TO FOAL WATCHING- HOW TO DO IT???

[mellissa]

Hello all,

I just had a thought- reading another post re the internet and watching a mare foal, is it possible to set up a webcam to do it?

I am a bit of a numpty with technical things and wondered if I could watch my mare from home- I live 5 miles from where she is. There is a house there and electricity

Is this possible, and how?


Thank you!

 

[chevs]

Hi
When my mare was due last year we bought cameras from maplin. The picture was crystal clear and it was a god send. We hooked it up to the living room tv, and changed channel to view her. When i was on foal watch i slept on the couch and left the tv on all night so i could watch her, it was fab and saved going outside every hour to check. We initially tried the wireless one but the picture was rubbish.

I bet your getting excited now, I know I was!!

Hope it all goes well

 

[Maggie2]

chevs, did you have cameras that needed the stable lights on, or infra red ones?

 

[chevs]

Hi
No it didn't need lights on, and picture was really clear. During the day the picture was in colour then changed to black and white when it got dark.

 

[Beatrice5]

Can I be cheeky and ask how much these cameras are and how you install them etc. We have just has a light rigged up in the field shelter where I hope she'll foal could the camera run off the same supply as that and also sorry to be dim but how does it work in the dark?
This is a once and only time I will foal so if it's mega bucks I'll have to rely on the trudging through mud in my pj's and wellies method!!